Live artists in action are the latest additions to this year’s Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair at the Old Granada Studios on Friday October 9.

Manchester’s Irish World Heritage Centre might seem an unlikely venue for an African fashion show but that’s exactly what’s in store at the Cheetham Hill venue.

The thought of moth watching on a Saturday night might not give you butterflies in your stomach, but the work of migration experts would be ‘impossible’ without volunteers.

In memory of Hollywood and comedy icon Robin Williams, Manchester’s Gorilla will be hosting an all- day event to celebrate the work of one of the most naturally talented actors to have graced our screens.

Amongst the closure of gig venues, the cancellation of events, and the near demise of the city’s underground music scene, Manchester Punk Festival is bucking the trend and thriving – returning in 2016 for its second year running.

Local comedy writers and performers are open to register for the Greater Manchester Fringe Comedy Festival, as the event returns for the third successive year.

Manchester poet Mike Garry and music composer Joe Duddell, of Elbow and New Order fame, have teamed up to create St Anthony: And Ode to Anthony H Wilson, which is being released today.

Top street artists behind some of Manchester’s most recognised graffiti will compete in public for the first time ever at this year’s underground art battle event, which is set to really ‘raise the bar’.

Manchester is set to get a taste of la vida local as the celebration of all things Spanish salsas back to the city this summer.

Everyone in Manchester who ‘gives a spit’ about blood cancer is being urged to head down to The Printworks to help those suffering from these often terminal illnesses.

Nissan dealership’s charity weekend in memory of Bury teen Super Josh, who died last year, has been hailed a huge success after it raised £1,100.