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Officially sold out at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, A Certain Ratio’s highly anticipated double-album anniversary tour still has tickets available at an intimate 400-capacity venue less than an hour away
New Northern Powerhouse Rail hub confirmed to link Manchester and West Yorkshire with multiple trains per hour
Manchester Airport is hiring for 300 roles across 19 employers at a free jobs fair next month, with perks including free holiday parking alongside retail and public transport discounts
easyJet will pay the £66.50 fee for your baby’s first passport until 26 November: how to claim, the age limit and what it doesn’t cover
Manchester’s streets famously doubled as Peaky Blinders’ 1920s Birmingham; now the show’s gritty soundtrack is taking over Hallé St Peter’s for an exclusive 60-minute concert
14 of our favourite pretty villages & towns to visit near Manchester for a lovely day trip – featuring castles, cobbles & canals
Wild About Babies bronze animal trail video in Manchester
Manchester cocktail lounge video: inside the crimson bar
Chetham’s Library: inside Manchester’s oldest library
Bromley Yard container village opens in Ancoats, Manchester
Uniqlo Trafford Centre: watch inside the new store
Spud Bros video: Rochdale crowds and Manchester expansion
Bents garden centre early Christmas video Manchester
Seoul & Tokyo Manchester sushi trains and personal hot pots
The Oast House seasonal tipi returns to Manchester
Caesar Club: Manchester’s new chopped Caesar salad takeaway
Stevenson Square underground toilets video, Manchester
Bents Garden & Home Christmas displays video in Manchester
Video tour of Worsley village and Manchester’s orange canal
Bookstore and cocktail bar video: Prologue in Stockport
Manchester Christmas markets video: food, rides and pyramid
An invasion of inflatable monsters to a festive light trail taking over a historic estate used in film & TV: 25 unmissable things to do across Manchester this weekend
Here are the most spectacular firework displays to see in Greater Manchester this Bonfire Night – including the return of Manchester City Council’s massive free fireworks after a five-year hiatus
Giant rooftop monsters, ghost trains & extreme scare zones: Every spooky experience, light trail and Halloween event coming to Greater Manchester this autumn
Officially sold out at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, A Certain Ratio’s highly anticipated double-album anniversary tour still has tickets available at an intimate 400-capacity venue less than an hour away
A hit Disney ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail with over 1,700 luminous installations is now open in the UK for the very first time – step into the beloved film at a historic estate just 45 minutes from Manchester
Manchester’s streets famously doubled as Peaky Blinders’ 1920s Birmingham; now the show’s gritty soundtrack is taking over Hallé St Peter’s for an exclusive 60-minute concert
Poretti is taking over a Manchester pub to inspire Brits to break out of routine, offering live maker experiences and complimentary pints for all.
A decade after giant inflatable monsters first invaded Manchester rooftops, 12 iconic city landmarks are being taken over for the UK’s biggest free Halloween trail
This autumn, Manchester Cathedral and Hallé St Peter’s are transforming into breathtaking candlelit concert venues for unforgettable cozy nights of live music
13 eerily haunted spots to visit in and around Manchester; including one that sent the ‘Most Haunted’ TV crew packing in terror
This Grade II* listed country house where Peaky Blinders and Fool Me Once were filmed is less than a one-hour drive from Manchester – and an enchanting light trail opens in the historic gardens this month
London’s culinary stars are heading to Manchester for one-night-only collaborations at American Express Presents: Food Fest
An invasion of inflatable monsters to a festive light trail taking over a historic estate used in film & TV: 25 unmissable things to do across Manchester this weekend
Here are the most spectacular firework displays to see in Greater Manchester this Bonfire Night – including the return of Manchester City Council’s massive free fireworks after a five-year hiatus
Giant rooftop monsters, ghost trains & extreme scare zones: Every spooky experience, light trail and Halloween event coming to Greater Manchester this autumn
Officially sold out at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, A Certain Ratio’s highly anticipated double-album anniversary tour still has tickets available at an intimate 400-capacity venue less than an hour away
A hit Disney ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail with over 1,700 luminous installations is now open in the UK for the very first time – step into the beloved film at a historic estate just 45 minutes from Manchester
Manchester’s streets famously doubled as Peaky Blinders’ 1920s Birmingham; now the show’s gritty soundtrack is taking over Hallé St Peter’s for an exclusive 60-minute concert
Poretti is taking over a Manchester pub to inspire Brits to break out of routine, offering live maker experiences and complimentary pints for all.
