A drive-in pantomime, Christmas cinema and car-aoke experience is coming to Manchester

Manchester's official Christmas markets cancelled, it's a chance for shoppers to soak up the same kind of festive atmosphere in Covid-secure surroundings.

We asked M.E.N. readers what they'd miss most about the markets, and their favourite memories from previous years, and thousands of you responded.

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Grill It Yourself kit. The G.I.Y. kits, launched in lockdown, recently won a Manchester Food and Drink Festival Award and deliver all the ingredients and instructions you need to make your own grilled cheese at home.

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Let us know in the comments below. Click through the gallery below to see highlights from last year's opening dayAs well as traditional Bavarian food, there has always been a good showing of local operators too.Northern Soul pitch up with their signature grilled cheese sandwiches, Yard & Coop with buttermilk-fried chicken in a cone (festive), Porky Pigs with their iconic Yorkshire pudding wrap, and Elsie May's with loaded hot cookie dough.

straight to your inbox every day, free In training with Shrewsbury, Dean Henderson used to catch the ball, pretend to sign it and toss it back to his teammate. Henderson was 20 at the time and his cockiness is an attribute he shares with his idol and Shrewsbury product Joe Hart.

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United headlines for the evening of Wednesday October 14.Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has insisted the German champions would never have allowed Kingsley Coman to join Manchester United in the last transfer window.Coman was reported to be a target for the Reds as they looked for alternatives to Jadon Sancho in their search for a new right winger, with Ousmane Dembele and Douglas Costa also linked with a move to

herePeople would have to pay for their own tests to avoid impacting NHS capacity.MAG CEO Charlie Cornish, along with easyjet, Heathrow and Virgin Atlantic, issued a joint response describing the move as 'a step in the right direction' - but said such a scheme needed to be implemented by early November.They added: "We encourage the Government to take a lead in moving to pre-departure testing, as well as the approval of new testing technologies, as soon as possible.

staging Cinderella as part of its drive-in Winter Festival at the Trafford Centre in December.

latest plans were for three single-row markets at Piccadilly Gardens, Deansgate and Cathedral Gardens, modelled on the regular Maker's Markets.

straight to your inbox every day, free Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says they would never have allowed Kinglsey Coman to join Manchester United in the summer transfer window. United were keen to sign a proven right winger in the summer and identified Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho as their priority target.

hereIt's understood that Manchester's local leaders are still in discussions over Greater Manchester's status.The leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese told the BBC, as he said they hoped to remain in Tier 2.Mr Johnson will chair the emergency Cobra committee this morning, before addressing the Commons this afternoon.Mr Dowden told Sky News: "If those measures are successful we hope to be able to take areas out of those high levels of restrictions."The purpose of doing this is to

Manchester Evening News shows the number of positive cases has dropped 10 per cent week-on-week.

Tattu, in Hardman Square, in Spinningfields, is celebrating the new season with the launch of its latest winter a la carte menu.Developed in partnership with executive chef Andrew Lassetter, it features 11 new and returning favourite dishes from dim sum and small plates, as well as a host of indulgent desserts.The Winter at Tattu menu has been inspired by the Chinese waterfall legend, which tells a story of overcoming adversity and showing resilience and strength, which Tattu felt delivers a

Rusholme at the end of May this year, when stringent travel lockdown restrictions were still in force. The four were pulled over and questioned as to where they were headed, and were told the men had travelled from West Yorkshire, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) announced that 465 jobs at Manchester Airport would be axed.

exploring options for a smaller version of the Christmas Markets, which councillor Pat Karney said could take the form of small rows of stalls like the Makers Markets, in three key locations around the city.