Dating app Gorton man jailed for eight years for rape
Michael Collins of Gorton has today been sentenced at Manchester Crown Square to eight years imprisonment and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register...
Hundreds of grocery prices have soared by more than 20% in two years
Shocking grocery price hikes of more than 20 per cent on hundreds of popular items are putting increasing pressure on household budgets, while Which?...
Dame Sarah Storey champions School Streets, as Wigan welcomes walking and cycling-friendly initiative
Newly appointed Active Travel Commissioner for GM, Dame Sarah Storey, marked Walk to School Week (16 – 20 May) with a visit to two...
Rochdale borough’s new mayor elected
The borough of Rochdale welcomed its new mayor, as Councillor Ali Ahmed was sworn in to office during a ceremony in Rochdale.
The appointment was...
“The town centre was on the edge and when the tram came, it pushed...
A report out this morning claims that the introduction of the tram network to Oldham far from helping the town to level up has...
Lib Dems take control of Stockport Council
Last nights Council meeting saw a change of colour for Stockport with Cllr Mark Hunter (Liberal Democrats) appointed as the Leader of Stockport Council.
The...
Lancashire Cricket Foundation reveals record 75,000 cricket participants during 2021
Lancashire Cricket Foundation has today revealed that it provided high-quality cricket provision for more people than ever before last year as 75,291 participants from...
Unexpected rise in retail sales in April thanks to strong sales of alcohol, tobacco...
Retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April as shoppers loaded up on alcohol and tobacco, likely a blip in an otherwise bleak trend that has...
Soaring demand to protect vulnerable children drives cost of care up by a quarter
Soaring demand to protect vulnerable children at risk of harm has seen spending to provide support increase by almost a quarter in five years,...
Green mapping project set to boost roadside biodiversity
A highly detailed map of the habitats found alongside England’s busiest roads will be produced for the first time under plans to boost biodiversity.
Manchester...