'People think it's barbaric, it's not like that' - Dougie Joyce's mission to change bare-knuckle boxing's reputation

A total of more than £22,000 has been paid to local charities by people who were caught dumping waste.

Neil Taylor had only been married for months. He and his new wife, Alex, were excitedly expecting their daughter.

Manchester rivals but England teammates Ellie Roebuck and Mary Earps have a special, yet unique bond. While United goalkeeper Earps has somewhat stolen the spotlight after being awarded the FIFA Best award and helped carry England to European victory with four clean sheets, letting in only two goals in the entire tournament, City's Roebuck has been closely in tow.

Thousands of families in Manchester are set to benefit from three brand-new Family Hubs that will offer support to families and young people through to early adulthood in a bid to help them thrive.

Thousands of people in one Greater Manchester borough have put their name to a petition to leave the region entirely.

Bosses at People’s History Museum (PHM) have issued a statement after the venue hosted a meeting by a group deemed by some to be ‘trans exclusionary’ and 'gender critical'.

A man who violently stole phones off innocent victims after messaging them on Gumtree has been jailed. On one occasion Blake Aghedo stabbed a man in his 60s in the face with a screwdriver to steal his phone.

Councillors have given the go-ahead for the development of new residential apartments in the heart of Warrington. At a meeting on Thursday, a committee approved an application to convert 27 and 29 Stanley Street into 10 'trainer flats' for young people.

Going out for a couple of alcoholic beverages after work or over the weekend can turn out to be a pretty expensive occasion if you don’t keep an eye on your pursestrings.

A beach holiday destination just a short journey from Manchester was once dubbed a "shanty town" with families living in the rusting skeletons of buses and trains.

Mortgage holders across the country are facing increased pressures amid the cost of living crisis after interest rates have now hit a new 15-year high. As the Bank of England decided to raise interest rates by 0.5 percent on Thursday (June 22), this has now put the base rate up to five percent - which is bad news for homeowners.

Like a proud parent marking their toddler’s height with a pencil on a door frame, Manchester’s leaders can look at the city centre and see how it has grown.

Six people could to go on trial in the New Year after a 17-year-old was allegedly murdered in Rochdale. Three men have been charged with the murder of Callum Riley in Heywood, while three other defendants are accused of less serious offences.

Emergency services blocked a busy main road in Radcliffe on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) after four people were left injured in a car crash.

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Retired steel worker David Collins points behind a set shelves in the corner of his lounge. "It gets thick with mould down there," he says. "I clean it and paint it myself because it gets bad."

With its rugged stone cottages, handsome old pubs, jaw-dropping countryside and a butchers which sells pork pies to die for, what's not to like about the village of Greenfield? But living in such an attractive place has its drawbacks.

Residents are being warned to avoid the area as fire crews tackle a blaze at a derelict building in Bolton this evening.

Missing people investigations are an expensive but necessary part of policing in Greater Manchester. But an innovative approach to a problem which can bring anguish and trauma to famlies could potentially save the force £7m a year - and help the loved ons of those who vanish.

At least 33,000 people in Manchester were not counted in the latest census, the council has claimed. According to the 2021 census, the city's population stood at 551,944 when the national data gathering exercise last took place.