Whitworth Gallery to host free two-day music and arts festival

A giant beach is returning to Heaton Park this summer - and the best bit is it's FREE.

Residents have spoken of their fear over a major road in south Manchester that's "too dangerous" to let children play near after four serious incidents on the street in less than six weeks.

Manchester City and OKX certainly left no stone unturned to publicise their new multi-million pound training kit deal.

Ibrox after stellar performances in both Europa League and Scottish Cup finals capped off an excellent second season at Rangers. Aston Villa were one club mentioned early on but it's now fellow Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion who are strongly linked, alongside Dutch champions Ajax. The Daily Express report that Ajax are seeking Bassey out at a replacement for Manchester United-bound Lisandro Martínez, and are the 'highest bidders' at present for Leicester City's former youth player.

A family-of-10 has been left heartbroken after a horror blaze ripped through their home just one day before they were due to move in. Parents Hester and Nathan Hadfield had been staying a property where six of members of the family were forced to sleep in the same room before they were able to secure a larger council house in South Reddish, Stockport.

Manchester rapper Aitch has launched a new travel scheme to help young people attend festivals, gigs and other live events this summer. The Aitch-S2 project will offer train vouchers worth up to £100 to hundreds of 18 to 25-year-olds for eight weeks across July and August.

Aitch has launched a new scheme in a bid to help young music fans travel to and from festivals and other live events this summer.The Manchester rapper has teamed up with Relentless Energy to set up ‘Aitch-S2’, which offers “free travel to under 25s, so they can attend festivals, concerts, cultural events, all of that. We’ve got you covered this summer!”Set to run from today (July 5) until August 26, the scheme will give people aged between 18 and 25 the chance to win vouchers worth either £25, £50 or £100 to use on any train on the LNER rail service, per the FAQs.They can be used across National Rail but not on the London Underground network.Those eligible to enter can do so here, with vouchers set to be drawn at random.

Rapper Aitch has teamed up with energy drink Relentless to launch a new scheme that will encourage under-25s to apply for free rail travel that allows them to attend festivals and other cultural events this summer. Nicely referencing ongoing train developments in the UK, the scheme is called Aitch-S2.The official blurb for the initiative reminds us that Aitch is from Manchester, adding that the rapper “is passionate about regional scenes, talents and cultures” and that the free travel scheme aims “to help rebalance cultural accessibility outside of the M25 and spotlight bubbling music scenes across the UK”.It goes on: “With the return of music events and festivals also coinciding with the rising cost of transport and living, the initiative hopes to make a difference by removing some of the financial barriers that might restrict people from making the most of the first summer since the lifting of [COVID] restrictions”.Aitch himself says of the scheme: “I’m really excited to launch The Aitch-S2 with Relentless – there’s so much amazing culture around the UK, but for young people to experience it, they need to break out of their city limits, which is hard to do when its so expensive to travel outside your hometown.

This is the moment two climate protesters glued themselves to a famous artwork at the Manchester Art Gallery.

Sasha Urban editorNetflix announced on Thursday eight regular and recurring cast members joining the upcoming series “Glamorous.”  Variety exclusively revealed earlier this month that Kim Cattrall will star as makeup mogul Madolyn Addison, while it was previously announced that Miss Benny (“Fuller House”) will star as Marco Meija, who lands a job working for Addison.Zane Phillips (“Fire Island”), Jade Payton (“Dynasty”), Michael Hsu Rosen (“Tiny Pretty Things”), Ayesha Harris (“Tell It Like a Woman”) and Graham Parkhurst (“The Umbrella Academy”) join the cast as regulars. Joining the series as guest stars are Diana Maria Riva (“Dead To Me”), Lisa Gilroy (“Jury Duty”) and Mark Deklin (“Good Fight”).“Glamorous” follows Marco Mejia, a young, gender non-conforming queer person who is feeling stuck in his life until he secures a job working under the legendary makeup executive Madolyn Allison.

Courteeners have announced that ahead of their headline performance at Y Not Festival next month, they’ll play a warm-up gig in London – get tickets here.Liam Fray and co. will headline the Derbyshire festival – held in the heart of the Peak District in Pikehall – on July 30, joining other headliners Stereophonics and Blossoms, who will perform on July 29 and 31 respectively.But before Courteeners headline Y Not, the band will hit the stage for a warm-up gig at Electric Ballroom in Camden, London on July 29.Announced today (June 29), tickets go on sale on Friday (July 1) at 9am BST – get tickets here.Courteeners will head across the pond this November for a string of US tour dates, marking the first time the band will have played there since Coachella in 2009.The US tour kicks off at Boston’s Brighton Music Hall on November 10, with the band heading to New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles ahead of their recently announced Corona Capital Festival appearance in Mexico City on November 18.

Paris Saint-Germain sensation Lionel Messi has previously described midfielder Frenkie de Jong as a "fantastic" and "very intelligent" player ahead of his impending move to Manchester United.

Manchester United fans have been reacting to the latest reports about central midfielder Andreas Pereira.

Former Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has given his take on the Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate – and has sided with his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate.

EasyJet has announced it has cancelled its flights between Manchester and the Isle of Man for four months over summer due to 'operational issues'. The airline will not be running any of its usual flights from Manchester Airport to the island between the beginning of July and the end of October.

A huge free Christian festival is heading to Wythenshawe Park next month. The biggest free event of the summer in the north west, Festival Manchester will happen from July 1 to July 3, with a wide range of activities and even a ‘huge beach’ being made in the park.