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Time for the good news! Manchester is an open book filled with positive news and inspiring stories. Read human stories about real Mancunians, community, culture, food and drink and lifestyle, plus loads more. Keep your finger on the pulse with the latest Manchester news stories from across the city region…

Blue Monday

Manchester mental health expert shares her top tips to help children through Blue Monday

Dementia Disco

The group creating a community of care for those living with dementia

Great Mancunian ways to beat the ‘Blue Monday’ blues

Unique and quirky things to do in Manchester in 2025

Is this the most ambitious regeneration project in Manchester’s history?

Manchester fashion

When CHANEL rocked “effervescent” Manchester with mind-blowing fashion show

Regent Retail Park

A “once-in-a-lifetime regeneration scheme” is coming to Salford – but not everyone is impressed

Declan Carey 16 January 2025

Huge changes are coming to Salford – but not everyone is happy, including many locals.

Dementia Disco

The group creating a community of care for those living with dementia

Thom Bamford 16 January 2025

Join us at the Dance Against Dementia fundraiser on 1st March for an evening of music, joy, and community support, all while changing how we connect with those living with dementia.

Review: Faith Healer at The Kings Arms is ‘a stunningly performed narrative of grief and identity’

Glenn Meads 16 January 2025

Faith Healer at The Kings Arms is a beautifully crafted and deeply affecting exploration of truth, memory and the flawed nature of human connection.

Unique and quirky things to do in Manchester in 2025

Thom Bamford 16 January 2025

Discover exciting and quirky experiences in Manchester this year with our curated list of unique adventures, from immersive science exhibits to thrilling escape rooms and adrenaline-pumping indoor skydiving!

Mariupol Drama

Review: Mariupol Drama at HOME is ‘a harrowing tale of survival, defiance and hope’

Glenn Meads 15 January 2025

Experience the gripping and deeply human Mariupol Drama, a powerful theatrical retelling of survival during the siege of Mariupol, performed by Ukrainian refugees who bring raw emotion and first-hand accounts to the stage at HOME

Is this the most ambitious regeneration project in Manchester’s history?

Thom Bamford 15 January 2025

Big changes are planned for Holt Town – set to become a groundbreaking woodland town set to benefit all of Manchester’s residents with sustainable living, green spaces and community hubs.

Four Greater Manchester chippies named best in the UK

Thom Bamford 15 January 2025

Discover four of Greater Manchester’s top fish and chip shops, celebrated in Fry Magazine’s ’50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways 2024′ for their exceptional quality and service.

Max Wilson

How a community’s love is fuelling Max’s fight for independence

Thom Bamford 15 January 2025

After a traumatic birth and a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, Max Wilson’s journey is one of resilience, love and a family’s unwavering fight to give him the life he deserves.

Manchester Olympian scoops BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024

Manchester’s own Keely Hodgkinson has been crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024, capping a historic season with Olympic gold and national pride.

Blue Monday

Manchester mental health expert shares her top tips to help children through Blue Monday

Dementia Disco

The group creating a community of care for those living with dementia

Unique and quirky things to do in Manchester in 2025

Is this the most ambitious regeneration project in Manchester’s history?

Manchester fashion

When CHANEL rocked “effervescent” Manchester with mind-blowing fashion show

Black Pudding Throwing Championships

Is this Greater Manchester’s strangest sporting tradition?

Great Mancunian ways to beat the ‘Blue Monday’ blues

Emily Oldfield

Black Pudding Throwing Championships

Is this Greater Manchester’s strangest sporting tradition?

Thom Bamford

Incredible Manchester events not to be missed in 2025

Thom Bamford

Deansgate sports bar BOX is one of the best places to watch football and live sports in Manchester

Best bars and pubs to watch the football and live sport in Manchester

I Love MCR

Private dining room at Lucky Cat Manchester

The best private dining rooms in Manchester for exclusive dinner parties

Georgina Pellant

The ultimate Manchester sober bar crawl

Lucy Haynes

Happy news and stories sponsored by Happy Radio UK – playing the songs that make you smile. Available on DAB Radio across the North West.

Deansgate sports bar BOX is one of the best places to watch football and live sports in Manchester

Best bars and pubs to watch the football and live sport in Manchester

Private dining room at Lucky Cat Manchester

The best private dining rooms in Manchester for exclusive dinner parties

The Big Manchester Bake

The best cooking classes in Greater Manchester

Atlas Bar

The independent speciality coffee shops across Greater Manchester

Sale

This is the place: why Sale might be one of the best places to live in the UK – in five years time

This is the place: Prestwich is the ‘cool and well-connected suburb’ with plenty going on

This is the place: has Stockport created a blueprint for regenerating our flagging high streets?

Ancoats Cutting Square

This is the place: why Ancoats is Manchester’s coolest neighbourhood

Sacha Lord

Worker Bee: Meet Sacha Lord, co-founder of Warehouse Project and Parklife Festival

Candy's Cupcakes

Worker Bee: Meet Candice Bannister, founder of Candy’s Cupcakes

Hannah Beaumont of Beaumont Organic

Worker Bee: Meet Hannah Beaumont-Laurencia, founder of Beaumont Organic

Worker Bee: Meet Simon Naylor, creative director at 53two and actor

Regent Retail Park

A “once-in-a-lifetime regeneration scheme” is coming to Salford – but not everyone is impressed

Four Greater Manchester chippies named best in the UK

Blue Monday

Manchester mental health expert shares her top tips to help children through Blue Monday

Dementia Disco

The group creating a community of care for those living with dementia

Four Greater Manchester chippies named best in the UK

The Britons Protection

Big changes are coming to an iconic Manchester pub

Deansgate sports bar BOX is one of the best places to watch football and live sports in Manchester

Best bars and pubs to watch the football and live sport in Manchester

Beloved Northern Quarter pub celebrates ten years of success

Review: Faith Healer at The Kings Arms is ‘a stunningly performed narrative of grief and identity’

Mariupol Drama

Review: Mariupol Drama at HOME is ‘a harrowing tale of survival, defiance and hope’

Great Mancunian ways to beat the ‘Blue Monday’ blues

Unique and quirky things to do in Manchester in 2025

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