REPEATED 2pm Bank Holiday Monday April 1 - St Patrick’s Parade  60 minute special This years’ 2013 Manchester Irish Festival set a new record for attendance this year as over One hundred thousand people lined the three mile route from the new Irish World Heritage Centre into Albert Square in the city centre. The ten day festival with over 200 events at 100 different venues is Europe’s... 

Staff and students from the Manchester College Wythenshawe Campus dressed up in fancy dress and braved the wind and the rain to abseil down their four-storey building to raise £5,000 for Comic Relief on Red Nose Day. Fundraising for Comic Relief created a buzz around the Brownley Road campus as students worked to raise a minimum of £50 and staff to raise a minimum of £100 pounds in sponsorship.... 

The failings identified in the Jimmy Saville case could happen all over again, says Chief Constable of GMP Sir Peter Fahy. He said the many reports and comments made on this and other cases of serial sexual offenders are not addressing some of the fundamental underlying issues and rather seek individual members of staff to blame. Sir Peter said: “Although we now have had a police national database... 

Dancing Queen “The Concert” is an action packed party show featuring all the greatest hits from Abba, Grease, and the biggest hits from the 70’s. With a fantastic cast of singers and musicians, Dancing Queen is the ultimate party show that will have the whole family dancing in the isles. Featuring songs such as Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Knowing me, knowing you, Thank you for the Music... 

The world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) returns to UK shores in 2013, visiting Ireland for the first time on its largest World Tour to date. Through the big screen, audiences are offered an intense and inspiring experience, as the films take them around the globe alongside some extraordinary adventurers. BMFF is an international film competition hosted by The Banff Centre, based in... 

Save Northenden Library Campaign Launched  Protest to be held at the Farmers’ Market, Palatine Road, Northenden 1pm  Saturday 2 March Following the latest financial settlement from central government, Manchester City Council says it must find savings to the tune of £80m by 2014/15. The Council has proposed a series of spending cuts which include replacing six of the city’s smaller libraries... 

A special event called We Love Wythenshawe Hall is being held from 12 Noon to 4pm at Wythenshawe Hall on Saturday (16 February). It features a chance to share your memories of the much-loved local landmark in a Big Brother style diary room. So if you want to make sure that your memories of the hall live on – this is your moment to have your say in a way that will immortalise your magic memories... 

    For men, getting that Valentine’s Day gift is a piece of frittata; flowers, chocolates, even some saucy underwear. However, for women it can be much trickier! Fortunately,  La Tasca has got it covered, designing the perfect Valentine’s gift for men up and down the country: the meat bouquet.   They say food is the language of love so why not tickle your loved one’s taste...