Nadine Coyle parties with Girls Aloud's "almost Cheryl" from ITV's Popstars

While ITV's Coronation Street has the Rovers Return pub for its soap celebrations, the stars of the show have adopted a rather more glitzy bar for all their party nights and celebrations. The Alchemist at MediaCity is just a stone's throw from the ITV Corrie set, and has fast become the hotspot for the soap's stars celebrating birthdays and leaving dos.

School dinners don't come cheap and with the cost of living on the increase, more and more parents are turning to packed lunches.

A new Aldi, more than 700 homes and two office buildings could be given the go ahead next week when Manchester council's planning committee meets. A secondary school, a park and a community hub are also planned at the former Jackson's Brickworks site in Newton Heath where around two-thirds of the 716 homes, which are set to be built in two phases, would be affordable.

A new rooftop cinema is set to screen a host of Christmas classic movies from Elf to Muppet’s Christmas Carol in the run up to the festive period. The season of movies will kick off on November 16 at Backyard Cinema, the immersive cinema experience that is setting up shop on the roof of Depot Mayfield, its first residency outside London.

With the summer holidays officially over and the cost of living crisis still continuing, many parents might be feeling the pinch as they get in the essentials this year.

Coronation Street star Ellie Leach looked completely different from her character Faye Windass as she headed off on a night out with friends. Ellie's character has been feeling far from glam recently while going through an early menopause at 20.

Emma Bunton has shared details of a December UK tour that will be Christmas-themed alongside performances of her solo songs and Spice Girls hits.The Spice Girl, who released her fourth solo album ‘My Happy Place’ in 2019 after 13 years away, is revisiting the concept of a one-off festive show that she held at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2019.Bunton’s new tour will also be a festive celebration, and fans are promised that special guests will join the singer at points on stage.There are shows booked in Manchester, Brighton, York, Birmingham and London, where the tour will culminate at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on December 19. Tickets go on sale this Friday (September 9) at 10am BST.

A town in Greater Manchester has been crowned one of the best places in the country for a pub crawl.

Love Island lovebirds Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti are back in each other's arms after their busy new work schedules kept them apart. Since being crowned winners of the ITV2 dating show, the pair have been busy planning their next business moves, meaning they haven't had much time for one another.

The Masked Dancer is back and as baffling as ever as a celebrity panel and viewers watching at home attempt to work out who is dancing in disguise. An all-star cast are showcasing their dazzling dance moves while covered from head to toe in extravagant and elaborate costumes.

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti appears to be joining his glamorous girlfriend Ekin-Su Culculoglu as he was seen arriving for a meeting with BoohooMAN in Manchester. Davide, 27, was spotted in the city centre carrying a BoohooMAN suit bag following talk that he could be celebrating signing a big deal with the Manchester-based men's fashion collection.

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti could find himself in hot water again after partying alongside his ex girlfriend over the long weekend. Last week, pictures emerged of the 27-year-old Italian stallion "getting into a taxi with two Icelandic women" - with other-half Ekin-Su, 28, working away in L.A. And now fans of the ITV2 dating series have hit out at Davide again after photos of him partying alongside his ex-girlfriend were also posted on Twitter.

What a weekend it's been. Manchester’s annual Pride celebration has certainly been one from the books - and it isn’t even quite wrapped up yet.

Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson wowed fans as she stepped out at Manchester Pride in an England football crest bikini. Kimberly wore Three Lions on her top as she struck a pose at the festival.

ITV This Morning fans were quick to make a demand about presenters Ruth Langsford and Rylan Clark on Tuesday (August 23).

Coronation Street were dressed to the nines as they headed out to celebrate Millie Gibson at her leaving party, following her departure from the soap. Earlier this month, fans were left devastated over the news that Millie was quitting her role as Kelly Neelan, who she’s played for the past three years. Just a couple of months after winning the British Soap Award for best young actor, it was confirmed that Millie was heading off for pastures new, with a source saying: ‘She has loved her time on the soap but there’s a lot of excitement about what she’s going to do next.

It was a starry night in Salford as a galaxy of Coronation Street stars headed to bid farewell to their young co-star Millie Gibson at her packed leaving bash on Salford Quays. Soap favourites were pictured as they headed to The Alchemist bar on the waterside under sunny skies on Friday night in a series of glam ensembles.