What's on in Manchester: all our events round-ups in one place
Handpicked Manchester nights out, events, family activities, gigs and more.
Excellent festival makes its biennial return
Niamh Spence talks with a team member about the 'devastating' loss of funding
Jonathan Schofield on the photographer, author and commentator
David Blake merges together a MCR team worth over £300m (that's 1000 weeks graft for Wazza)
Two original ideas for treating the main lady in your life
Phil Griffin feels Civic as he tours the huge estate
Joan Davies reviews Dario Fo's classic play and finds the muddled references grating
Gun-legged ladies, Paddys, ping-pong, fritters, delinquents, Germans, a pig named Larry and a cow called...
Life returns to the city centre set of famous soap
A special Swedish soprano and the BBC Phil wow Neil Sowerby
John McCready, with back-up from Jonathan Schofield, finds it up and down on High Street
Food Fights, Oz Floyds, Dead Anarchists, Toddlers, Leggy Sisters and a big fluffy pink helicopter...
Our pick of gigs and concerts around Manchester in January, February, March and April
Confidential spends Friday at the BBC radio station's debut festival at Victoria Warehouse
Confidential goes in search of a scoop... and finds a hairdryer
Niamh Spence talks Manchester music with the ex-Kid British musician