Lowry Theatre, Salford, 4th September 2018   Review by Ian Hills, Wythenshawe FM 97.2 Early Doors, based in a Stockport pub, showing at the Lowry Theatre, is a night of good humour and laughter. A BBC 2 sitcom from 15 years ago with a cult following, turned into a stage show, would seem... 

Review by Ian Hills Wythenshawe FM 97.2 1960’s Liverpool music history sails along the Manchester Ship Canal and docks at the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. CILLA – THE MUSICAL is the new spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the critically-acclaimed hit ITV television... 

Volunteers at WFM 97.2 would like to say a big thank you to residents of M22 and M23, and beyond, who have supported Wythenshawe’s community radio station in recent supermarket tokens’ appeals and bag packing fundraising events. Shoppers at Tesco Extra in Baguley, Tesco Metro in Northenden,... 

Local people are invited to join the fun of the Northenden Boat race and then take part in a guided walk exploring 1,000 years of Northenden history. Starting at 3pm on Sunday 26th August, the walk sets off from the wall post-box at St. Wilfrid’s Church, opposite Cromwell Cottage on Ford... 

There has been an arresting development at the Greater Manchester Police Museum in Manchester city centre. Katie Henderson has copped the top job and joined the GMP Museum to lead it as the new curator. The museum is currently one of the top rated attractions in Manchester on TripAdvisor and... 

Greater Manchester’s first ever night-time economy adviser, Sacha Lord, has unveiled a panel of leading figures from across the city-region to support his work in improving Greater Manchester’s nightlife and night-time economy. The night-time economy is deemed to run from 6pm and 6am. Around... 

MMU and GMP have teamed up to bring a state-of-the-art, fully equipped forensic laboratory to a city centre police station in the country’s first initiative of it’s kind. Using the new equipment from Manchester Metropolitan University, police will be able to quickly tell what is in... 

At around 9pm on 16th August, the 95-year-old woman was in the living room of her home on Homewood Road when five males climbed in through a small open window. Once inside they ransacked the house, seemingly searching for items of value to steal. The woman came out of her living room after... 

Review by Ian Robert Hills. The stars were out in force but not just in the skies over Manchester but at a special opening performance of Fame the Musical’s 30th Anniversary UK Tour at the Palace Theatre. Theatregoers had the opportunity to see the stars from the entertainment world being... 

Representatives of the local and national cultural sector are being brought together to form the Greater Manchester Culture Steering Group. The steering group, formed by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, chaired by Culture Portfolio leads Linda Thomas, Leader of Bolton Council and Donna... 

Greater Manchester Police has launched a fraud prevention campaign following a spike in incidents involving phone fraudsters trying to trick people out of their money by claiming to be police officers. GMP is giving advice so people can spot potential scams and stop themselves falling victim. The... 

The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester says it is “unacceptable” that local communities are bearing the brunt of the Government’s failure to fund policing fairly and properly. Beverley Hughes, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, was reacting to Home Office statistics... 

Everyone is invited to join the fun as Wythenshawe hosts its annual festival of sport, the Wythenshawe Games this week. Wythenshawe Park again plays host to this event first launched in 2012 as a celebration of community sport inspired by London’s Olympic Games. The packed programme, which... 

Warehouse Project and Parklife founder, Sacha Lord, has been appointed Greater Manchester’s first-ever night-time economy adviser. Appointed by Mayor Andy Burnham, Sacha Lord will champion Greater Manchester’s nightlife and help deliver the region’s ambitions to make Greater Manchester...