Piccadilly Pulse: Is it right to pull the plug on BBC3’s TV time?
BBC3 television channel is to close – with shows to air solely online via iPLayer from August 2015.
Inside North Korea: Manchester movie maker films absurd journey with Kim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman
Colin Offland and Chief Productions ventured into North Korea to film Hoops not Nukes with NBA star Dennis Rodman
Take Me Out star steps into Paddy’s shoes to play cupid for Manchester singles… and reveals her dating disasters
Steph Roberts set up her website ManchesterDate.com last July after appearing on Take Me Out
Manchester comedian Steve Coogan pays tribute to ‘hugely gifted’ actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
American actor died on Sunday
MM’s top five… Coronation Street’s most shocking and controversial deaths
Hayley Cropper will commit assisted suicide on Monday
It doesn’t matter if it’s black and white: Manchester clinging to past with most monochrome TV sets in North West
Manchester still has 377 black and white sets
In pictures: Go behind the scenes at the BBC as North West Tonight reveal sneak peak into making the news
Regional news show goes behind the lens
A wish come true: Girl, 12, suffering from bone cancer gets guided dream tour of Coronation Street
Stars turned out thanks to Make a Wish Foundation
Roll up to Roy’s Rolls: Coronation Street’s iconic cobbles to remain for fans after MediaCityUK relocation
The ITV show will move to their new set at MediaCityUK
Salford ‘Resistance’ demand end to TV licencing fees as 25,000 UK residents dodge hotly-debated bills
Around 600 Mancunians were caught without a licence
Coronation Street writers consult neurosurgeons to ensure Nick Tilsley’s brain injury is as real as possible
The soap recruits specialist to raise awareness of illnesses