Bury man jailed for 10 years after sharing thousands of images of young boys...

A man from Bury who used a fake account to take and share thousands of images of young boys from the UK and the...

Autism crisis sees thousands of children wait years for support, report finds

The new report is warning that thousands of autistic children and young people are waiting months - or even years - for health and...

Six-minute tram service to return on busiest lines

More frequent trams are set to be reintroduced on Metrolink’s busiest lines from next week. From Tuesday (31 August), trams will run every six minutes...

Stepping Hill hospital suspends patient visits over Covid concerns

Due to the challenges associated with the COVID-19 infection rate at Stepping Hill Hospital and the local community, the decision has been made to...

Goodbye Virgin Hello Avanti

Passengers travelling on the West Coast train line will be longer boarding a Virgin Train but an Avanti one ‘ready and fit for the...

Mossley murder victim named as 38 year old Thomas Campbell

A man who was found dead at an address in Mossley has been identified as 38-year-old Thomas Campbell, as a murder inquiry continues. Detectives launched...

Government to extend Alan Turing Law 

The government will grant a posthumous pardon to tens of thousands of gay and bisexual people convicted under long abolished sexual offence laws. The Government...

COVID LATEST-Study predicts UK COVID-19 vaccination program will very quickly reduce deaths but more...

A new modelling study shows that the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination program is already reducing daily deaths. However, reductions of hospital and intensive care (ICU)...

Transforming mental health hospital care

A local NHS trust has transformed mental health hospital wards for adults and older people, to improve care and provide the highest levels of...

Piccadilly Gardens not to be closed for the time being

Confusion has surrounded reports that Piccadilly Gardens was going to be sealed off. Yesterday Greater Manchester's Police Chief appealed for it to be fenced off...