Light rather than dark, good beating evil, knowledge winning against ignorance or hope triumphing over despair. In one word, Diwali.

Four in ten homes throughout the North West do not meet the criteria for an acceptable home, according to new ground-breaking research.

Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show will return to Manchester with both S Club’s Paul Cattermole and The Voice’s Liam Tamne reprising their roles.

Jenny Hval brings her unique brand of experimental electronic pop to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen this Tuesday, as she tours her new album Blood Bitch.

Manchester has a righteous tradition of insisting on being the UK music capital but the old city has been a little quiet of late.

Over 150 people swapped the warmth of their beds for the cold floors outside the Museum of Science and Industry.

Stockport County go into Saturday’s FA Cup qualifier against Bishops Auckland with plenty of optimism after their recent run of results.

“It comes through the window, it comes through the floor, it comes through the roof and, it comes through the door…”

Folly and the Hunter are a band who sit somewhere between Sigur Ros and Frightened Rabbit in terms of sound.

Sale Sharks winger Tom Arscott has hinted that he can return to full form following knee surgery.

How can the 1966 World Cup, cancer, and gambling addiction combine to create a coherent 70-minute one-man play?