Oscar-winner review: Stutterer @ Kinofilm Festival, Manchester
Stutterer is a beautiful romance that sheds the clichéd tropes of the genre to produce something poignant, wonderful and genuine.
‘A bomb waiting to go off’: Two arrests after electricity by-pass at Oldham drug farm
A cannabis farm discovered at a property in Oldham could have caused the whole street to explode, Greater Manchester Police have announced.
‘Not known for diversity’: Manchester film experts slam ‘Oscars so White’ controversy
The run up to this year’s Academy Awards was shrouded in controversy after, for the second year in a row, there were no nominees from ethnic minorities.
‘A melting pot of musical influences’: Band brings gigs to Manchester’s living rooms to raise funds for new album
A Manchester musician is offering you the chance to have a full-blown gig in the comfort of your living room in return for help funding his latest album.
‘Jump on board his rollicking journey’: Aussie ‘cultural ambassador’ set for UK big screen debut in Manchester
Aussie icon, Blinky Bill Koala, is leaving the Outback and coming to visit the Poms with the children’s character set for its UK premiere at the Manchester International Film Festival (MANIFF) on Mother’s Day.
‘This has potential to make a change’: Manchester reacts to Northern Powerhouse talks
“I grew up with the cliché that if it wasn’t happening in London, it wasn’t happening at all.”
MM’s Top 5… Man Utd v Arsenal clashes
Manchester United meet Arsenal on Sunday for a crucial game in the Barclays Premier League.
Mandarin play banned in China takes centre stage at Manchester Contact Theatre
A play – completely in Mandarin and banned in China – is set to hit the stage at Manchester’s Contact Theatre.
‘There must be honesty’: Four-time Olympian Modahl wants innocence in athletics
Following recent doping scandals involving Russia and Kenya, Manchester’s Diane Modahl believes the IAAF must do more to preserve innocence in athletics.
Appeal to find mystery author of rare football statistics handed to Tameside charity
A collection of historic English and Scottish football league records found in a suitcase in a home in Didsbury has been handed over to the English National Football Archive – but mystery surrounds the identity of the author.
‘Who do you want? Man Utd’: Klopp thumbs up as Liverpool to face Mancunian rivals FOUR times in 18 days
The footballing rivalry between Manchester and Liverpool is set to reach another level in the coming weeks as the two cities’ footballing powerhouses meet FOUR times in the space of just 18 days.