A decade after giant inflatable monsters first invaded Manchester rooftops, 12 iconic city landmarks are being taken over for the UK’s biggest free Halloween trail
This autumn, Manchester Cathedral and Hallé St Peter’s are transforming into breathtaking candlelit concert venues for unforgettable cozy nights of live music
13 eerily haunted spots to visit in and around Manchester; including one that sent the ‘Most Haunted’ TV crew packing in terror
This Grade II* listed country house where Peaky Blinders and Fool Me Once were filmed is less than a one-hour drive from Manchester – and an enchanting light trail opens in the historic gardens this month
London’s culinary stars are heading to Manchester for one-night-only collaborations at American Express Presents: Food Fest
An invasion of inflatable monsters to a festive light trail taking over a historic estate used in film & TV: 25 unmissable things to do across Manchester this weekend
Here are the most spectacular firework displays to see in Greater Manchester this Bonfire Night – including the return of Manchester City Council’s massive free fireworks after a five-year hiatus
Giant rooftop monsters, ghost trains & extreme scare zones: Every spooky experience, light trail and Halloween event coming to Greater Manchester this autumn
Officially sold out at Manchester’s Band on the Wall, A Certain Ratio’s highly anticipated double-album anniversary tour still has tickets available at an intimate 400-capacity venue less than an hour away
A hit Disney ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Light Trail with over 1,700 luminous installations is now open in the UK for the very first time – step into the beloved film at a historic estate just 45 minutes from Manchester
Manchester’s streets famously doubled as Peaky Blinders’ 1920s Birmingham; now the show’s gritty soundtrack is taking over Hallé St Peter’s for an exclusive 60-minute concert
Poretti is taking over a Manchester pub to inspire Brits to break out of routine, offering live maker experiences and complimentary pints for all.
A decade after giant inflatable monsters first invaded Manchester rooftops, 12 iconic city landmarks are being taken over for the UK’s biggest free Halloween trail
This autumn, Manchester Cathedral and Hallé St Peter’s are transforming into breathtaking candlelit concert venues for unforgettable cozy nights of live music
13 eerily haunted spots to visit in and around Manchester; including one that sent the ‘Most Haunted’ TV crew packing in terror
This Grade II* listed country house where Peaky Blinders and Fool Me Once were filmed is less than a one-hour drive from Manchester – and an enchanting light trail opens in the historic gardens this month
London’s culinary stars are heading to Manchester for one-night-only collaborations at American Express Presents: Food Fest
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Rock and Goal Manchester Walking Tour
Get ready to hit the streets for a top-rated walking adventure through Manchester. You'll dive into the city's best-kept secrets, taking in everything from hidden gems to the iconic street…See details
Taste Film presents Hocus Pocus (1993)
Taste Film brings its multi-sensory cinematic dining experience to Manchester for a Halloween run of the 1993 cult classic Hocus Pocus. Guests watch the film at The Anthologist while enjoying…See details
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail
Step into Halloween Town as you explore a moonlit trail of dazzling lights and iconic characters. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail will soon transform Arley Hall…See details
In March, a 50m-deep unrecorded mine shaft opened beneath Alan Turing Way; 9 months and 100 tonnes of grout later, Manchester sets a mid-December reopening date
New Northern Powerhouse Rail hub confirmed to link Manchester and West Yorkshire with multiple trains per hour
TransPennine Express rolls out ‘baby on board’ badges across Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool routes to help expectant mothers secure seats on crowded trains
easyJet will pay the £66.50 fee for your baby’s first passport until 26 November: how to claim, the age limit and what it doesn’t cover
The clocks go back to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend – here’s when & why we do it
Storm Austen to batter Greater Manchester, with UK set for 70mph gales and torrential rain; Met Office issues 24-hour yellow warning
‘Not just a one-off party’: 21 top Manchester bars from Hawksmoor to Blinker to unite for inaugural week-long cocktail festival this November
Costa Coffee opens its first-ever cinema store in Greater Manchester
Chester Zoo has welcomed its first-ever breeding pair of critically endangered hooded vultures, named after two iconic ‘Traitors’ stars
TransPennine Express confirms months of major rail disruption out of Manchester, as multi-billion-pound upgrade impacts airport lines and halts Christmas services
A planned 3.9% increase in April 2027 will push the full new state pension past the £12,570 personal tax allowance for the first time
From an Audenshaw local home to the ghost of a shooting victim to a Bolton carvery with a previous life as a WW1 hospital, 13 UK pubs named among the country’s most haunted watering holes with sightings of restless spirits
