Tens of thousands of petitions are submitted to the UK government every year in the hope they will be discussed

In the video, which has already had nearly 7,500 hits, Billy Kong breaks down the Mancunian dialect by citing well known phrases such as “He’s dead sound him that bloke” and “That beer is mint.”

Manchester blogger and Lord of the Rings fan, Will O’Hara, has spotted links between Metrolink and Middle-earth during his morning commute across Manchester.

A raunchy moment in Piccadilly Gardens early this morning led to a 999 call to Police, and got Twitter in a fluster, when a couple were spotted having sex in a phone box.

The world’s first Jelly Wanging Championships – where competitors are judged on how theatrically they toss their jelly – is coming to a haunted Salford mansion.

Ricky Hatton has continued his reputation as a joker by purchasing a Manchester City cake for his United supporting brother on his birthday.

Stewart Tempeste-Drain and Jordi Fiesto are the two main forces behind the newly-released Euro Disco Zone video – which features the satirical ‘Fear Party’ led by ‘Mick Mirage’.

The January blues have well and truly kicked in and we’re all looking for the remedy – be it at the bottom of the cookie jar or in the next pint.

Residents in Micklehurst, Mossley, spotted the tree on a patch of grass at a crossroads decorated with just a solitary string of fairy lights.

A woolly-thinking sheep found itself stranded in the middle of the River Roch after wandering out of a field and into the water for sheep thrills.

Wayne Rooney performed an impromptu tune with pop sensation Ed Sheeran in the Sir Ralph Abercrombie pub following his gig at Manchester’s Phones 4u arena last week.