Developers are being urged to keep their hands off a plot of open-space grassland in the Castlefield canal basin – with a Manchester councillor hoping it stays development-free.

Plans for a £2.2million refurbishment of the Town Hall have been given the seal of approval by Manchester City Council.

A £27million investment by Manchester City Council will bring three state-of-the-art leisure centres to Beswick, Hough End and Levenshulme.

Night and Day Café has avoided the threat of closure after Manchester City Council decided against imposing noise limitations on the venue.

The re-opening of Manchester’s Oxford Road has been delayed – amid fears that more sinkholes could appear.

Manchester’s hip and trendy gathered for the city’s first ever Vintage and Fashion Week in St Ann’s Square last week

Manchester City Council has set up a joint-task force with the city’s fire-hit Dog’s Home to ensure the centre is back up-and-running as quickly as possible.

It may be September but get ready to get into the Christmas spirit, as Manchester City Council have announced the dates for the 2014 Christmas Markets

Pro-Palestine protestors have vowed to carry on with their campaign to support the thousands of people left homeless by the Gaza conflict – despite Manchester Council imposing a sleep-out ban.

A new £620,000 state-of-the-art football pitch it is hoped will help earn Manchester the prestigious honour of being named ‘City of Football’.

The training was taken on as an environmental strategy by the council following a recommendation from the Economic Scrutiny Committee in May 2013