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A. Savage, of the NYC indie rock band Parquet Courts, has shared details of his second solo album. Several Songs About Fire will be released on October 6 via Rough Trade Records.

The Government has today confirmed plans for Eton College to launch a new sixth form in Oldham - and announced two new free schools will also open in Manchester. They are among 15 new free schools given the go-ahead in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country.

An army veteran troubled by concerns about his business was found dead on a beach in North Wales, an inquest heard. Gareth Arnold - affectionally known by some as 'Cheeky' - disappeared after leaving his in-laws' home in Bury, apparently to buy clothes for a family holiday in Barbados.

‘Experimental’ traffic restrictions have been introduced outside a school in Oldham to protect pupils at pick-up and drop-off times.

The Wire, Homeland, and Wolf Hall actor Damian Lewis is set to come to Manchester as part of a musical tour.

Two men have been found guilty of causing the death of a teenage girl after she was mowed down while she walked to college.

The huge Greater Manchester-wide blueprint for ‘housing, jobs, and growth’, can finally move forward following a government review.

Whether it's a BLT, tuna mayo or a fresh bap with ham and cheese, the UK is undoubtedly a nation of sandwich lovers.

Buying your first home is a goal for many people, but the cost of living crisis is making it increasingly hard for people to get on the property ladder. Not only is the cost of buying a house itself extremely high, but saving for a deposit and earning a good enough wage to secure a mortgage is also difficult.

Three GMP officers are under investigation for 'potential breaches of standards' during the probe into the discovery of four bodies at a burnt out mill in Oldham, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

If you fancy a pizza in Manchester, you’re spoilt for choice.

Police are appealing for more information after a woman was approached by a man with a knife and sexually assaulted in an Oldham park.

Jamie Webster has shared details of a huge gig at Sefton Park, and announced a new album ‘10 For The People’.The two new announcements come following the singer-songwriter’s recent slot at this year’s Glastonbury and TRNSMT festivals, and two outdoor shows in Liverpool, which saw him play to a crowd of 24,000 people.Now, the 29-year-old has announced yet another Liverpool date – a mammoth appearance at the city’s Sefton Park. The gig is set to take place on July 12, 2024 and will follow on from his previously announced run of 2023 UK tour dates.Set to kick off in November with two dates at Glasgow’s O2 Academy (9 and 11), Webster will then make stops in Bristol, Sheffield, and London, before playing two sold-out back-to-back shows at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on November 17 and 18.

Militarie Gun have shared details of a new tour across Europe and the UK, set to kick off later this year. Find a full list of tour dates below.Announced today (August 2), the live shows follow on from the hardcore band’s debut album, ‘Life Under The Gun’, which arrived earlier this year.

J.K. Rowling, the pen name of Joanne Rowling, was born on this day in history on July 31, 1965. The British author is the creator of the wildly popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter book series, about a young sorcerer-in-training, as Britannica.com and other sources note.

Controversial plans to build homes on peat land at Chat Moss in Salford for housing have been scrapped.

Miles Kane has announced details of a UK headline tour for 2024 behind his new album – see dates below and buy tickets here.The singer will release new album ‘One Man Band’ on August 4, and head out on a short run of acoustic dates to mark the release.Early next year, he will then kick off a full UK tour at Leeds’ O2 Academy on January 25, with the tour then running until early February where it ends with a London gig at Electric Ballroom on February 9.See the full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale on August 2 at 10am BST and you can buy yours here.JANUARY 202425 – Leeds, O2 Academy26 – Bristol, O2 Academy27 – Birmingham, O2 Institute29 – Oxford, O2 Academy30 – Nottingham, Rock City‌FEBRUARY 20241 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers2 – Newcastle, NX3 – Manchester, O2 Ritz5 – Cambridge, Junction6 – Southampton, Engine Rooms8 – Brighton, Concorde 29 – London, Electric BallroomSpeaking to NME‘s Liberty Dunworth in April, Kane said his upcoming album captures the energy and essence of his earlier work: “There was a conscious effort that I wanted to make it super upbeat.

Thousands of Britons returned back to the UK overnight after fleeing from wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes.

There used to be a bit of food snobbery surrounding Greggs. A bit like Aldi and Lidl, it was never as cool to shop there as it is now.

A boy racer who filmed himself driving at speeds of over 120mph before crashing into and killing a pregnant mum is one of those locked up in Greater Manchester this week.