GMP celebrates having 8,000 police officers for the first time in a decade

Greater Manchester Police is celebrating having over 8,000 police officers for the first time in 10 years. 110 new PCs have just been attested in...

Haigh ice cream vendor whips up new bike for Jayden

young boy who lost his bike at Haigh Woodland Park is smiling again thanks to a sweet gesture from an ice cream man. Three-year-old Jayden...

Tesco hit with £8m fine after poisoning the River Irwell

Tesco were fined a total of £8million - £5million for the health and safety offence and £3million for the environmental offence after petrol leaked...

Greater Manchester heroes honoured at star-studded Pride of Manchester Awards

The M.E.N Pride of Manchester Awards with TSB, are back to honour the region’s unsung heroes and to celebrate those ordinary Mancunians who have...

Manchester’s Italian Walk

Manchester’s Italian community comes to the fore this Sunday with its most high profile event, the Madonna del Rosario Procession, in honour of Our...

North West death toll as people across the region urged to sign a Cancer...

NEW analysis released by Cancer Research UK on World No Tobacco Day (31 May) estimates that tobacco causes the death of one person in the North...

Tackling off-road bikes with specialist policing team and community ‘toolkit’

A new specialist policing team has been set up to tackle issues with off-road bikes across Greater Manchester, hitting the road recently. The new Safer...

Revised schedule announced for Wigan to Bolton railway bridge work

Engineers have released a revised schedule to replace a road bridge over the railway in Greater Manchester after earlier demolition work was unable to...

Queen’s baton makes flying visit to Manchester

The Queen’s Baton visited Manchester last Friday as it continued its tour of England ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Baton was joined by...

GM self-employment support programme boosts local economy by £12.7M

EnterprisingYou, an employment support programme, delivered by GC Business Growth Hub, has helped self-employed businesses in the region grow revenues by £12.7m since launching...