Campaign to maintain Irlam rail service wins as services stay at two per hour

Residents in Irlam will have their current level of service (two trains per hour) at Irlam station maintained following the completion of platform extensions by...

Hometown: A Teenage Killing – Middle class, privileged teenagers carrying knives

Journalist Amber Haque returns to her hometown of Manchester and finds a community still reckoning with the death of Yousef Makki, a 17-year-old scholarship...

Fans can apply for tickets to Manchester premiere of BBC Two’s Hacienda documentary

Music fans are in with a chance to attend the premiere of BBC Two’s star-studded documentary, The Hacienda: The Club That Shook Britain. Co-founder of...

Nat-West to close another 43 branches including Cheadle and Glossop

Nat West Banks in Cheadle and Glossop are among 43 that are to close as the Company says more people are shifting to online...

Labour unveils plans to introduce breakfast clubs for every child

Labour has today announced plans to roll out breakfast clubs to every primary school in England, providing access to fully-funded childcare and a healthy...

Greater Manchester Police suspend senior officer

Greater Manchester Police have announced this afternoon that a senior officer in the force has been suspended following allegations of misconduct The officer has...

Man snared by officers at Manchester Airport after machete attack on Rochdale teenager is...

A man who attacked a sixteen-year-old boy with a machete in Rochdale has been jailed for 5 years 4 months after he was caught...

New road safety campaign calls on drivers to ‘See the Rider Not the Bike’

Safer Roads Greater Manchester today launch a new campaign calling on drivers to play their part in ensuring people using a cycle are kept...

Tackling health inequalities and accelerating net zero transition key to sustainable growth in Greater...

Greater Manchester needs to tackle health inequalities and accelerate the transition to net zero carbon if it is to achieve sustainable economic growth over...

Major study shows that 80 per cent of pupils say academic progress suffered due...

A staggering 80% of young people say their academic progress has suffered as a result of the pandemic and half report feeling less motivated...