Footasylum workers' £100,000 crime plot brought down after anonymous email to bosses

A recruitment drive which will create more than 2,000 jobs at Co-op Live, the £365m venue being built by Manchester City's Etihad Stadium, has been launched.

Bosses at the gas network Cadent have apologised as an emergency road closure continues to cause traffic chaos in part of Stockport.

Sacha Lord has written to the developers behind food hub Hatch in a bid to ask them to extend their notice period for vendors.

Andy Burnham and four other Mayors across England have vowed to continue the fight to stop plans to close 1,000 train ticket offices. In July the Greater Manchester Mayor said he was preparing to launch a legal action against the train operators' plans to try and halt the proposal.

Police have vowed to crack down on organised crime gangs who see Wigan as an 'easy target'. In recent years gangs from Merseyside have established a foothold in the town, taking advantage of its location on the fringes of both Manchester and Liverpool.

Outside a beautiful Greek church next to a lemon grove they were due to renew their wedding vows. Twenty years after getting married Jo and Danny Oultram planned to pledge their love again.

A GP surgery with thousands of patients on its books has announced it is to close next month - because health bosses are unable to replace a retiring doctor. Grove Medical Practice, run out of Timperley Medical Centre in Trafford, will shut its doors on September 30.

A man claims he was kept in a police cell for four hours and feared he would spend years behind bars after the police suddenly knocked on his door.

Manchester Airport has hit back after it was named the worst airport in the UK in Which?’s annual survey. The magazine asked nearly 4,000 people about their experiences at UK airports over the past 12 months, with Liverpool John Lennon Airport being named the best.

A takeaway addict who ballooned to more than 22 stone after gorging on unlimited food and drinks during an all-inclusive holiday earlier this year has shared his weight loss secrets. Charlie Murphy has made a dramatic change to his lifestyle - and his waistline - in just a few months.

A serial burglar who stole more than £800,000 worth of high end products was tracked down by police with the assistance of an Apple AirTag left in a stolen suitcase.

Noel Gallagher took to the stage in front of 25,000 fans tonight at a huge home-coming gig at Wythenshawe Park tonight. It was Noel's first first show in Manchester since a gig at Heaton Park in 2019 - and the closest he's played to his childhood home of Burnage since the Oasis mega gigs at Maine Road at the height of their fame.

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil says Matheus Nunes fully understands the stance of his club after a £47m bid from Manchester City was rejected, but understands why the midfielder would want a move to the Etihad.

A Greater Manchester council issued just a single fine for fly-tipping in a year despite more than 4,000 reported dumping incidents.

A 51-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences after police raided a premise in Trafford.

A woman battered a pensioner with his own walking stick before robbing his pizza. Jade McDonnell, 27, approached the elderly man as he sat down for a rest after a day of shopping in Manchester city centre.

An hour long documentary detailing the investigation into serial child killer Lucy Letby has been released by the police team who brought her to justice.

Plans for new neighbourhoods with thousands of homes, a school and a health centre in North Manchester are set to be approved next week. The major development is part of a £4bn project to rejuvenate this part of the city.

Staring into the camera following their arrest in the wake of an unthinkable act of violence, this is the killer couple behind the murder of a father in a gun and acid attack. Ex-partners Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow were today (Wednesday, July 23) convicted of Liam Smith's murder.

The first photos of Wythenshawe Park as it prepares for a huge gig this weekend have been unveiled.