It's the Year of the Dragon and Manchester knows how to celebrate Chinese New Year in style!

Manchester’s Great North Run is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, but in this Olympic year it is perhaps fitting that Manchester will once again see the Marathon run through 26+ miles of the Borough of Trafford.

Ever since Corporal Jones famously cried 'Don't panic...don't PANIC' whilst doing just that, we seem to have become a nation of 'panickers', with the first sign of problems creating a buying frenzy.

The recent sad and untimely death of one of Manchesters' favourite sons, Davy Jones, will add a certain poignancy to the musical extravaganza that Monkee Business promises to be, but you are sure to leave Manchester Opera House with a smile on your face!

As Manchester Metropolitan, Manchester and Salford Universities work together with Student Unions, it seems that the spotlight is on students' behaviour off campus, with the consequences of bad behaviour being under serious discussion.

Easter bonnets, face painting, Ester eggs and bunnies - all combine to make an eggceptional family day out at the Trafford Centre, Manchester on the 24th March. Time for chocolate lovers to get your celebrations under way!

It can safely be said that the Premier League title is destined for Manchester, but the question still remains as to whether Sir Alex will have to add an extra shelf to a groaning trophy cabinet, or if Mancini will fill another of the empty spaces in his.

Based at Stagecoach Manchester, local trainee mechanic, Jack Abbott, from Wythenshawe, has been named ‘Apprentice of the Year’ for the second year running, by national bus operator, Stagecoach.

Staff from the Wilkinson store in Wythenshawe have continued their efforts to improve the appearance of the surrounding area, by helping to rejuvenate the Cross Acre Day Centre rooftop gardens.