With a couple of hours to spare, we took the little ones over to Bean and Brush Cafe in Sale. Unsure of exactly where we were going we parked in the M&S car park, perfect, except it’s a maximum of an hour and a very efficient car parking attendant is on standby. So perhaps try the Tesco&r...

A beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon in September found me, partner, a three-and-a-half year old and a seven-month old running madly down Liverpool Street, bags flapping (not as much as me), waving frantically at one of Manchester's bright red sightseeing tour buses to stop and let us on... yep, we'...

At the geographic centre of Manchester, the café of St Ann’s Church is a peaceful retreat from frenetic shoppers – great if your kids are getting tetchy. If you go into the main church entrance, the small café, staffed by volunteers, is at the back of the church. It sells hom...