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Andy Burnham says he is facing the strife known by many families battling the country's collapsing social care system, as his father lives with Alzheimer’s disease. But all political parties have failed to ‘grasp the nettle’, say candidates for Greater Manchester’s mayoral elections.

Manchester City have a triple injury concern over three key players as attention turns back to the FA Cup.

Andy Burnham has said he will support Manchester City in receiving 'fair and consistent treatment' amid the club's ongoing case with the Premier League.

Andy Burnham hit back at criticism of his record on policing at hustings hosted by the Manchester Evening News today (April 18). The Labour mayor who is hoping to be re-elected for a third term next month clashed with other candidates when quizzed about Greater Manchester Police.

Andy Burnham has rejected calls to tear down Greater Manchester's 400 Clean Air Zone (CAZ) cameras - even though they're not being used to charge motorists following a backlash - because 'they are being used to solve rapes and murders'.

As far back as he can remember, Sacha Lord ‘never wanted to be a gangster’. Before the Parklife boss and Manchester night time tsar was advising Andy Burnham or calling for lower VAT for the city’s restaurants and bars, he was a self-confessed ‘nerdy kid’ from Altrincham who went to Manchester Grammar School.

Andy Burnham says he would consider ‘HGV restrictions’ in the city centre if re-elected mayor.

Dozens of election hopefuls will be hoping to pull off a similar upset in the local elections to Rochdale MP George Galloway did in the February by-election.

For a politician who’s had to convince Greater Manchester he’s not a Liverpudlian lad, it was an odd choice to play ‘Penny Lane’ by The Beatles at Andy Burnham’s campaign launch.

Commuters were left stranded across Oldham this week after delays and cancellations blighted the borough’s brand new bus system. The town’s buses were taken over by the Bee Network on March 24, but the publicly controlled system has run into “teething troubles”. Now, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham apologised to inconvenienced passengers.

One month ago, all eyes were firmly fixed on Rochdale for a by-election like no other. Firebrand former MP George Galloway, who won a thumping majority with 40 per cent of the vote, returned to Parliament for a seventh time in his career the following week.

The watchdog of firm operators behind a landfill site emitting a ‘horrific stench’ insists it continues to work closely to improve the situation.

Bolton has been named Greater Manchester’s town of culture for 2024. The award will bring £50,000 to support a year-long programme of new events.

Yellow buses will now be seen buzzing through Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Bury and north Manchester following the launch of the Bee Network’s second phase.

She is on the brink of becoming one of the most powerful women in Britain. He and his brother gave a certain swagger to his home city.

The operators of a landfill with a ‘stunning stench’ should be stripped of their licence, according to a council leader.

Pupils of a school plagued by illegal parking and dangerous driving have delivered their own plea for safety measures to town hall bosses - backed by their headteacher. James Cash, who runs Oldfield Brow Primary School in Altrincham, stood before Trafford’s full council meeting and delivered the powerful message.

The former home of the House of Fraser in Altrincham has been transformed into a collaborative workspace a leisure destination in the heart of the town centre. Development partners Bruntwood and Trafford council have announced the completion of their £13.7m conversion of the ex-Rackhams building.

The Conservative candidate standing to become Greater Manchester mayor has defected to Reform UK. Dan Barker, who was selected to stand for the Tories against Andy Burnham, has now joined the party founded by Nigel Farage.

Police responded to reports of 'anti-social youths' at a new transport interchange in Stockport just one day after it was officially opened.

A rule change designed to stop a repeat of rows like Night & Day’s court battle could be on the books for Greater Manchester.

George Galloway is considering standing against Andy Burnham, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The new Rochdale MP who won a by-election two weeks ago is now looking at running to be Greater Manchester's mayor.

A convicted terrorist who helped radicalise Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi could be freed from jail within weeks. Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was jailed for nine and a half years in 2016 for helping people going to Syria to join the Islamic State group, was a childhood friend of Abedi in south Manchester.

A new inquest is to be held into the tragic case of Victoria Agoglia. The High Court has quashed the verdict of an original inquest.

The mayor of Greater Manchester stood outside Ashton Old Baths alongside Tameside’s council bosses to mark the start of a rebirth for the town.

Council tax will increase by more than 5 per cent in every part of Greater Manchester from April. All 10 councils in the city-region have set their rate for the next financial year with many still having to make cuts in spending to balance the budget on top of the tax hike.

Tax cuts, changes to child benefits and public sector reforms were all announced in the budget today (March 6). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that a further 2p cut in National Insurance will be introduced from April, saving the average employee £450 a year.

Jeremy Hunt has been urged not to axe a 'vital fund' which has been a 'lifeline' for vulnerable families in Greater Manchester. More than 170 council leaders, 90 Parliamentarians and five mayors have called on the Chancellor to extend the Household Support Fund.

Disciplinary action taken by GMP after one of its officers was caught on camera appearing to drag rough sleeper along the ground in his sleeping bag will be reviewed, the mayor has said.

Mayor Andy Burnham has called for an 'urgent meeting' as residents in and around Bury have been left to endure a 'sickening' landfill stench.