Rochdale’s MP spends a night in the cells

Rochdale MP Simon Danzcuk spent a night in the Spanish cells according to reports in this morning's Sun newspaper. The MP ended up in police...

Manchester’s Radical campaigner Betty Tubbs dies at 98

The Activist Betty Tebbs, who led women in the first strike for equal pay at a Bury mill, has died at the age of...

Manchester seems like a place of the dead said Lowry

Two letters up for auction in London tomorrow night suggest that the painter LS Lowry may not have always been Manchester's greatest fan. The two...

Manchester based charity mourns Doctor killed in Syrian air strikes

Human Appeal, the humanitarian aid charity based in Manchester, were sad to learn that Dr Emad Alnesr, a Syrian doctor it helped train in...

Homophobic attack inspires volunteer to help vunerable victims

A community volunteer has told how he was inspired to support victims of hate crime after his friend was subjected to homophobic abuse. Robbie Stone,...

IPCC to reinvestigate Greater Manchester Police following the death of Jordon Begley

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is to reinvestigate the actions of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after the original investigation following the death of...

Former Manchester student is nominated for an Oscar-for the second time

Orlando von Einsiedel, a former Anthropology student of The University of Manchester, has been nominated for an Oscar in the short documentary category -...

Beswick to commemorate Manchester’s first women channel swimmer

The first women to swim the English Channel is to have a street named after her in East Manchester. Sunny Lowry's name is to be...

National award for Wythenshawe dentist

AWythenshawe dental technician has been recognised by a national dentistry body after impressing judges in a competition designed to assess efficiency and professionalism in...

Rosie’s coming back to the cobbles 

Rosie Webster is to make a welcome return to the cobbles - five years after leaving Weatherfield.  Actress Helen Flanagan is to reprise the role...