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It's no secret that house prices have skyrocketed across the UK over the last two decades, especially in the last five years. Rising demand and low supply has pushed property costs further and further up, with the average house price having increased dramatically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ashton-under-Lyne’s swimming pool is set to be demolished despite a passionate campaign by residents and a 7,000-strong petition calling for it to be saved. Three leisure centres in Tameside were closed permanently in September amid provider Active Tameside’s struggle with energy prices and the cost of products, insurance and staff.

A leader’s promise to ‘ram’ a green belt scheme ‘down the throat’ of opposition members and a councillor stripping mid-meeting – few planning applications have ever been the source of such political pantomime.

While the pandemic sadly marked the end for some Manchester businesses, for others it presented the rare opportunity to try something new. For Dooley & Rostron, a luxury tailors based in Manchester, it was a chance to open up the shop to a broader range of customers.

Street lights in Tameside are to be dimmed ‘imperceptibly’ to save cash – but chiefs say residents won’t notice the difference. Tameside council currently spends more than £1.5m a year on electricity costs for street lighting operating from dusk till dawn, with a further £420k going on repairs and maintenance.

A man has ditched his 'shoebox' flat and is now living out of his car after being 'sick' of paying extortionate rent in the cost of living crisis. Yavor Dantzarov, 33, was renting a tiny flat in south London for £600 a month before he decided to convert his Ford Fiesta into a home.

House prices might be slowing down across the UK, but unfortunately for tenants, rents are still on the rise. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), house prices are now only a “little changed” from a year earlier, but rent costs have seen another 'record rise'.

A decision on whether to remove the ‘knowledge’ test for taxi drivers in Bury is set to be made this week. To gain a taxi licence, drivers currently have to take a geographical test correctly identifying locations and the most direct routes in the borough.

Moorgate Primary School, in Bolton, is the most oversubscribed primary school in all of Greater Manchester - with less than half of the parents and guardians who put it down as first choice securing a place.

The decision of where to retire is an all-important choice with many factors to consider. Whilst some would like to stay in their hometown, others may want to move to a different area to spend their later years.

The second phase of a mammoth masterplan to transform the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne has been agreed – but there’s no money to pay for it.

Vaping is set to be restricted in Rochdale under new plans to tackle concerns that children are buying them under age, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands.

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).

People are being urged to look out for an 81-year-old Oldham grandfather who went missing from home three days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Ronald, who has been named by his family as Ronnie Edwards, was last seen on Walkers Road at around 10.52am on Thursday (September 14).

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

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.

Wigan council is set to introduce DBS checks for councillors.

Stockport is being hailed as the ‘Hollywood of the North’ as it grows its reputation as a popular filming location for some of the world’s leading TV shows and films.

The UK’s premiere cycling road race sets off from Greater Manchester this Sunday (September 3).

The huge Greater Manchester-wide blueprint for ‘housing, jobs, and growth’, can finally move forward following a government review.

People living in one of the poorest areas in the country could benefit from a share of over £3million - as the local authority promises to help residents with the cost of living crisis.

Five flood alerts were in place across the region on Sunday (July 23) after a long spell of heavy rain battered Greater Manchester.

In the midst of the cost-of-living crisis and soaring mortgage rates, one Greater Manchester borough is proving to be in high demand. House hunters who are searching for a more affordable place to live have been flocking to Rochdale over the last year, causing a sudden surge of buyers in the area.

Three leisure centres are to close within months in Tameside after the trust which runs them says its finances have been ‘ravaged’.

Chiefs are to stop providing Tameside residents with free caddy liners for green waste within days.

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

Fresh from their Glastonbury debut last weekend, The Lathums are coming back to Manchester for what is set to be an incredible homecoming gig for the Wigan band at this year's Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl.

The average cost of a home is continuing to rise across Greater Manchester as the property market remains hot. In the last year, house prices in the region have gone up by 6 percent, with the average house selling for £230,046 in April.

Shocking images show rodents feasting near one of south Manchester's busiest roads after bags of rubbish have been dumped. Pictures show litter strewn along parts of Rusholme Grove, off Wilmslow Road.

Fans of the CBeebies favourites Bing and Flop will soon be able to meet them at a special event running at Chester Zoo.