John Cooper Clarke: 'If anything rejigged my career, it's the Arctic Monkeys'
Kelly Bishop meets the punk poet of Salford
Kelly Bishop meets the punk poet of Salford
BAFTA writer behind The Royle Family launches live tour, 'The Escape Plan'
Northern Quarter classic street art updated in cast iron
Ripples of Hope will also feature Marcus Rashford, Elif Shafak and more
Plus: Lemn Sissay, Cillian Murphy and more for this year's Manchester International Festival
From gin cinemas to dinosaurs and festivals galore, it’s looking lively…
Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
The works will form a permanent archive of Manchester’s creative response
Celebrating National Poetry Day with a riposte to Rudyard Kipling from North Manchester’s unofficial laureate...
Jonathan Schofield blots out the nonsense about the never-ending rain
