Greater Manchester Police’s Special Constabulary and Volunteer Police Cadets have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – equivalent to an MBE –... 

The delights of some of Didsbury’s most beautiful private gardens will be on show as part of this Didsbury Open Gardens scheme on Sunday, 17 June. Some of South Manchester’s greenest fingers have been hard at work with more than 20 gardens – traditional and modern, large and small... 

Review by Ian Hills, Monday 11th June The Palace Theatre rocked – Elvis was in the house! Internationally-renowned, award-winning, Steve Michaels, starred as Elvis Presley, alongside the Jordanaires and the Sweet Inspirations. It’s 1968 and we open to the studios of NBC for the live... 

GMP Assistant Chief Constable, Russ Jackson, has issued the following statement and update on the police investigation to mark the anniversary of the terror attack on Manchester Arena on May 22, 2017. ‘The events of 22nd May will forever be etched into the history of Manchester,’ he said. ‘The... 

The Hair and Beauty team from The Manchester College treated their most loyal client to a surprise celebration to mark her 97th birthday. Elsie Oates, from Baguley, has enjoyed a cut and colour at the college salon for almost 50 years, helping countless students over the years gain their hairdressing... 

Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving a woman abandoned by her American soldier lover. The... 

Dedicated readers from Saint Paul’s Catholic High School in Newall Green were rewarded for their positive attitude to reading by being invited to tour John Rylands Library in Manchester and take part in a Gothic Creative Writing workshop. The nineteenth century library in Deansgate, Manchester,... 

Greater Manchester’s Mental Health Services have been rated overall as ‘good’ in a new report. In 2016, an inspection found two services needed to be improved – child and adolescent mental health wards and wards for older people. In the latest report, England’s Chief Inspector... 

Do you play in a band, or know someone who does? From now till the end of April, Wythenshawe FM is very proud to be part of Local Music Live. We’re working with lots of other radio stations around the country to support and promote new music. All the information you need along with some amazing... 

From parks and parakeets to Pokémon and potatoes, there’s something for everyone during Greater Manchester Walking Week. From 17th-25th February, Winter Walking Week will offer more than 100 free guided walks in Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford... 

The campaign for local clean air has received a boost with Greater Manchester successfully bidding for £3 million funding to help reduce harmful emissions from the region’s bus fleet. The region is one of 20 local authorities to successfully bid to the national Clean Bus Technology Fund. In... 

Photos by Tangerine Event Photography [www.tangerineeventphotography.co.uk]Greater Manchester Police’s Mobile Team has been named winners of the iNetwork ‘Innovative Access to Public Services’ award, recognising the introduction of mobile technology to deliver efficient services. Mobile... 

A major milestone has been reached in the £350m Metrolink Trafford Park Line scheme with the laying of the first piece of track at Parkway Circle. Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, the Leader of Trafford Council, Councillor Sean Anstee and Chair of the Transport for Greater Manchester... 

Greater Manchester Police arrested 152 people for drink and drug driving offences over the Christmas and New Year period as part of its ‘None for the Road’ drink and drug drive operation. Officers across the Force breathalysed or drug tested 923 drivers between 1 December 2017 and 1 Jan...