Parklife festival goers praised for ‘good nature’ despite 55 arrests in two days
A total of 55 arrests were made over the two days at this year’s Parklife Weekender Festival that took place at Heaton Park.
This is Sparta! US extreme obstacle race comes to Manchester
Starting in the USA five years ago, Spartan Race has almost one million participants at 130 events in 20 countries and is coming to Manchester’s Heaton Park on the first weekend of July.
M60 crash: Motorist killed in collision near Heaton Park
A man has been killed following a fatal collision on the M60 near Heaton Park, with police warning motorists to avoid the area.
Parklife 2015: ‘Glasto-style’ taskforce will tackle revellers’ anti-social behaviour
The weekend event moved to the site in 2012 to accommodate increasing numbers, and the City Council are working in conjunction with organisers to ensure problems from previous years aren’t repeated.
All the people, so many people: Anti-Parklife petition rallies Prestwich residents
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.
Cops ‘closer than ever’ to Parklife killer as Robert Hart’s girlfriend faces Xmas alone
Detectives are closer than ever to finding the attacker of Rober Hart, who died after an assault at Manchester’s Parklife festival last summer
VIDEO: Meet the Printworks rooftop bees making honey up high
Visitors to the city centre’s Shudehill shopping district may not be aware of a hive of activity occuring just a few floors above.
What took you so long? The Courteeners sell out Heaton Park gig in just one hour
Manchester rockers The Courteeners sold out their 20,000 capacity Heaton Park summer gig in just one hour this morning.
The Courteeners show Concrete Love with Heaton Park gig… but will Manchester see it in ticket sales?
Manchester band The Courteeners are coming home for a huge outdoor homecoming gig at Heaton Park next summer
Predator who posed as cop to sexually abuse girl, 12, in Prestwich spared jail
A 23-year-old sexual predator who posed as an undercover police officer so he could groom and assault a child has been sentenced.
Robert Hart killer hunt: Five new witness images released as police search for Parklife attacker
Police have stepped up their hunt for Robert Hart’s killer by releasing five new pictures of potential witnesses.