There is no room for dry January in Manchester this week, as real ale fans head to the National Cycling Centre’s Velodrome for the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival.

Hundreds of spurned Prestwich residents are rallying behind a petition to scrap this year’s Parklife festival in Heaton Park following the rampant anti-social behaviour, violence and drug taking that marked last summer.

Detectives are closer than ever to finding the attacker of Rober Hart, who died after an assault at Manchester’s Parklife festival last summer

Manchester-based singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy is known for his unconventional methods of performing – and his latest showcase was no different as he treated Metrolink users to a mini-gig.

Salford Music festival organisers hope to represent unsigned acts, bands and singers at this years national awards

Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.

Manchester will play host to a string of all-female comedy acts next weekend, as part of the Women in Comedy Festival.

The festival, which runs from October 23-26, has plenty for revellers to sink their teeth into with tours taking in Manchester’s gothic splendour, talks by gothic icons and macabre-themed nights

The intertwining of both classic and lesser-known, up and coming films was evident with two short and two feature length movies to satisfy the horror-loving population of the city

The youngest person ever to achieve nuclear fusion is set to star at the fourth TEDxSalford festival.

Mark E Smith, lead-singer of The Fall has built up a reputation as one of Manchester’s most famous old bastards.