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Two possible candidates for Oldham council’s leader have emerged after a week of ‘chaotic’ negotiations between the borough’s political groups.

The mayor of Greater Manchester has defended the £500,000 plus fee spent on the rebranding of buses as part of the new Bee Network system.

Voters across England, including the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs, will be heading to the polls for local council elections on Thursday, May 2.

Renters in one Greater Manchester area are spending more than half of their take-home pay on rent as wages fail to keep up with soaring prices. Rent costs in Manchester have gone up twice as fast as wages over the last nine years, exclusive analysis by Manchester Evenings News has revealed.

There are plans to create a new town council in Salford - which could take control over services including bin collections, roads repairs, and street cleaning.

There are plans to convert a grade II building in Salford into new homes.

The cost of renting is continuing to soar across the UK - and Greater Manchester is no exception. Rents have now risen by 8.8 percent across the country, with prices up by as much as 20 percent in some areas.

The M.E.N recently reported on the scale of demand for high school places in Trafford, the only Greater Manchester borough which still has a state grammar school system decided by the 11-plus exam. Here, the M.E.N's Damon Wilkinson writes about how Trafford came to be the only borough in our region which kept a selective school system which defined post-war Britain - but only survives in a few parts of the country today.

Renting in the UK is now more affordable than owning your first home in nearly all UK regions - according to Halifax. The latest data shows that first-time buyers in the north west are 'better off' renting a property rather than buying a home due to higher mortgage payments.

A house in Greater Manchester was swept off the market less than a week after being put up for sale - despite having a hefty price tag. The 'time capsule' property in Altrincham, Trafford, which has been in the same family since the 60s, proved to be a hit with buyers looking for a big project.

Rent costs have risen by nine percent across the country over the last year, with some areas experiencing much bigger price hikes than others. It now costs £1,238 a month on average to rent a private home in Great Britain, according to the latest data from the government’s Housing Market Indices Team.

Two people have been taken to hospital after an ambulance was involved in a crash with a car in Bury.

A couple who bought their dream Spanish home on A Place in the Sun were moved to tears - but issued a disappointing update soon after.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is planning to stop six benefits for millions of people in 2024. If you're one of the many people on older benefits, you might see changes to your payments this year.

A fundraiser has been launched to support the families who have lost their homes following a major explosion in Bury.

When Richard Midgley's daughter was moving up to secondary school in 2022 she applied to five places, but didn't get in any. The family, of Bowdon, later discovered they were just four metres outside the catchment zone for their first choice, North Cestrian in Altrincham.

Walk around Stockport town centre and it's easy to get a sense of how quickly the area is changing.

Northerners are paying £250 a year more than they should on their council tax bills, according to a leading think tank. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership says that introducing a fairer system would save the North of England a total of £1.2bn a year in council tax.

New coroners’ courts to serve three Greater Manchester boroughs are intended to lessen any distress for grieving relatives. The expanded courts and office facilities in Bolton will benefit families and residents attending Manchester West Coroner’s Office.

Almost 8,000 homes in the north west of England are without power according to Electricity North West. The operator says that 7,899 homes have been hit with power cuts as Storm Isha continues to batter the nation.

Many across Greater Manchester have woken up tho e blanket of snow outside as the white stuff fell overnight. As a result there is disruption on the roads with a number of schools also having to close their doors.

Salford has a Lib Dem on the council again after the party won a key by-election yesterday and promised to "put pressure" on the dominant Labour Group.

A former Catholic club in Eccles could be turned into an 11-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO) under new plans submitted to the council.

Sunloungers and blow-up beds have been set up at a former school in Salford for rough sleepers to spend the night. The building, in Swinton, was turned into a 'welfare hub' by Salford council five days before Christmas.

Four North West-based community projects have been awarded more than £1.2 million of government funding aimed at saving community assets. Pubs, museums, cinemas and historic buildings will be kept alive by the funding announced on Friday (December 22).

Cases of a highly contagious disease known as the '100-day cough' are spreading rapidly across the nation - and our map shows the hardest hit areas.

An investigation has been launched after a fly-tip was found under a motorway bridge and just a short distance away from a tip.

Temperatures plunged below zero again last night. And the bad news it looks like the big freeze is here to stay for a bit longer.

Millions of households will begin receiving £300 from today (October 31).

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will begin paying out £300 to struggling households on Tuesday (October 31).