A shop in Afflecks Palace has been selling cannabis seeds as souvenirs. Hempology Seed Bank is on the ground floor

Afflecks is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style with a portrait exhibition showcasing the colourful characters which shaped its history.

The Covid pandemic led to an explosion of interest in new hobbies such as crochet, baking banana bread… and witchcraft.

As vinyl sales in the UK approach a three-decade high, MM meets the owner of Afflecks Palace’s Vinyl Resting Place.

If you’ve been on social media at all over the past month (and if you haven’t, what’s your secret?) you’ll no doubt be well-acquainted with the popular #veganuary trend.

Manchester’s Afflecks Palace opened in 1981 in a building previously occupied by a department store named Affleck and Brown.

Every July, as the sun bakes the streets and the summer pulls into high gear, thousands of geeks, nerds, cinephiles, cosplayers and pop-culture addicts flock to Manchester Central for the city’s Comic Con. Here’s our guide…

Within its walls lies a maze of peculiar and outlandish independent stalls, bursting with original content.

Black Milk Cereal is opening another one of their unique cereal cafés this week on Oldham Street in Northern Quarter, a place renowned for its independent businesses and quirky shops at every corner.

Manchester’s got plenty of options if you like the idea of partying retro-style. Check out some of the ideas below for a fun night out that can give you an overload of nostalgia for your mis-spent youth.

From Peep Show’s Mark and Jeremy to Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Del Boy and Rodney, or the questionable Chuckle Brothers – there’s no shortage of male comedy power couples.