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Win a Panasonic LCD television

WE'RE giving away a Panasonic flatscreen television to celebrate the arrival of the Panasonic Living in HD Roadshow, which comes to the Trafford Centre on the weekend of December 19 to 21.

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Win a Nintendo Wii

WE'VE teamed up with Guinness World Records to give you the chance to win a Nintendo Wii console - and a copy of new game Guinness World Records: The Videogame.

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Win Kung Fu lessons

TO celebrate the release of Kung Fu Panda, one lucky winner will receive a month of free kung fu lessons with an expert from the Kung Fu Federation - plus a copy of the film.

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Win tickets for Chatsworth at Christmas

WE'RE giving away a pair of tickets for a Christmas evening at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire on December 17, plus a copy of illustrator Jan Pieńkowski's book The First Noel.

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Institute brings us the Mean Streets of Mexico

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THE Institute Cervantes has once again delivered the perfect antidote to a night at the Odeon with yet another blisteringly good screening. Fuera Del Cielo (Beyond the Sky) continues... Read more…

Salsa time at the Town Hall

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LATIN dance goes head to head with northern weather this weekend at the as the Great British Salsa Experience hits Manchester. Read more…

Christmas Markets open for business

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MULLED wine and German sausages have returned to the streets of Manchester - as has that baffling talking reindeer. All part, of course, of the ever-popular Christmas Markets, back to weave festive cheer throughout the city. Read more…

Salford Film Festival throws its doors open

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THE 5th Salford Film Festival has raised its curtain and quite some festival it’s shaping up to be - with the packed eight-day programme offering enough diversity and excitement to satisfy the most die hard of film fans. Read more…

Get your festive skates on

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CHRISTMAS is on the horizon, the lights are fully switched on and it’s time to get your skates on as the Yuletide season gets into top gear. In 2008 Spinningfields is stepping forward as THE place to go for seasonal fun and CityLife.co.uk is the official media partner. Read more…

Music Loves Fashion

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ON December 4, Matt and Phred's jazz bar in the Northern Quarter will play host to a charity event that promises to bring a lot of Manchester creatives together. Read more…

Exposures returns for 15th year

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THE influence and the importance of the 'Exposures' film festival should never be underestimated. Celebrating its 15th year and without showing any signs of fatigue it continues to be the biggest and best Student film festival in Europe Starting on Sunday and running up to and includi... Read more…

New Trafford slope has the X Factor

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THE trouble with skiing is that unless you are incredibly lucky (and by that I mean rich) the best you can hope for in terms of fulfilling your downhill dreams is a single week away on holiday. Read more…

Future of festivals

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FESTIVALS: mud, unpredictable weather, battling across a boggy field to catch all the bands on your must see list… there has to be another way. Read more…

Having a wall of a time at Chill Factore

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MY past climbing experience has been confined to large trees in conker season 30 years ago. Read more…

Morse creator set for Library date

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COLIN Dexter is happy to admit that he does share some of the characteristics of his most famous literary creation, Inspector Morse. "I suppose we are rather alike," he admits in the gentle voice of the schoolmaster he once was. "But I think I'm a little more generous than him, ... Read more…

Children In Need gig at Chill Factor-e

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YOU wouldn't usually expect to visit Chill Factor-e - the UK's biggest indoor ski slope - for a music gig, but that's what's happening on Friday (November 14), as Manchester bands The Mandigans, The Furs, The Fractures and Seaside Riot join forces for the BBC's Children In Need appeal. Read more…

Christmas lights switch on guide

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NOVEMBER is traditionally the month of the big switch on, when Manchester and its surrounding towns and boroughs turn on their Christmas lights and the countdown to the yuletide period can well and truly get underway. Read more…

Murder mystery at Great John Street

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IF you'd like to make your Halloween more glamorous than covering your kitchen with pumpkin seeds and the neighbours' cars with loo roll, you may be intrigued by the scary events due to unfold at Great John Street Hotel's extremely special evening: A Murder Is Announced (October 31). Read more…

Wayne's world at Arena

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NEXT June will see the return of Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War Of The Worlds - now a regular gig on the calendar. Read more…

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CityLife.co.uk backs 2009 National Winter Ales Festival

Mags Burgess wrote: 6 hours 38 minutes ago

Looking forward to this event, went to the last one, I opted for the third of a pint glass, wise move I think! Also some great stalls selling merchandise, ranging from T-shirts, to lighters, books Etc. Oh & thumbs up to the 3 Rivers Micro brewery,Stockport, had a tour a couple of years ago, would highly reccomend.

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Institute brings us the Mean Streets of Mexico

Robert Johnson wrote:

THE Institute Cervantes has once again delivered the perfect antidote to a night at the Odeon with yet another blisteringly good screening. Fuera Del Cielo (Beyond the Sky) continues...

Read more