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Channel 5 show is looking for people with ‘nightmare neighbours’ in Manchester

The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door follows some of the most extreme cases of fallouts between neighbours all over the country.

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The hit Channel 5 show The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door is back for another new series, and needs Manchester residents to spill the beans.

The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door – which will be in its eighth series, and has undoubtedly gone on to become one of the network’s most popular shows after it first aired on our TV screens back in 2014 – follows some of the most extreme cases of fallouts between neighbours all over the country.

Unfamiliar with the premise of the show?

Each hour-long episode generally features up to four neighbourly disputes and goes behind closed doors to find out what happened between the neighbours when those disputes arise, with the dispute usually told mostly from the point of view of the neighbour who reported their experiences to the show’s producers.

It often begins with how the feud started and then delves further into how it escalated, all while using real-life interviews and reconstruction along the way.

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Are your neighbours causing a nuisance? Sick of their “nightmare” behaviour? Ready to solve the issue once and for all?

The company behind the hit show, Avalon Factual, have put out a nationwide casting call and are encouraging Mancunians to get in contact for the chance to appear on the show and settle some long-standing problems.

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The Avalon casting team said: “The series features a wide variety of neighbourhood issues and disputes and we are looking for people to take part. We are keen to hear from people in Greater Manchester who are currently having problems, but also those who may have had issues or disputes in the past”.

To apply to appear in the next series of The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door, all you’ll need to do is email your interest to [email protected].

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The Manchester 24 Hour Run raises over £70,000 for the region’s homeless community

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The numbers are in for the 2025 Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness, which saw hordes of runners take over the city centre to generate money for the ever-crucial cause.

Having set an ambitious target of £50,000, not only did they manage to achieve their goal, they absolutely SMASHED it, totalling more than £70k.

In fact, with last-minute donations and matching contributions still trickling in over a fortnight on from this year’s event, the final figure is actually set to surpass that by several thousands.

Simply incredible stuff. Speaking on the night, here’s what the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, had to say about another inspiring edition of the annual endurance relay.

Running in the wind and rain, dashing through puddles in the cold, the pitch black and all through the night into the fresh cold Manc morning this month, more than a thousand volunteers, locals, businesses, and more laced up their trainers for the seventh edition in six years.

For those unaware, this event is a recurring 5k relay loop around Manchester, with the route designed to run around parts of the city centre where you can witness homelessness first-hand.

Taking place in November every year – when the region is even more dark, grey and wet than usual – this also gives participants an opportunity to further empathise with the discomfort felt by rough sleepers.

Well over 4,000 individuals and 165 organisations have taken part in this initiative since 2019, funding more than 70,000 nights of accommodation through the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity and its ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme. That tally is set to jump massively, once again, after this year’s run.

Here’s how the 2025 stats on the tarmac break down:

  • 100 running clubs and organisations
  • Over 1,500 individual runners and walkers
  • 44 x five-kilometre consecutive relay laps run
  • Over £188,700* raised across all events and years.
  • Multiple sponsors, including Autotrader, Accenture and Mistral
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Credit: Ed Hill (supplied)

In 2025, the 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness also successfully expanded to Sheffield and Hereford for the first time, as well as returning to Birmingham for its second year.

The event unites local running communities to support local organisations. Better still, in 2026, the event is expected to expand again; for instance, after a rescheduling, the event is heading over to Yorkshire once more for the inaugural edition of The Leeds 24 Hour Run in March 2026.

Reflecting on the event’s seventh year, The 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness co-founder, Thomas Lewis, says: “Every year I think we’ve hit our peak in terms of fundraising and turnout, and every year we somehow manage to surpass it. I’m completely blown away by the support and dedication of the Manchester running community. Bring on next year.”

Fran Darlington-Pollock, the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity’s outgoing CEO, added: “We’re so proud to continue supporting this incredible event and all the hard work that goes into making it such a success year after year.

“The passion and dedication of the organisers, runners, and supporters are truly inspiring, and we’re so grateful for the funds raised, which help people experiencing homelessness through A Bed Every Night.”

Anyone still wanting to make a donation can do so by visiting The 24 Hour Run website and the attached JustGiving page HERE, which will remain open for a few weeks following the event.

There are plenty of other ways we can help fight homelessness throughout the year, and it’s by pursuing vital causes like this that we truly put the great in Greater Manchester.

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You can even do so by simply visiting the Christmas markets.

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John Cooper Clarke announces latest UK headline tour along with new book

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The ‘Bard of Salford’ himself, Dr John Cooper Clarke, is back with another UK headline tour in 2026, plus a brand-new book to boot.

Now 76 and still as fiery as ever, ‘The Godfather of Punk Poetry’s career spans more than half a century, and as a Greater Manchester native and cultural icon, he’s still just as worth celebrating as ever with each passing year.

Becoming the first poet to ever headline a UK arena with his landmark Co-op Live back in March, it’s been another milestone 12 months for local legend, and he clearly has absolutely no intentions of slowing down next year either.

Revealing a raft of new tour dates on Monday, 1 December, John Cooper Clarke will be bringing his spoken word stylings and latest collection – satsifyingly titled Have It – to crowds all over the country.

Confirming a total of 20 new live shows, JCC will be kicking off his next tour in October 2026 in time for the launch of his latest title.

Following on from last year’s release, ‘WHAT‘, which became an instant Sunday Times bestseller, and his memoir (published back in 2020), this will be his fifth book to date.

2025 also saw him receive the prestigious Northern Music Award (NMAs) in recognition of his phenomenal influence in the music world and art as a whole.

As for us here at Audio North, we recently also had the incredible privilege of sitting down to chat with Cooper Clarke ourselves ahead of the announcement.

You can see John Cooper Clarke’s list of live shows in full down below.

JCC UK headline tour dates 2026

We’ve kindly italicised all the Northern dates for you as well.

  • Wed, 7 Oct – Southend Palace Theatre
  • Sat, 10 Oct – Poole Lighthouse
  • Sun, 11 Oct – Bristol Beacon
  • Wed, 14 Oct – Brighton Theatre Royal
  • Thu, 15 Oct – London Palladium
  • Sat, 17 Oct – Sheffield City Hall
  • Tue, 20 Oct – Glasgow Pavilion 
  • Wed, 21 Oct – Carlisle Old Fire Station
  • Fri, 23 Oct – Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall
  • Sat, 24 Oct – Birmingham Town Hall
  • Wed, 28 Oct – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
  • Sat, 31 Oct – Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
  • Wed, 4 Nov – Whitley Bay The Playhouse
  • Fri, 6 Nov – York Grand Opera House
  • Thu, 12 Nov – Dublin 3 Olympia
  • Sun, 15 Nov – Belfast Mandela Hall
  • Wed, 18 Nov – Blackpool Opera House
  • Sat, 21 Nov – Manchester O2 Apollo
  • Wed, 25 Nov – Leicester De Montfort Hall
  • Fri, 27 Nov – Edinburgh Queens Hall  

Tickets for Dr John Cooper Clarke in October 2026 will be available from this Friday, 5 December at 10am via Gigs and Tours as well as his official website.

You can get ready to grab yours HERE.

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