Greater Manchester from Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

Jason Manford and Ben Nickless return for a fourth year running at the Manchester Opera House, headlining this year’s pantomime Robin Hood with a familiar mix of slapstick, songs and silliness.

A 23-year-old pub worker from Alkrington has taken the next step towards her dream of running her own pub, graduating from a pioneering training scheme at the very venue that shares her surname.

A man has been charged with multiple sexual offences against two 14-year-old girls following an incident at a flat in Bolton.

THREE bands played in a charity concert and helped to raise more than £700 towards a camp for 100 children in Uganda in Summer 2026.