Community pub operator behind popular venues across Greater Manchester named the best in the UK

A mix of sunny spells, cloud and showers are forecast for Greater Manchester for the remainder of this week, according to the Met Office.

A neighbourhood bakery in Manchester run by an all-female team has been named in a list of the best bakeries in the UK. Long Boi's Bakehouse in Levenshulme was praised in a list of the top 13 bakeries "worth queuing for" published by The Telegraph national newspaper at the weekend.

Shocking figures have revealed a startling trend in Manchester’s battle against-fly tipping.

The firm behind a well-known Greater Manchester TV studio has been placed into liquidation it has been confirmed. Factory Transmedia Ltd was formed in 2000 and employed hundreds of people over its near quarter of a century in business.

Sky internet customers are reporting a major outage in areas of Greater Manchester on Wednesday morning.

Greater Manchester is set for another unsettled day of weather following Storm Pierrick. The storm, named by Meteo France, brought rain and heavy wind to the UK yesterday (April 10).

A play centre in Greater Manchester is letting parents pay what they can in a bid to help struggling families.

Stockport’s historic Bramall Hall will host a plant fair next week with some of the country’s most respected specialist nurseries - including RHS medallists - selling flowers, shrubs and more in the grounds of the Tudor building. The Plant Hunters’ Fair will take place on April 17 and will raise funds for Friends of Bramall Hall and Park.

Staff at a local pub in Stockport have spoken about being ‘starstruck’ after Ricky Hatton and Claire Sweeney walked in for a drink.

Actor Simon Bird has been filming scenes for the return of a popular Channel 4 show in Stockport today.

Over the coming weeks woodland areas will be transformed with bluebells as these gorgeous purple flowers start to bloom. They usually follow suit once golden daffodils have appeared and signify that spring is well and truly underway.

There's a Manchester derby of sorts on Saturday, but it will be a world away from the billion pound empires that collide when Manchester City and Manchester United lock horns. The biggest game in Manchester won't be at the Etihad or Old Trafford, but down the road at Boundary Park.

A popular family-run bakery and deli in Salford has announced it is set to open a new pizzeria later this month aiming to ‘redefine’ Manchester’s pizza scene.

A popular Sale pub has reopened its doors following a major refurbishment. The Kings Ransom, situated on the Bridgewater Canal on Britannia shut for several weeks while the six-figure revamp was underway.

With two weeks off school it can be hard to keep the kids entertained over the Easter holidays. It’s especially tricky when the weather is hit and miss.

A new banking hub in Stockport will open this week, it has been confirmed. Located in the Village Square in Bramhall, it will offer counter service operated by the Post Office, where customers of all major banks and building societies can carry out regular cash transactions.

April has begun with heavy rain across Greater Manchester and around the country. Our region has enjoyed some pleasant weather over the Easter bank holiday weekend so far.

The M.E.N recently reported on the scale of demand for high school places in Trafford, the only Greater Manchester borough which still has a state grammar school system decided by the 11-plus exam. Here, the M.E.N's Damon Wilkinson writes about how Trafford came to be the only borough in our region which kept a selective school system which defined post-war Britain - but only survives in a few parts of the country today.

Greater Manchester has some pretty fine fish and chip shops, if we do say so ourselves.

A mix of sunshine and showers is forecast for Greater Manchester over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.