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The local elections are just around the corner, with all 10 councils in Greater Manchester holding a poll on May 2.

A man blasted gunshots on a residential street as onlookers filmed the incident on Snapchat.

New laws have been brought in which require voters to take photo ID to the polling station in order to cast their ballot.

The list of candidates for this year’s Manchester City Council election have been confirmed.

A ‘10 year’ saga that has dominated Greater Manchester politics is set to finally be resolved. The saga centres around a plan to build 165,000 homes in the region; bring in ‘significant growth’ in the core urban area from Port Salford to the Etihad; address the GM north-south divide in jobs and housing; and support existing ‘economic drivers’ in the south.

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.

Netflix’s latest collaboration with author Harlan Coben, Fool Me Once, has become another popular hit.Based on the book of the same name, the eight-part thriller series follows ex-soldier Maya (Michelle Keegan) who spots her murdered husband Joe (Richard Armitage) on a secret nanny cam placed within her home.A synopsis reads: “When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.”Alongside Keegan and Armitage, the show’s cast includes Adeel Akhtar, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Dino Fetscher.While the original book is set in New York, the show moves the entire story to the UK – specifically the north west of England.The series is set in the fictional town of Winhurst, which is made up of shots filmed in Manchester, Oldham and Cheshire.As reported by Manchester Evening News, many scenes were shot at the Runway Visitor Park at Ringway near Manchester airport, Castlefield Viaduct, Alexandra Park, Stockport’s Air Raid Shelters, and Bramhall village.Arley Hall, a country house in Cheshire, was also used as Judith’s (Joanna Lumley) home, Farmwood, in the series.

Theatres, churches, and warehouses feature on a new list of 18 heritage gems at risk in Greater Manchester. The old head office of a brewery and a 1930s hotel are also included.

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.

Controversial plans to build homes on peat land at Chat Moss in Salford for housing have been scrapped.

Bosses at First said they are 'disappointed and dismayed' ahead of a bus driver strike in Manchester.

Local elections are underway today (Thursday May 4) as thousands of constituents cast their votes across parts of England.

For more than a century pretty much the only way of getting between Manchester's two main railway stations was on foot. Piccadilly and Victoria might have been two of the busiest stations in the North of England - but for a long time it was impossible to catch a train from one to the other.

“They know mum might go without her tea to make sure they have something.” That’s the reality for children in Greater Manchester.

Steeped in history but all too often overshadowed by its neighbour Manchester, Oldham is frequently cited in both local and national conversations about ‘levelling up’.

Voters in Greater Manchester took to the polls in the local council elections today (Thursday, May 5).

Voters in Greater Manchester will take head to the polls to choose new councillors today as local elections take place up and down the country. The local elections allow voters to have a say on who they think should run their local public services.

Uber has announced that customers in Manchester will be able to select a pet friendly ride, meaning you’ll never have to choose between your furry friend and the comfort of a cab ride again. Or at least you shouldn’t - but the announcement isn’t all it seems.

The latest plans setting out where 165,000 homes will be built across Greater Manchester over the next 15 years have been submitted to the government.

After huge success on its first outing in 2020, HOME’s biennial Manchester Open Exhibition is back and bigger than before.

The region’s worst hit Covid-19 hotspot is a neighbourhood in Rochdale, the latest figures have revealed.

Five Greater Manchester boroughs are to get extra government support to combat coronavirus this winter, reports claim.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in five Greater Manchester boroughs and have fallen in five, the latest data shows.

The borough with the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester -Salford- has seen a weekly drop in cases of nearly 10 percent the latest figures show.

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