New Brinnington Sports and Leisure centre opens for business

A new multi-million pound sports and leisure centre has been officially opened in Brinnington with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday 2nd March. Cllr Sheila...

Government declares war on obesity

A raft of measures have been revealed as part of the Government’s new Obesity Strategy to get the nation fit and healthy, protect themselves...

Greater Manchester Police knew DNA evidence could have cleared Andrew Malkinson of rape just...

Documents have revealed that Greater Manchester Police knew three years after his conviction that there were issues over the evidence that convicted Andrew Malkinson...

Driver two times over alcohol limit arrested after M60 crash overnight

The driver was arrested overnight after his car crashed on the M60 The accident near to Junction 19 The driver was arrested for providing a positive...

Child poverty in working families on the rise

The number of poor children in working families up from 67% to 70% while 53% of poor children are aged under 5,that’s means more...

New partnership project will put local communities at the heart of efforts to protect...

Newton Heath and Platt Fields in Manchester are part of a new UK-wide initiative announced today, seeking to help local, mostly urban, communities stand...

£30,000 stolen in armed cash-in-transit robbery at Manchester supermarket

Police have released images of a man we want to speak to after a cash-in-transit robbery in Manchester earlier which saw a security worker...

Man jailed after police recover sub machine gun linked to record breaking firearms operation.

A man has been jailed for seven years for his connections to the gang who coined one of the largest firearms trafficking jobs in UK...

Risk of premature birth 50% higher in mothers with poor mental health

New research has found that women who had at least 1 contact with mental health services in the 7 years prior to their pregnancy...

Manchester Library celebrates three years since its rebirth

Three years have raced by since the transformed Central Library reopened to the public - and millions of visitors have since taken advantage of...