‘Godfather of punk’ Iggy Pop will give this year’s John Peel lecture in Salford.

As more than 500 artists plan to showcase their work at the Buy Art Fair and The Manchester Contemporary, many have their own unique tales to tell about their inspirations.

The family of Salford hostage Alan Henning have a received an audio recording from him in which he is ‘pleading for his life’.

He was also seen in the video depicting the beheading of David Haines at the hands of the Islamist terrorist group earlier this month

The wife of Salford hostage Alan Henning has pleaded to Isis for the release of her ‘peaceful and selfless’ husband.

War Horse at The Lowry is a powerful display of art in action backed by the heart-warming and evocative narrative of the novel by Michael Morpurgo, who made a special appearance on stage

Earlier this week, Ramon Calderon claimed the Portuguese winger had become disillusioned with life at Real and could make a much-speculated return to Old Trafford in the summer

Lancaster pipped The University of Manchester to the crown of the best university in the North West region, according to The Times and The Sunday Times annual Good University Guide 2015.

A 15-year-old Salford schoolboy may have accidentally hanged himself with his school bag while swinging in trees for a lark, despite being found with a note in his pocket which said he was ‘fed up’.

Manchester’s job market will continue to flourish according to a Jobcentre Plus boss after new figures showed the North West had the biggest fall in unemployment across the UK.

Former cab driver, Henning, 47, last saw his family at Christmas before leaving to work as an Aid worker in Syria where he was kidnapped just hours after his arrival