Life

Stacey Dooley is among that rare breed of investigative journalist that is as affable as she is Avant-garde.

Sean McAllister has been from Baghdad to Beirut, Damascus to Tokyo. But for his latest documentary, he turns the lens back to his hometown Kingston upon Hull.

The Disabled Learning Rave – set up by Alice Woods in association with Manchester People First – returns to Manchester’s YES as Under One Roof starts a new era.

Swiss luxury watch manufacturers better look out, as there’s a Brit on their tails and this company shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

A turn-of-the-season September morning saw a group of people on Heaton Park surrounded by fluttering banners as Beat, a charity dedicated to helping people suffering from eating disorders, came to Manchester last month.

When singer-songwriter Novo Amor, real name Ali Lacey, plays at Gorilla in Manchester on October 16, it will kick-off a career-high 29-date tour.

As the nights draw in and temperatures start to tick down, it is with a heavy heart that we must say goodbye to the summer of 2018 and hello to another dark winter.

A teenager who began boxing to stay off the streets and trained in Moss Side Fire Station Boxing Club from the age of eight is now one of the world’s top four.

Team GB’s Menna Fitzpatrick knows all about confidence, having secured four 2018 Winter Paralympic Games medals including gold in the women’s slalom event in PyeongChang, and last week she was at the Chill Factore in Manchester to help inspire the next generation of people taking part in winter sports.

Quidditch has a real reputation for being completely inclusive and on arrival, everyone was given a sticker for their name and the pronouns they felt comfortable with. MM went to the University of Manchester recently to try out the sport which is developing both in the city and the wider UK.

Belle Vue has long been an underappreciated area of Manchester.