A Salford cheer squad are embarking on a 4,000 mile trip across the Atlantic to compete at the USA’s annual Cheerleading and Dance World Championships.

The Chinese Dragon Boat festival returns to Salford Quays for its fourth year running this summer.

Three Manchester Grammar schoolkids could be heading for Westminster after successfully winning a selection of coveted political competitions.

Jagger, an award-winning Irish Setter, died at his Belgium home just hours after he had come second in his class at the world-renowned dog competition.

RSPCA’s alternative dog show Ruffs returns for its second year to celebrate dogs for the right reasons – their health, happiness and welfare – and local lady Luna is in the running for Rescue Pet of the year.

Manchester’s Black Dog Ballroom invite you to prove you’re batter than the rest at their Pancake Day challenge. Get down to the Northern Quarter for some flipping great foodie action!

Elsa the kitten has been crowned Queen of the critters in the RSPCA’s Rescue Animal of the Year competition.

The 26-year-old will appear on the show, which airs on Thursday February 5, alongside expert judges May Martin and Savile Row’s Patrick Grant.

Mancunian Matters has teamed up with Manchester City to offer one lucky fan the opportunity to experience all the excitement of the FA Cup as the Blues take on Middlesbrough this Saturday.

The series is based on a series of books by George R. R. Martin, with the twists, turns, trials and tribulations keeping fans engrossed in all the storylines.

Plucky pets with heartbreaking, inspiring and, sadly, often shocking stories are vying for YOUR vote in Manchester RSPCA’s 2014 Rescue animal of the year contest.