Audience evacuated at Blossoms gig in Stockport following fire alarm

Ate Days A Week, the hit music-themed pie and fish and chip shop from Stockport, has now made its way to Manchester. After several months of hard graft, chef and owner Andy James has now thrown open the doors of his new spot on Cooper Street off Albert Square, and is ready for business.

Five years ago, Caitlin McNeil, 19, and Millie Tomlinson, 22, were strangers when they attended the same Ariana Grande concert. But following the Manchester Arena terror attack on 22 May 2017 in which 22 people lost their lives, the two survivors found hope in one another. Now, bound by their experience, they're madly in love, have exchanged rings and are looking forward to a happy future together.

Stockport is set to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee in style with street parties being held across the borough. To date, patriotic residents have lodged nearly 90 applications for road-closure street parties with the council. Knees ups are taking place everywhere from the Heatons, Bramhall and Cheadle to Romiley, Offerton and High Lane.

Gothic indie-pop quartet Pale Waves are returning to Manchester off the back of a huge American tour - and tickets are going on sale this morning. The band is set to play at Manchester Albert Hall on November 25, with four other UK dates following.

Detectives have released an image of man they would like to speak to after a woman was raped in an Oldham alleyway after a night out. At around 1.30am last October 31, officers were called out to a report of a rape at the side of Royton Cricket Club.

Flags, flares and joy filled the air as the promotion party continued for Stockport County fans this evening. Almost 24 hours after clinching the league title at Edgeley Park, the Hatters were back in town as supporters lined the streets to cheer their heroes.

The BeeU Festival, which was to be headlined by 90s pop band Steps, has been cancelled. Organisers of the event, due to happen in Platt Fields on June 18, let ticket holders know this weekend.

The Charlatans‘ Tim Burgess has said that Nottingham’s Rock City venue waived their traditional cut of merch sales during the band’s show at the venue last weekend.Burgess has been a frequent voice of opposition against venues that take a percentage of merchandise sales from artists, saying last year that “the whole system needs addressing”.After The Charlatans played the legendary Nottingham venue on Saturday night (May 14), Burgess tweeted that the venue had decided to give the percentage of money they would ordinarily take from merch sales and give it back to the band, saying it was “only fair”.Burgess tweeted: “An amazing thing happened last night. Rock City usually take a percentage of band merch income, just something they’ve always done.

Arcade Fire took to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform ‘Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’ – check out the performance below.The band have been playing a number of late-night TV slots around the release of new album ‘WE’, which came out last week (May 6) and gave the band their fourth UK number one album.Arcade Fire played Saturday Night Live last week, where, introduced by guest host Benedict Cumberbatch, they performed recent singles ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ and ‘The Lightning I, II’ in the legendary New York studio.The band then took to Fallon this week to share another track from the new record. For the rendition of ‘Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’, the band were watched over by a giant eye, the same that hung above the stage for the band’s recent London gig at KOKO.Watch the performance below.Reviewing ‘WE’, NME wrote: “Our global journey from fear to appreciation is played out in what Arcade Fire themselves accurately describe as a ‘concise 40-minute epic’.

Olympic legend Sir Mo Farrah has announced his withdrawal from this year's Great Manchester Run, citing fitness and performance issues. The four-time gold medallist made the decision after finishing second at the Vitality London 10km behind club runner Ellis Cross.

Travellers relying on Greater Manchester's public transport network have been told they will be unable to top up their card balance at McColl's stores. It comes after the convivence store chain, with over one thousand stores across the country, announced it would collapse into administration.

A Stockport mum has gone from eating takeaways every night to dropping an incredible SIX dress sizes after years of struggling with her weight. Gail Cuffe decided to embark on a weight loss journey following a health scare in 2021.

Robert Carlyle has been pictured for the first time on set for the new Disney+ Full Monty TV series. The actor, who plays Gaz Schofield in the 1997 British comedy, was spotted filming on location in Manchester where he reunited with other original cast members Paul Barber, who played Horse, and Steve Huison, better known as Lomper. Robert, 69, was captured walking down the street sporting a Sheffield United football shirt with a denim jacket and grey jeans.

The loss of more than 150 jobs at the McVitie’s factory in Stockport would be ‘reprehensible’, a Labour MP has said.

Crowds at a Blossoms gig in Stockport have been evacuated after the fire alarm went off prior to the band playing a highly anticipated hometown show. The group are performing at Stockport Plaza tonight to promote their new album Ribbon Around the Bomb.

Light that fire, dig out the electronic ingredients and throw them in the Melting Pot.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he aims to make the party a "major force" in Greater Manchester, as he identified Stockport as a "key" target in this week's local elections.

A single student rallied a concert crowd to help her select a bloke on a dating app - holding her phone in the air so the whole venue could shout for her to swipe 'left' or 'right'. Megan Barlow was attending a performance of K-Pop artist Eric Nam at the O2 Ritz Manchester on April 12 when she let fellow concert-goers guide her selection of single men until they secured her a match on Bumble. The 22-year-old soon found herself having to explain the situation to one eligible bachelor chosen by the audience, although he immediately saw the humour in the unusual match-up. Videos of the stunt show the crowd yelling 'Left!' and 'Right!' to each potential suitor and erupting in cheers when they secure Megan a match. After she shared them online, many fans vowed to pull similar stunts when Eric Nam performed in their town. Although Megan uses Bumble casually and hasn't pursued any relationships with the bloke crowd-selected for her, the multimedia journalism student admits that her fellow music-lovers had 'good taste' in their selection.

They say you can judge how good a restaurant is by how busy it is. So if the punters queuing down the street outside Leve Bakery on a Thursday lunchtime are anything to go by, Stockport's newest kebab house is off to a flying start.

In a quiet countryside valley sits an historic pub with a huge free outdoor play park for children and a wealth of outdoor seating next to a tranquil river. The Little Mill Inn in Rowarth, Derbyshire, has become a hotspot on sunny days for families thanks to its secluded location in a valley and wealth of things to do outdoors.