The party now has 31 of the council’s 51 seats having lost two but gained one from the Conservatives.

Andy Burnham told a disgruntled crowd of private landlords and property professionals that he wants to work with them to develop the region’s housing strategy at a conference in Manchester today.

Pumpcage skatepark under the Mancunian Way will be launching its first ever adults skateboarding lessons on May 2 with weekly sessions running every Wednesday thereafter. The sessions cost £8 for two hours.

Weeks after MM revealed that Manchester City Council made false claims in its official response to the city’s affordable housing scandal, the council has still not publicly corrected itself.

An estimated 35% of grassroots music venues have closed in the last 10 years according to Music Venue Trust.

All I See Is You tells a simple love story that takes place in a dystopian world where love can be forbidden.

Sir Vince Cable has accused Jeremy Corbyn of “peddling” the same line as the Russian government regarding the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury.

Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell presented awards at the Manchester centre and spoke about the need for certain changes to apprenticeships and further education in general.

Film fever reached its height last weekend with the Oscars as Manchester had its own cinema celebration too with the third annual Manchester Film Festival packed full of an array of colourful and inspiring independent pictures from around the world.

A Greater Manchester-based charity, Human Appeal, are calling for an immediate ceasefire for innocent people in Eastern Ghouta to get to safety.