Leigh has been a Labour held constituency for almost a century. Jo Platt won the seat in 2017 with a 20% majority over her nearest competitor James Grundy of the Conservative Party.

Conservative Mary Robinson held the seat in the 2017 election but with only a slim 8.3% majority that the Liberal Democrat candidate will be looking to overturn come December.

Labour’s Lucy Powell won the Manchester Central seat in 2017 with a huge 63.2% majority. Powell earned 77.4% of the votes, over 30,000 more than closest competitors the Conservative party.

Fink successfully took fans to the stars in a spectacular set at O2 Ritz in Manchester.

Aston Junior was speaking to MM at the premiere of Busby, a new film about legendary United boss Sir Matt Busby, who he played under during a seven-year spell at Old Trafford.

Opera North’s The Greek Passion brings Bohuslav Martinů’s urgent plea for tolerance and compassion for the displaced and dispossessed to The Lowry, Salford.

Knowing only a point was needed from their final two group games, Harry Kane’s hat-trick helped them mark the national team’s 1,000 international fixture as they wrapped up qualification.

The 38-year-old, who retired just over a year ago, chatted to MM at the premiere of the new film Busby at Manchester’s Everyman cinema.

As of last Friday, MediaCityUK is the home to a new magical ice rink that is the spectacular centrepiece to a range of festive activities, including a Christmas market and light festival.

Ahead of the world premiere of The Shadow, a dark psychological thriller told through dance and movement, the co-artistic director of the company behind the new production – Company Chameleon – spoke exclusively to Mancunian Matters.

The average wage for an NHS nurse is £9 per hour, yet McDonald’s workers went on strike to demand £15 per hour earlier this week.