It's Chriiiiiistmaaaaassss! Noddy Holder at a candlelit carol service at Manchester Cathedral .

It's happy hour again!Former Housemartins and Beautiful South singer Paul Heaton buys the Kings Arms in Salford

Pupils at the Manchester Enterprise Academy are being taught CSI style lessons in forensic science

Opening of the biggest Sikh temple in Manchester - the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara in Whalley Range

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Trafford Town Hall where an old nuclear bunker has been uncovered following building work .

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Build A Rocket Boys ! Elbow pull pints of their new beer at the Manchester Food and Drink festival

Andrew Barnfield and Matt Bierrum at the Bohemian arts and music venue Antwerp Mansion in Rusholme , Manchester

DC Bob Willis who is a senior member of the Greater Manchester Police child exploitation and online protection unit

Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Sam Skye Lee at Suez Caravan Park , Newton Le Willows .

Gawsworth Primary School where Hollie the dog listens to pupils reading to help with their confidence

Candlelit vigil in Manchester in protest against the government of Syria

Football on the streets of Salford

Dane Williamson , 18 , who was wrongly arrested for involvement in the Manchester riots

In the rush for swift justice following the Manchester riots , Dane Williamson was wrongly arrested for setting fire to the Miss Selfridge store on Market Street . He spent nine days in custody during which time his home was set on fire .

The calm after the storm - Toxteth the morning after

Manchester Museum will be able to create a new gallery showcasing its collection of Egyptian artefacts following a £772,000 lottery grant

Protest in Derby against the government’s decision to award the Thameslink rail contract to German firm Siemens, rather than Bombardier

The real Dr Who drops in on Punchdrunk's The Crash of the Elysium at The Manchester International Festival

An art project called extInked opens at the Manchester Museum . The project involves volunteers being tattooed with images of endangered species .

Bittersweet - an old fashioned sweet shop opens up in Chorlton . Nostalgia never tasted so sweet !

Portrait of Juergen Maier

Carol Thomas and son Jamie . Jamie is both deaf and blind . It was touching to see the love and affection apparent in their interaction .

Pianist David Schofield at Chetham's School of Music .

Manchester United celebrate their Premier League success

Roger Hamilton at his allotment in Bakewell

Kate Drummond with her vintage ice cream van in Morecambe

As the media's insatiable appetite for all things regal gathered pace I was sent off to a school where pupils were planning a Royal Wedding party

Cannon Andrew Shanks at Manchester Cathedral.

Canon Andrew Shanks has been receiving abusive letters after he helped to organise the Manchester St George's day parade which featured a black St George .

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Recovered cancer patient Kath Pearce looking after her grandaughter Sophie

Charity worker for the homeless Helen Wilson with her son Ethan

portraits of a woman abused as a child in foster care