It’ll be a weekend of champagne, crepes, baguettes and croque-monsieur, truly la vie en rose, at this year’s Altrincham French Festival – and just like Ediath Piaf, you will regret nothing!

Manchester’s very own Nick Grimshaw has been confirmed as the newest celebrity to join the star studded judging panel on the X Factor.

A compilation of forgotten songs from Manchester’s Industrial Revolution will be revisited and re-mastered on a night that will pay homage to the city’s historic music publishing industry next month.

Japanese restaurant Sapporo Teppanyaki on Liverpool Road, Castlefield, is the place to escape the try hard, over-priced, gourmet burgers bigger than your face served on tree trunks or the tiny fine dining portions served on roofing tiles or in teacups.

Manchester is to make history this September as it sets to pioneer the first ever ‘Bio-Historic Banquet’ at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival.

After spending time in the US in the wake of their extraordinary success with 2012’s Bones, Young Guns had returned to Manchester as part of their UK tour – in philosophical, yet emphatic style.

This summer, Manchester will serve up a plethora of cultural delights to whet the appetite of music and theatre lovers, festival-goers, jazz enthusiasts and food junkies.

It’s no secret that rock music is on the decline in Britain. Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Radiohead – they are legends of our time, and could fill out a football stadium with their holograms.

Just a stone’s throw away from Manchester Town Hall is Breakout. Billed as a ‘live escape room game’, its popularity has exploded since its opening last year.

Hozier filled Manchester’s Albert Hall with his soulful melodies and smooth melancholy performance on Bank Holiday Monday.

Having the ability to encapsulate loss, love and heartbreak in an effortlessly heart-rending set only magnifies JP Cooper’s musical ability to take you on a journey of untapped sentiment.