The country house near Greater Manchester that's a festive wonderland this Christmas

Going for a walk on New Year’s Day is an annual tradition. For those who’ve had a heavy night of partying it's a chance to blow the cobwebs away and a hearty walk outside can leave you feeling invigorated - setting you up for the year ahead.

From flash floods to unbearable heat - and a tornado - Greater Manchester seen it all this year. The weather across the region has been as unpredictable as ever.

A 'determined, enthusiastic and tenacious' Greater Manchester Police officer has been honoured by the King.

Dodgy plumbing at a prison in Rochdale nearly led to a 'full shut down', a report has revealed. HMP Buckley Hall is said to be 'well past its original life expectancy' and earlier this year major problems with the mains water supply almost resulted in a 'mass relocation' of hundreds of inmates.

Community campaigners, two star footballers and charity champions are among those from Greater Manchester who have been recognised in this year's King's New Year Honours list.

A family told of their terror after a freak 'tornado' destroyed their home. Gareth and Lyndsey Moody and three of their children were at home shortly before midnight when the extreme weather hit Stalybridge in Tameside.

House prices are gradually coming down across the country, which is great news for buyers - especially those looking to get on the property ladder for the first time in 2024. The average cost of a home across the UK fell by an average of £3,000 in the last year, new data from the Land Registry has revealed.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind as Storm Gerrit sweeps over the UK.

An old bank in Atherton has been transformed into a new cocktail bar following planning approval.

Drivers in Rochdale could be fined for "moving traffic offences" around the borough as part of a new scheme due to come into force by summer.

Going for a Boxing Day walk is an annual tradition for many. It’s a chance to walk off all those mince pies and blow the cobwebs away.

Can you believe it's been 30-years since Mr Blobby topped the UK charts at Christmas with his song Mr Blobby? Often voted the most hated Christmas number one of all time, one critic in the Telegraph said the song "set the bar so low... it's hard to imagine that it could ever be usurped".

Work to transform a historic warehouse behind Piccadilly Station into a series of ‘creative workspaces’ is getting underway in a matter of weeks.

Hundreds of new homes for Salford could be approved next week and plans for a new skyscraper in Manchester city centre have surfaced.

Stretching from Handforth to Winter Hill and Holme Moss to Hindley, this is what the Tube would look like if it was in Greater Manchester. The fascinating map superimposes the London Underground's 11 lines and 270 of its stations onto our region.

One of the biggest gun and drug trafficking gangs ever encountered by law enforcement in the UK are among those who have been locked up this week in Greater Manchester.

A country pub nestled in the heart of Saddleworth has seen a huge boost to business following an extensive refurbishment in the autumn. The Royal George in Greenfield, underwent a £400,000 update in September which saw the pub close for five weeks.

Manchester's Market Street has been named one of the most polluted high streets in the country according to recent data.

On a dark November morning in 1973, Geoffrey Ashworth was a young student staring down from the eighth floor of the Chemistry Building at the Victoria University of Manchester. Looking down at the busy junction of Brunswick Street and Upper Brook Street, Chorlton, he observed workmen uncover a large hole in the road.

Santa is a busy guy. You can see him all across Greater Manchester this Christmas, seven days a week.