Large high-rise training exercise takes place in Rochdale

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service ran a large-scale exercise to test procedures for dealing with fires in a high-rise. Ten appliances attended the exercise...

No Manchester Day parade instead a day-til-dusk celebration

There will not be a parade this year for Manchester Day, the council has announced Instead the Council is proposing a Day and Night event...

A major feature of the ‘Manc’ accent is disappearing – but not in North...

New research by an expert at The University of Manchester has found that a major aspect of the traditional ‘Manc’ accent is still going...

Police seize £20K of illegal vapes and issue warning

Police in Bolton and the Council’s Licensing and Trading Standards services have seized 2800 suspected illegal vapes. The vapes, estimated to be worth £20,000, were...

#BeeWell’s survey results show persistent inequalities in young people’s wellbeing in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester’s #BeeWell programme is has released its latest findings from the survey of school pupils in Years 9 and 10 which took place...

Manchester to host international convention for performing arts professionals this summer

Manchester is to play host to a prestigious international convention for the performing arts this summer, which will see hundreds of professionals working globally...

Oldham families to benefit from new Family Hubs

Thousands of parents, children, and young people are set to benefit from a multi-million-pound investment into ‘one-stop shops’ for families in Oldham. Family services will...

Dame Sarah Storey supports new accessible e-cycle scheme for Greater Manchester

Cycling UK is working with Wheels for All in Manchester to offer free one-month e-trike loans and free skills and confidence sessions through the...

Work begins on Heywood’s solar farm

Plans for a brand new solar farm in Heywood are powering ahead, with work beginning on-site. The 10 hectare site, at Chamber House in Heywood,...

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...