A Manchester activist is encouraging people to donate their pillows to people sleeping rough in a fight against Selfridges’ controversial installation of ‘anti-homeless’ spikes outside their city-centre store.

Tib Street designer Richard Gill’s career involves travelling the world hand-picking retro gems and hand-crafting bags for the likes of The Specials.

Britain’s first shopper to be convicted after the shameful scenes of ‘retail rioting’ during the Black Friday sales walked free from court today.

Debunking the myth that high-street chains are cheaper than buying independent, customers are being given a Christmas discount to shop in Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

The craze first arrived on this side of the pond in 2010 thanks to online giant Amazon and since then more and more retailers across the country have slashed their prices for one day only in celebration.

Uncontrollable shoppers fighting to get their ‘Black Friday’ bargains forced police to be called to seven Tesco stores across Greater Manchester last night.

Retailers across Manchester will be opening their doors early tomorrow morning to cash in on the huge American ‘Black Friday’ spending craze.

Across the nation, 300 shop workers were assaulted everyday this year leading the Manchester-based Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) to publish a number of shocking studies this week to stress the dangers retail workers face every day.

Moving home is a stressful time and one of the most daunting tasks is moving furniture, especially if you don’t have a van, but could packing your car to the brim put you on the wrong side of the law?

Bolton illustrator drawing portraits outside the Arndale to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness

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