He's now speeding his way back to Manchester to brighten up 2020, but will take a seat in a new location. 'They are gyms for the soul' - anger as Greater Manchester theatres and museums forced to ...

Albert Square was historically the centrepiece of Manchester's Christmas Markets, watched over by a giant inflatable Father Christmas, known as Zippy, that sat in front of the town hall.

The giant Santa who oversees the Manchester Christmas Markets from his perch high above Albert Square has arrived on the back of a lorry this afternoon. Affectionately known to many as Zippy ...

The Christmas Markets may have opened, but there's one figure still missing from Manchester's festivities and that's the Big Santa. Christmas isn't Christmas without the giant light-up character ...

A giant Father Christmas attraction known as "Zippy" has found a new home after watching over a Christmas market for more than a decade. The huge Santa figure has moved from Manchester Town Hall ...

With only a month to go until the opening of Manchester's world-famous Christmas Markets, the locations have been revealed for this year's stalls. Public notices Newsletters ...

A giant Father Christmas attraction known as "Zippy" in Manchester has been put up for sale by the council. The huge Santa figure has watched over the city's Christmas market in Albert Square for ...

Manchester will be "making up for lost time" as it welcomes back the city's "world-famous Christmas Markets", a councillor has said. The markets were mostly cancelled for the first time in their ...