In March, a 50m-deep unrecorded mine shaft opened beneath Alan Turing Way; 9 months and 100 tonnes of grout later, Manchester sets a mid-December reopening date
New Northern Powerhouse Rail hub confirmed to link Manchester and West Yorkshire with multiple trains per hour
TransPennine Express rolls out ‘baby on board’ badges across Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool routes to help expectant mothers secure seats on crowded trains
easyJet will pay the £66.50 fee for your baby’s first passport until 26 November: how to claim, the age limit and what it doesn’t cover
The clocks go back to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend – here’s when & why we do it
Storm Austen to batter Greater Manchester, with UK set for 70mph gales and torrential rain; Met Office issues 24-hour yellow warning
‘Not just a one-off party’: 21 top Manchester bars from Hawksmoor to Blinker to unite for inaugural week-long cocktail festival this November
Costa Coffee opens its first-ever cinema store in Greater Manchester
Chester Zoo has welcomed its first-ever breeding pair of critically endangered hooded vultures, named after two iconic ‘Traitors’ stars
TransPennine Express confirms months of major rail disruption out of Manchester, as multi-billion-pound upgrade impacts airport lines and halts Christmas services
A planned 3.9% increase in April 2027 will push the full new state pension past the £12,570 personal tax allowance for the first time
From an Audenshaw local home to the ghost of a shooting victim to a Bolton carvery with a previous life as a WW1 hospital, 13 UK pubs named among the country’s most haunted watering holes with sightings of restless spirits
In March, a 50m-deep unrecorded mine shaft opened beneath Alan Turing Way; 9 months and 100 tonnes of grout later, Manchester sets a mid-December reopening date
New Northern Powerhouse Rail hub confirmed to link Manchester and West Yorkshire with multiple trains per hour
TransPennine Express rolls out ‘baby on board’ badges across Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool routes to help expectant mothers secure seats on crowded trains
easyJet will pay the £66.50 fee for your baby’s first passport until 26 November: how to claim, the age limit and what it doesn’t cover
The clocks go back to Greenwich Mean Time this weekend – here’s when & why we do it
Storm Austen to batter Greater Manchester, with UK set for 70mph gales and torrential rain; Met Office issues 24-hour yellow warning
‘Not just a one-off party’: 21 top Manchester bars from Hawksmoor to Blinker to unite for inaugural week-long cocktail festival this November
Costa Coffee opens its first-ever cinema store in Greater Manchester
Chester Zoo has welcomed its first-ever breeding pair of critically endangered hooded vultures, named after two iconic ‘Traitors’ stars
TransPennine Express confirms months of major rail disruption out of Manchester, as multi-billion-pound upgrade impacts airport lines and halts Christmas services
A planned 3.9% increase in April 2027 will push the full new state pension past the £12,570 personal tax allowance for the first time
From an Audenshaw local home to the ghost of a shooting victim to a Bolton carvery with a previous life as a WW1 hospital, 13 UK pubs named among the country’s most haunted watering holes with sightings of restless spirits
The ultimate guide to the biggest live gigs happening in Manchester this October – including The Pussycat Dolls, Westlife & The Strokes
Everything you need to know about The Warehouse Project 2026 season – here’s the full line-up, key transport tips, and strict entry rules
Full trader list for Manchester Christmas Markets announced ahead of November opening, featuring almost 200 stalls – including giant Yorkshire pudding wraps, crumble pots & 9 locations
Over 32,000 runners are set to hit the Manchester Half 2026 this Sunday: Full route, major road closures, start times, and best tram stops explained
Inside the Greater Manchester filming locations for ‘The Split Up’: How Leigh Town Hall and iconic Gay Village spots transformed for the star-studded BBC drama
The best pumpkin patches near Greater Manchester opening for autumn – including a farm with over 20,000 pumpkins just 30 minutes from the city centre
From Europe’s smallest bar to the historic local that hosted The Beatles, these are 22 of the best pubs to visit in Manchester
Serving the city’s ‘best pint of Guinness’ and historic 1730 vibes: 14 brilliant Manchester pubs and sports bars showing live football
Everything you need to know ahead of Live from Wythenshawe Park 2026 – line-up, stage times, road closures & banned items as Pulp, Courteeners and The Prodigy head to south Manchester
Manchester Village Pride guide: star-studded line-up, free family activities, road closures & the iconic parade
From Lowry’s iconic industrial art to VR space flights and hidden heritage trails: the ultimate guide to Manchester’s world-class exhibitions
From Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat to a 120-year tradition at The Midland, here are the best afternoon tea spots in Manchester for sweet treats, skyline views, and champagne