At The Firehouse, the door opened and I was met with waft of warm air and a friendly welcome. Shown to my table, the interior was larger than I’d imagined – spacious and open with a DJ spinning ...

Northern Soul’s Steve Slack headed to the British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) as it returned to Stoke-on-Trent, the home of British ceramics, for its fifth edition. The six week international ceramics ...

Win two family tickets (for up to five people) at Big Fish Little Fish. Award-wining Big Fish Little Fish is back at The Birdcage in Manchester for family raving with rave legend Mark Archer (Altern-8 ...

In the build-up to CBBC’s inaugural three-day Summer Social at Croxteth Country Park, much of the chatter on the local parental grapevine was about one subject: cost. At £30.80 for a day ticket, ...

When it comes to album sales in 2016, you can forget Beyoncé, Rag’n’Bone Man and Justin Bieber. Last year belonged to Ball and Boe. Michael Ball and Fleetwood’s Alfie Boe enjoyed the biggest ...

There seems to be a glut of Red Riding Hood productions this Christmas. For the life of me, I can’t understand why. Perhaps it’s the time to tell traditional fairy tales? Or maybe theatre producers ...

Never one for a grandiose entrance, Ray LaMontagne quietly wanders onto the Apollo stage before a hushed crowd, his face half-concealed under a brimmed hat.

So 2017 has departed and most people are trying to stick to whatever New Year’s resolution they’ve set themselves. I’m not great at adhering to strict regimes and, to be honest, I’m a bit boring – I ...

The Edinburgh Fringe is unique, full of wonder, magic and people incessantly offering you flyers. Where else can you follow veteran of the Fringe Arthur Smith up the Royal Mile at 2am while he’s ...

Is your organisation interested in supporting quality journalism about culture, life and enterprise in the North of England? Since launch seven years ago, readership has increased dramatically, ...

I can’t think of a better twosome to round off this year’s Manchester Literature Festival than Jackie Kay and Ali Smith. Between them, they’ve written a host of poetry, plays, novels, scripts and ...