Fire crews battling blaze at Bredbury Industrial Unit

Greater Manchester Fire Crews have been battling a blaze at an Industrial Unit in Bredbury overnight. The fire on Lingard Lane broke out around 3.00am Group Manager...

New Tommyfield Market site impresses traders

Traders at Tommyfield Market joined Oldham Council Leader, Cllr Arooj Shah, this week to celebrate a major milestone on the development of the market's...

17 year old girl from Oldham area dies of suspected drugs overdose at Leeds...

A 17-year-old girl from the Oldham area has died of a suspected drugs overdose at Leeds Festival. A 17-year-old boy, also from the Oldham area,...

Three more towers for the centre of Manchester

Plans for the construction of three towers are to go before Manchester Council's planning committee next week. The towers, to be built, around the area...

Councillors demand action as Shaw and Crompton Health Centre redevelopment stalls

After the last-minute announcement from Oldham’s Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) that the planned redevelopment of Shaw and Crompton’s Health Centre would not go ahead...

Andy Burnham must continue to work with Greater Manchester Police to fund and fulfil...

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham must continue to work with Greater Manchester Police to fund and fulfil hundreds of vacancies at the force, GMP...

New VR equipment brings home reality of dangerous driving

GREATER Manchester’s commitment to safer roads was on full display at Farnworth Fire Station Open Day ahead of National Road Safety Week, with new...

56 year old left with life threatening injuries after being hit by car which...

A hit and run smash in Rochdale yesterday evening has left a man with life threatening injuries The 56-year-old was crossing the road at the...

Burnham-Local lockdowns fraught with problems

Greater Manchester’s Mayor Andy Burnham has expressed his fears over Government plans for local lockdowns. Speaking at the weekly Greater Manchester Press Conference, the Mayor...

Reach journalists to be balloted on stirke action after rejecting 3 per cent pay...

NUJ members at Reach titles which include the Manchester Evening News will be balloted on strike action in coming weeks, following rejection of a...