David Smith and Anthony Marshall clean windows on Beetham Tower in Manchester

Stuart Blackburn revealed Ken Barlow’s notorious kimono proved to be one of Coronation Street’s most expensive items ever – all because it was too short and showed off his privates.

Coronation Street’s infamous serial killer Richard Hillman reveals how heckles and murderer cries still ring out when he walks the streets of Manchester.

Geoff Fisher, from Bolton, lost his wife in 2010 from ovarian cancer. Since then he has looked to increase awareness of the disease and how to spot the warning signs early.

Ray Bulloch runs R&G (Ray and Gay) Builders and Property Maintenance and claims to be Britain’s first openly gay builder

Mark Berry, better known as Bez, plans to run as an independent candidate in a bid to replace current MP Hazel Blears.

McBride made waves at fifteen when he won Guitarist’s Young Guitarist of the Year Award

Example is kicking off 2014 by going back to basics, performing six intimate gigs across three cities… all in just ONE weekend

Buffalo Café-Wine Bar in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, is ‘American with a Nepalese twist’

Northern Exposure will showcase work by eight photographers, with budding amateurs to established professionals, at Portico Library in Manchester from March 5-29.

The Barker Baker, Francesca Barker, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court for fraud and was lucky to escape with a suspended sentence.