Road closed off as firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats

A potentially deadly prescription drug which exploded in popularity during lockdown when heroin was scarce and of poor quality is now 'part and parcel' of Manchester's drug scene. Pregabalin, which has been linked to hundreds of deaths over the last few years, is still being widely used across the city, primarily among homeless people and drug addicts, a report has found.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital following a collision with a car in Salford tonight.

A multi-storey car park is being closed for the weekend while major building work takes place at a Greater Manchester hospital. Tameside Hospital is subject to a £20 million redevelopment project at the emergency department.

All train lines are closed between Bolton and Preston railway stations as emergency services deal with an incident. Northern said train services running through the stations would be cancelled or delayed by 60 minutes

Liam Broady can’t wait for the Davis Cup to return to Manchester after an absence of almost three decades.

A teenage girl has died after a van left a major slip road before crashing into a metal barrier. Bonny Rae Barrow was rushed to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital after being left with serious injuries following the crash.

A car was left smashed up after a driver reportedly reversed into a police van in Oldham on Monday (July 10).

Video footage has captured the moment hundreds of scooters rode down East Lancs Road in procession earlier today.

Firefighters worked through the night to tackle a blaze at a garage.

K.J. Yossman Soccer star Kalvin Phillips is the subject of a new doc on Amazon Prime Video. Phillips, one of Manchester City’s top players, will tells his story in “Kalvin Phillips: The Road to City.” From his early days at Leeds Academy to Man City’s historic triple win (taking the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League), “The Road to City” will chart Phillips’ meteoric rise. “The documentary paints an intimate portrait of a footballer with deep roots and family values as it follows his journey to Manchester City and the dramatic injury ahead of the biggest tournament in football, the 2022 FIFA World Cup,” reads the logline.

Without a doubt the Lake District is one of the most beautiful landscapes you’ll find in the country. It has rugged mountains, green valleys, and of course, breathtaking lakes.

Naman Ramachandran Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Richie Adams’ “The Road Dance,” the Scottish adaptation of John McKay’s 2002 bestselling novel. In the film, Kirsty MacLeod (Hermione Corfield) dreams of a better life away from the isolation that suffocates her in a small village on an island in the Outer Scottish Hebrides. Suppressing these aspirations, she sees her lover Murdo (Will Fletcher) conscripted for service in WWI, soon to set off and fight alongside the other young men from the village. A road dance is held in their honor the evening before they depart, and it’s on this fateful evening that Kirsty’s life takes a dramatic and tragic turn.

EXCLUSIVE: Music Box Films has picked up U.S. rights to director Richie Adams’ well-reviewed drama The Road Dance, starring Hermione Corfield.

H&M's Market Street store has temporarily closed its doors ahead of a major refurbishment. The retailer has confirmed that the Manchester store will be closed for five months while it undergoes an 'amazing rebuild and transformation', enhancing the existing offer for Manchester shoppers.

CCTV footage has captured the moment a driver 'rammed' into a police car before speeding off. The incident was reported on Whitworth Road in Rochdale on Tuesday evening (June 27).

Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a house in Bolton throughout the night.

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

Motorists have been urged to plan ahead due to road closures during Ironman UK. Thousands of competitors will swim, run and cycle around the borough of Bolton as a weekend of events returns from Friday, June 30 to Sunday, July 2.

A man was left injured after an off-road bike crashed into a stationary police car in Salford on Sunday afternoon (June 18).

Police are carrying out 'extensive enquiries' to track down a missing pensioner who was last seen driving towards the East Lancs Road. Leslie Fielding was last seen at around 7pm yesterday (June 18) when he left home in Haydock, St Helens, near to the Greater Manchester border at Wigan.