Award-winning actor Dean Elliott boldly stepped away from the bright lights of the West End stage pen to pen his own musical masterpiece: The The Simon and Garfunkel Story.

The show, at the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground is to to honour and raise vital funds for the victims and families who were tragically affected by the Manchester attack after her show last week.

Manchester City starlet Georgia Stanway is already racking up winners’ medals, and, at just 18 years of age, has set her sights on reaching the very top.

“There’s no point in reflection,” Dame Janet Suzman explains with a wry smile of healthy experience on her face.

Manchester is showing no sign of slowing down on the fundraising front with a clothing firm the latest to pledge money to the families of victims in last week’s atrocity.

Against the backdrop of last week’s terrorist attack, the 15th edition of the Great Manchester Run had the potential to be a much more sombre affair than previous years.

Stockport’s rugby starlets had a day to remember as they not only rubbed shoulders with World Cup winner Jason Robinson, but played a starring role in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham.

Orchestral musicians and singers will join forces on June 1 at The Bridgewater Hall in support for the families of those killed and injured in the Manchester Arena attack last Monday.

Mancunians can offer their support to the families of the Manchester Arena attack by taking part in a 24-hour football event next Friday.

Hero taxi drivers out in their multitudes offering free lifts to those caught up in the Manchester Arena bombing on Monday night have a message for terrorists.

A sprint may be water off a duck’s back for Olympic champion Jason Gardener, but the former 100m runner admits he is leaping completely out of his comfort zone to take on the Simplyhealth Great Manchester Run this weekend.