Film fever reached its height last weekend with the Oscars as Manchester had its own cinema celebration too with the third annual Manchester Film Festival packed full of an array of colourful and inspiring independent pictures from around the world.

Five Paralympic events in nine days may sound like a lot but alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick is confident she and guide Jennifer Kehoe can take every one in their stride.

To find out more about The Refuge exhibition Suffragette City, MM caught up with Shari Denson and Julia Adamson, two of the women behind-the-scenes in Manchester’s music scene featured in the exhibition to hear about the state of the city’s music now, musical promotion in a modern age and their own self-confidence.

For many, 4am on February 20 this year will not mean very much. For Peter Speight however it was the moment he achieved his life-time ambition: to become an Olympian.

Ten World Cup medals in ten competitions tells you all you need to know about Macclesfield-based skier Menna Fitzpatrick – she’s going to the Winter Paralympic Games on top form.

Company Chameleon celebrated their 10th anniversary with a stunning triple bill show last Friday at the Lowry Theatre, showing three pieces of emotional, riveting and jaw dropping dance.

Cornwall has its pasties and Cumberland has its sausages. Has Manchester found its own niche in craft beer?

‘The house always wins’ is a phrase you will hear a lot when people speak about casinos.

Dust off your flares and practise your best dance moves – The Jacksons, Soul II Soul and Billy Ocean are headed to Manchester in August.

When goal-line technology was first introduced at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, it was happy days for football. But the trial of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) hasn’t proved as successful.

This season is likely to be Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s last in the colours of Manchester United.