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National Restaurant Awards reveal top UK 100 – how did Manchester do?

Stockport is ‘one of the coolest little corners of the country’ says Sunday Times

New housing strategy to deliver 10,000 new affordable homes for Manchester

This Swinton pub has opened a florist shop in its beer garden

‘It saved my life’: Rick Carroll on Beigel – a Salford street food sanctuary

The latest

Little Leo raises hundreds for charity – and wants to help other children in hospital

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Six-year-old Leo has been a patient of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital since he was a baby

A series of free pop-up events is coming to this waterside piazza for summer

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There’s a host of free activities running from June to August at MediaCity

A new monthly travelling food festival is coming to Wythenshawe

I Love MCR 1 July 2022

Grub Carnival will bring together street food traders, pop-up brewery bars, take-home produce stalls and a stacked stage of entertainment

Special garden created in memory of local broadcaster Dianne Oxberry

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The Dianne Oxberry Rose Garden includes special messages to help visitors to Salford Quays understand the symptoms of ovarian cancer

Salford festival offers once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform with BBC Philharmonic

I Love MCR 30 June 2022

Musicians and singers of all ages and abilities are invited to be part of a large-scale, joyful community performance

Bez from Happy Mondays to publish ‘completely mad’ memoir

I Love MCR 30 June 2022

‘I’m well happy to unveil the full, unexpurgated truth behind my life story so far’ says Bez

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CHARITY

Little Leo raises hundreds for charity – and wants to help other children in hospital

Meet the Oldham volunteer who has helped good causes for over 60 years

Royal Northern College of Music launches fund for displaced Ukrainian students

Food & Drink

A series of free pop-up events is coming to this waterside piazza for summer

A new monthly travelling food festival is coming to Wythenshawe

‘It saved my life’: Rick Carroll on Beigel – a Salford street food sanctuary

Theatre

Review: Cluedo leaves you breathless with laughter throughout

Review: Double Murder shows interpretive dance is back – and more brilliant than ever

Review: We Should Definitely Have More Dancing is moving, uplifting and optimistic

Community

Little Leo raises hundreds for charity – and wants to help other children in hospital

Special garden created in memory of local broadcaster Dianne Oxberry

Bez from Happy Mondays to publish ‘completely mad’ memoir

Meet the Oldham volunteer who has helped good causes for over 60 years

Lifestyle

A series of free pop-up events is coming to this waterside piazza for summer

A new monthly travelling food festival is coming to Wythenshawe

Manchester Half offers £1 places to get more local residents running

‘It saved my life’: Rick Carroll on Beigel – a Salford street food sanctuary

Culture

A series of free pop-up events is coming to this waterside piazza for summer

A new monthly travelling food festival is coming to Wythenshawe

Salford festival offers once-in-a-lifetime chance to perform with BBC Philharmonic

Bez from Happy Mondays to publish ‘completely mad’ memoir

Business

Manchester named best city in Europe for interns – and fourth globally

The Wigan company building the best home bars you’ve ever seen

A lie down in Piccadilly Gardens? The Manchester billboard pic that’s gone viral

Manchester entrepreneur named one of Gordon Ramsay’s future food stars

Property

Stockport is ‘one of the coolest little corners of the country’ says Sunday Times

The story of Ordsall: has the MediaCityUK boom improved life for Salfordians?

The Wigan company building the best home bars you’ve ever seen

Stockport’s Weir Mill to be transformed into a buzzing new neighbourhood

Sport

Manchester welcomes UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 stars with bespoke signs

A UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 Fan Festival is coming to Piccadilly Gardens

Manchester honours City’s title winning triumph – in Lego

Eilish McColgan smashes Paula Radcliffe’s 10k record at Great Manchester Run

Sponsored

This next-level Indian restaurant is serving one of Manchester’s best lunch deals

Take your taste buds on a tantalising journey with Ziya’s latest regional thali

Free outdoor yoga sessions are coming to this Deansgate amphitheatre

A quirky new neighbourhood cocktail bar is bringing ‘chilled elegance’ to Deansgate

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