Life

It’s easy to point out a problem however it takes hard work and determination to help create a solution.

Recalling the day that changed his world, he said: “Two years ago on my last day in Manchester I was an unfortunate victim of a machete attack and was slashed six times.

Archer Hazel Chaisty admits she is starving hungry for her chance to shoot on the sport’s biggest stage after missing out in 2016.

Last October Freya Slack, who studies Interactive Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University, launched the initiative Don’t Cramp My Style as part of a university project. It soon blew up into something much more important: period poverty campaigning.

Venture down King Street in Salford and you’ll come across OA Studios, home to the Oceans Apart gallery and to painter-turned-curator Keith Ashcroft.

Kane “The Danger” Mousah is out to make his mark in Milan this weekend as he competes against Rafael “The Butcher” Macedo as part of the Bellator European Tour.

One of the biggest weekends in Salford Red Devils’ history is just days away but the build-up Josh Jones is set to embark on will certainly take some beating.

Sasha Ellen has certainly found herself in a pickle on more than one occasion, so much so that she has written an entire comedy show based around her romantic misadventures.

Rachel Creeger is moving her arms so animatedly when talking about her new stand-up show Hinayni! that she’s concerned the passers-by will be put off attending the show that evening.​

Desiree Burch is busy attempting to make her lunch for the week when I call to chat about her new show “Desiree is Coming” at this month’s Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester.

Christopher Spencer – better known as Twitter’s @Coldwar_Steve – will release his new book, A Prat’s Progress on October 24, just in time for Britain’s exit from the EU on October 31.