The estate in the shadow of Etihad Stadium which homeowners fear will end up like 'jigsaw puzzle'

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu proudly flew the flag for the UK as she read out the UK vote at Eurovision. The TV presenter followed in the footsteps of celebs such as Fearne Cotton, Scott Mills and Amanda Holden to dish out those all important points at this year's competition.

Soap favourite Gary Lucy has showcased a different look after filming his final scenes on Hollyoaks. Gary, 40, who has played Luke Morgan in the Channel Four soap since 1999, returned to social media on Thursday to reveal a fresh haircut with a beard.

A nostalgic bar themed around a classic Blockbuster video rental store will open in Manchester's Northern Quarter later this month. Bosses of the Blockbusters NQ bar say they will be ready to open to the public on May 27, eight years after the last Blockbuster branch closed its doors for the final time due to the rise of streamed content.

Jose Mourinho refused to be drawn on speculation that he could once again be reunited with Nemanja Matic this summer.

Manchester United have been told they would be “lucky” to have Antonio Conte as their manager.

Agnes O’Casey), who goes undercover to help fight the alarming tide of hatred sweeping through England — its flames stoked by neo-Nazi leader Colin Jordan, a real-life historical figure played here by Rory Kinnear who features prominently in Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel “Ridley Road,” from which the series is adapted. When “Ridley Road” opens Vivien, 23, is living north of London in industrial Manchester with her parents (her father, David, owns a tailor shop) and her cousin, Roza (Julia Krynke), who survived the Holocaust in Europe.

Studio Lambert Promotes Trio In UK & U.S.

Blossoms’ gig in Stockport last night (May 3) was interrupted by a fire alarm, causing the venue to be temporarily evacuated.The band were due to play a hometown show at the Stockport Plaza after premiering their Ribbon Around The Bomb film, which is accompanying their new album of the same name.Before the band went on stage, however, the Plaza’s fire alarm went off, forcing an evacuation of the audience.Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, one audience member said: “Blossoms weren’t on yet. There’s a film on promoting their new album and they cut that short, and someone came on and said, ‘Due to circumstances out of our control our alarms have gone off and we will have to evacuate the building’.”Sorry about the fire alarm that went off at @StockportPlaza1.

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

Coronation Street stars Jack James Ryan and Harriet Bibby made an adorable pair as they posed up a storm in a photo booth. The pair were two of the soap stars out over the weekend at their belated Christmas party.

The stars of Coronation Street have been flooding social media with selfies and photobooth shots after they were finally able to enjoy a belated Christmas party. The cast of the ITV soap were together at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum in their first big party since 2019.

Paul Pogba was surprised at the atmosphere at Elland Road when Manchester United played Leeds this season.

Pep Guardiola has moved to reassure Jack Grealish that he still has a big part to play for Manchester City this season.

Homes and businesses have been without water in parts of Wigan and Leigh this morning after a troublesome water pipe burst yet again. Some residents woke up to no running water at home today (April 29), while others reported having low water pressure.

Chloe Brockett has sparked rumours she’s back with ex Jack Fincham as the pair enjoyed a “road trip” together. Taking to Instagram Stories on Wednesday, TOWIE star Chloe, 21, posted a string of videos of herself in the car with Jack, 30. Showing the former Love Islander sitting in the car seat, she told her followers: “Look who’s joining me on my road trip.