What’s on in Manchester? August bank holiday roundup – Chill Factore, Great Northern and Aperol
Manchester is full of fun and weird things to do this bank holiday so if you’re struggling for inspiration have a read below!
MM’s top five… most underrated songs by The Stone Roses
To celebrate the return of one of Britain’s most iconic acts, here is a compilation of Brown, Squire and co’s most under-celebrated tracks.
The next Messi? Bury fan Freddie, 10, smashes world record on day out at National Football Museum
Proudly sporting his club colours, a confident Freddie Hughes then stepped up to the line one metre from the Football Flick unit and smashed the record with 34 before facing a long and agonising wait with his dad to see if anyone could better his attempt.
Record-breaking passenger numbers for Manchester Airport as people escape city’s soggy summer weather
A record-breaking number of passengers have been flying through Manchester Airport to escape the rain-soaked weather of the North West.
Manchester will be livin’ la vida loca as Spanish festival salsas back to Albert Square
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.
Manchester teens hold bad house party to show dangers of anti-social behaviour
Legal highs, loud music, booze and dodgy barbecues are just some of the anti-social behaviours Manchester sixth form students aimed to prevent by staging a bad house party.
Lying in bed naked… Quarter of Mancunians so hot they strip off to sleep in summer
What’s hot, sweaty, naked and dying to get into bed? A Mancunian! More than a quarter of Manchester are getting their kit off completely in a bid to bear (or is that bare?) the brunt of the hot summer nights.
Taste of the Caribbean: Red Bull academy gives wings to Manchester Carnival
The biggest celebration of home-grown talent is coming to Manchester next month, as the Red Bull Academy and Manchester Carnival unite for the city’s wildest party of the year.
Stuck at work, kids at home? NSPCC help Manchester parents cope this summer
As the school summer holidays get well underway, mums – and dads across Manchester and indeed the whole country – will be worrying about whether or not their kids are safe while they’re stuck at work.
‘A glimpse of eternity’: Salford punk poet pens ode to British coastline to save seaside
Salford’s punk poet Jon Cooper-Clarke has set pen to paper to create a poem to celebrate the British coastline in collaboration with the National Trust.
Altrincham French Festival can-can and will-will be bigger and better than ever
It’ll be a weekend of champagne, crepes, baguettes and croque-monsieur, truly la vie en rose, at this year’s Altrincham French Festival – and just like Ediath Piaf, you will regret nothing!