http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/ Top stories for Entertainment http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049462_music_the_ting_tings_academy_2_may_18 AFTER years of producing lots of scruffy, unkempt indie bands, it looks like Manchester is finally upping the pop glamour stakes in 2008 – and you will know them as The Ting Tings. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049462_music_the_ting_tings_academy_2_may_18 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049460_music_mark_knopfler_men_arena_saturday_may_17 IT'S ONE thing to defeat a great big monster, but it’s another thing to defeat a monster which you created yourself. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049460_music_mark_knopfler_men_arena_saturday_may_17 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049458_music_david_essex_opera_house_may_22 IN WAS in the 1974 film Stardust that David Essex gave one of his most memorable film performances. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049458_music_david_essex_opera_house_may_22 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049461_children_playhouse_disney_opera_house_may_1618 CHILDREN have a terrific treat in store at Manchester’s Opera House this weekend when all their favourite Disney characters come to life. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049461_children_playhouse_disney_opera_house_may_1618 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049463_on_your_marks CHILDREN get on their trainers and show mums and dads the way forward at the Tesco Mini and Junior Great Manchester Run on Saturday. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049463_on_your_marks Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049464_central_to_a_citys_legend WHEN Pat and Matt Carroll were youngsters growing up in Little Hulton they liked nothing more than to re-design the record sleeves of their brother’s vast album collection. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049464_central_to_a_citys_legend Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049465_old_and_new_joined_by_art TRADITIONAL Chinese art meets contemporary in a fascinating new exhibition currently in Manchester. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049465_old_and_new_joined_by_art Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049466_mad_about_eurovision IN THE week counting down to the kitsch and camp delights of Eurovision there’s the chance to enjoy an award-winning smash-hit show all about it. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049466_mad_about_eurovision Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049390_return_of_the_likeable_lads YOU don't get many stars conducting a newspaper interview while they're buying paint in Homebase but Journey South's Andy Pemberton is the exception. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1049390_return_of_the_likeable_lads Mon, 12 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048795_fun_for_all_at_victoria_park FROM keen gardeners to dog lovers, Stretford's Victoria Park is playing host to two events that promise something for everyone. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048795_fun_for_all_at_victoria_park Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048508_tuck_into_an_artistic_treat VISITORS to the Manchester Castle Galleries have been enjoying a mouth-watering experience – thanks to an unusual art exhibition. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048508_tuck_into_an_artistic_treat Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048502_music_here_and_now_men_arena_tuesday_13_may IN THE hit BBC series Ashes to Ashes, the lead character Alex Drake (played by Keeley Hawes), falls into a coma and is transported back in time to the eighties – her worst possible nightmare. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048502_music_here_and_now_men_arena_tuesday_13_may Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048495_music_willie_nelson_apollo_sunday_11_may THE rule for any true outlaw is that they must always maintain an air of menace and danger, kicking against authority at any given opportunity. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048495_music_willie_nelson_apollo_sunday_11_may Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048486_comedy_jenny_eclair_lowry_sunday JENNY Eclair is back on the road this Sunday after the huge success of Grumpy Old Women last Autumn. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048486_comedy_jenny_eclair_lowry_sunday Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048507_cine_clubs_the_reel_deal WHEN Andy Rafferty and Chris Dee had the idea of setting up their own local ‘cinema’ in Chorlton 18 months ago they weren’t planning to rival the huge multiplexes. http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/entertainment/magazine/s/1048507_cine_clubs_the_reel_deal Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000