Major redevelopment for Queen’s Park play area in Heywood

Draw your swords and prepare for battle as a new castle-themed play unit is set to feature as part of major upgrade works to...

Warning issued about smoking in bed after Swinton Fire on Monday

Fire service chiefs have urged people always to put out cigarettes completely and never to smoke in bed. It follows a fire that started in...

Watching nature on TV can boost wellbeing, finds new study

Watching high quality nature programmes on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being...

Labour leader calls for three week circuit breaker to reset the fight against Covid

Labour leader Kier Starmer has called for a three week national lockdown across England running over half term, but not shutting schools, to get...

Manchester finds cure found for rare form of inflammatory bowel disease

A rare genetic condition which causes inflammatory bowel disease can be successfully treated by bone marrow transplant, according to University of Manchester and Manchester...

“Please come home where you are loved-Families plea time missing Hale Barns man

James Booth was last seen at the Altrincham Priory Hospital, Rappax Road, Hale Barns, Trafford, at around 1.30pm on 10th October James is described...

New guidance issued for those shielding under Tier system

The Department of Health and Social care has this morning announced that  people in England who are deemed clinically extremely vulnerable who were asked...

Firearms seized and two people have been arrested in Oldham

A 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm after police searched a property on Bankfield Drive,...

Housing Secretary-Manchester escaped most restrictive measures because of local leaders

The Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has raised the prospect of further restrictions,and suggested that Manchester had escaped the most restrictive measures because of pressure...

Manchester-based sustainable fashion pioneers Stitched Up lead the charge against fast fashion with post-lockdown...

The Covid-19 crisis is reshaping shoppers’ consumption habits, as lockdown has encouraged people to question their buying habits and consider more ethical options. Now, as...