Work underway to help more trains run on time between Manchester and Sheffield

The first pieces of track have been installed to relieve a long-standing bottleneck on the Hope Valley railway line, providing faster and more reliable...

Women urged to take up NHS breast screening invites

2.06 million3 which is the highest volume ever screened in a single year – and includes those not responding directly to an invite. The latest...

Plans for redevelopment of Manchester’s Great Northern are approved

Plans by Trilogy Real Estate (Trilogy) and Peterson Group for the redevelopment of the Great Northern site in Manchester have today been awarded approval...

Doors open on 24 affordable homes at site of former car dealership in Salford

A transformative £3.1 million project in Eccles, Salford, has created 24 new, truly affordable homes on the site of a disused car dealership. Progressive landlord...

Planning application submitted for multi million pounds scheme to transform area around Rochdale Railway...

The transformation of the area around Rochdale Railway Station has moved a step closer, with the council submitting a planning application for the multi-million...

New street art unveiled in Levenshulme

A new piece of street art, that will form part of a wider art project in the area, has been unveiled in Levenshulme. From kingfishers...

Manchester’s Factory International launches new opportunities for musical creatives

Factory International has today announced two new development and performing opportunities for creatives involved in Manchester’s thriving music scene, ahead of the opening of...

Four mosques in Greater Manchester become first in Britain to launch DofE Award for...

Four mosques in Greater Manchester have become the first in Great Britain to offer young people in their communities the chance to achieve their...

Two suspects steal large amount of cash in early morning raid on Middleton Iceland...

Police are investigating a robbery at the Iceland store in Middleton Shopping Centre. Two men entered the store via a rear fire door at around 5:50am...

Smoking Amnesty launched at the Trafford Centre

Despite the NHS’s best efforts, around 20% of Mancunian adults class themselves as smokers, spending upwards of eight days a year puffing on cigarettes...