Greater Manchester primary school to DELAY term start after dangerous concrete detected

A doctor who raped a woman and threatened her with scissors has been struck off. Vibhor Garg, who was living in Wigan, threatened to release a video of the attack.

Greater Manchester is expected to have another wet day with a Met Office weather warning still in force. Much of the region is covered by a yellow weather warning for rain, which runs until 6pm today (September 20).

The Catholic church in Greater Manchester and Lancashire is selling shares it has in oil and gas giants BP and Shell, saying they are 'no longer ambitious enough' over the threat posed by global warming.

An extra 900 young people in Stockport will receive a free lunchtime meal over the school year thanks to a new initiative.

Dangerous concrete has been identified at another college in Greater Manchester.

If your child is already at school, you're no doubt fully aware of the Ofsted grading system.

A 14-year-old boy is in hospital following a stabbing in Harpurhey this evening.

A 'malicious communication' was sent to multiple schools and hospitals in Bury yesterday, police have confirmed.

A threatening email which sparked lockdowns at schools across the the north west was sent to six schools in Greater Manchester, police have said. Manchester High School for Girls, Manchester Grammar and Withington Girls School were among those to receive an email which 'made threats to pupils and staff', the Manchester Evening News understands.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had a ready answer this week when asked about the plans to shut nearly all railway ticket offices in England amid pressure from the Government to cut costs.

A Greater Manchester hospital trust has apologised after medics missed symptoms of sepsis in a teenager, leaving her with PTSD.

Four destinations within a two hour drive of Greater Manchester have been named among the best towns and villages to visit in the UK. More than 9,000 Which? members were asked to rate inland places they had visited, scoring them on factors such as food and drink, scenery, tourist attractions and more.

A weather warning for 'disrupting' thunderstorms and possible flooding remained in force in Greater Manchester today - as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far.

Schools, hospitals and a theatre in Greater Manchester have been identified as having dangerous crumbling concrete. Councils and social housing providers across the region are checking their estates for signs of the problem.

Rain is expected to hit the region later this week, as the UK recorded its hottest day of 2023 so far. According to the Met Office, Thursday (September 7) was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, with 32.6C recorded in Wisley, Surrey.

A HGV driver from Greater Manchester was arrested while cycling along a coastal path in North Wales in his birthday suit.

Seven schools in Greater Manchester have so far been confirmed to be at risk from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) - as the new term starts today and tomorrow for thousands of children.

An investigation has revealed which Greater Manchester Hospitals have been constructed with dangerous and crumbling concrete.

Emergency services descended on a busy Stockport junction after a crash involving a bicycle and a car. Police closed off the junction of Ladybridge Road and Councillor Lane, in Cheadle Hulme, before 7pm last night (September 3).

Work has begun on several Greater Manchester schools affected by dangerous crumbly concrete as 'mitigating measures' are put in place.