Stalybridge sex offender trapped after communicating with two adults after he thought they were...

A Stalybridge man who was trapped into thinking he was communicating with two young boys online has been jailed for five years Marc Harmer,55 Marc...

More transport chaos for Greater Manchester as Stagecoach bus drivers vote for strike action

Greater Manchester is braced for severe travel disruption later this month as over 1,000 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach begin strike action over pay. The...

Manchester leader Sir Richard to take on n new role as chair of Greater...

The soon to be former leader of Manchester City Council Sir Richard Leese has been confirmed as chair of Greater Manchester’s Health and Social...

Manchester research-Type 2 diabetes health checks down by 7.4 million due to UK’s covid...

Manchester-based researchers estimate that between March and December 2020, 7.4 million fewer NICE recommended health care checks took place in UK general practices in...

Demolition begins at Stockport’s old bus station to make way for multi-million-pound interchange

From Monday 18 October 2021, demolition of Stockport’s old bus station will begin to make way for a new state-of-the-art transport interchange in the...

Invest in social housing to fix ‘policy black hole’ for almost 1m families paying...

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is urging new housing minister Michael Gove to make ambitious investment in social housing a key part of his...

Man jailed for series of burglaries in Manchester and Salford where over £100k worth...

A Salford man who took part in three burglaries in the space of under two weeks in which jewellry watches and designer handbags were...

New NHS testing centre for Oldham will boost access to care for patients

Patients across Oldham and the surrounding area will benefit from earlier diagnostic testing closer to home, thanks to £4.5m of investment in a new...

Health of one in five renters harmed by their home

The health of one in five renters in England – or 1.9 million households - is being harmed by poor housing, stark new research...

Former Droylsden police station goes up for auction

The former police station on Manchester Road Street in Droylesden has been put up for sale and is due to go under the hammer along...