Christopher James Parker, 33, pleaded guilty last year to stealing a mobile phone from a young girl and a purse from Pauline Healey on the night of the attack. Both victims were badly injured at the time.

A Manchester-based charity has revealed that 10% of Britain’s five to 16-year-olds currently have a clinically diagnosable mental health issue.

Manchester City Council has revealed that the number of rough sleepers recorded on the streets of the city centre has increased by over 300% in the last five years.

After MM’s interview with Matthew Holmes (aka ‘The Derelict Explorer’) was published last month, the piece garnered a lot of unexpected attention.

Three MM reporters – Alice Richardson, Sophie-May Clarke and Faye Brown – joined them at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s Old Trafford ground to try and find out what it is like for the thousands of people who are forced to sleep in the open each night.

The stage is enormous – a cavernous, deep black space pinpricked by LED lights suspended from the ceiling at The Lowry in Salford.

Seasoned actor John McArdle will soon be showing off his skills when he tackles Things I Know To Be True at The Lowry in Salford.

A Manchester local, Matthew Holmes has been exploring abandoned buildings up and down the country for the last two years. His favourite ‘explores’ have been in and around Manchester.

There are eight tables in the middle of the stage. Each table has six people on. Some are brave members of the audience. Actors were interspersed throughout.

Channel 4’s BAFTA award-winning observational documentary series has found a new home in Salford’s Harrop Fold School.

Sale Sharks’ Director of Rugby Steve Diamond expects a reaction from his side at tonight’s game against Newcastle and is hoping they can address the issues of last weekend’s Wasps loss.