'An affront to the taxpayers' - NCP gets £1.5m council debt write-off after failing to pay its bills

Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston is hoping to inspire ‘confidence’ within the young disabled community as she unveiled her latest move away from the cobbles. The actress, known for playing Izzy Armstrong in the ITV soap, has been leading a drama project for young people with disabilities in Manchester for several years.

A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.

Aaron Nemane was always encouraged to play with personality coming through the ranks at Manchester City and it's his personality which has helped him shape a promising career that perhaps could hit further heights.

The Attorney General has lost a bid to increase the 'unduly lenient' prison sentence of a drugs courier caught hauling more than 155 kilos of cocaine across the country during the early months of lockdown. Matthew Clarke was jailed for nine years in April after his role in an organised crime group was uncovered when law enforcement hacked encrypted communications network Encrochat.

For the last 18 months, Matthew Curtis has been trying to visit as many pubs and bars throughout Greater Manchester as he can with a camera on his shoulder and a notepad in his hand under the guise of being a ‘beer enthusiast’.

The BBC has reached 'an agreement' with Andrew Flintoff after he was involved in a crash while filming Top Gear, the corporation has said. The former England cricket captain, 45, appeared with facial injuries in public for the first time in September, nine months after he was taken to hospital after he was hurt while filming the BBC motoring show at its test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome last December.

Coronation Street fans have said goodbye to a dastardly character at last tonight (Friday). Broke businessman-turned-serial killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) made sure his last hours on the the cobbles were memorable by attacking his niece Sarah Barlow and partner Jenny Connor.

Greg Kurstin, Mura Masa, Danny L Harle, Count Baldor, Phil and Cash Cobain among others.Speaking of the LP in a press release, the singer said: “The record is about grief for a loss but being at peace with yourself in your aloneness. Journeying from hell into purgatory, but I’m ok with being there.”‘Heaven Knows’ is set for release on November 10 via Warner.

Charlie Savage was told to leave Manchester United over the summer by Wales manager Robert Page.

A baby boy died after being found 'unresponsive' on the sofa at a friend's house, an inquest hearing has been told. Tion-Jai Steven Williams was four months old at the time of the tragedy in December last year.

Craig Doyle branded Martin Lews 'mean' when the pair engaged in a bit of sarcastic banter while live on This Morning. Craig was back at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (October 10) alongside Josie Gibson when they were joined by the Money Saving Expert founder via video link.

on a photo of Loos doing yoga on Instagram, several well-wishers posted that they supported the former Dutch model. “Thank you,” wrote Loos, 46, while responding to an Instagram comment slamming the “disgusting” things other people were saying. “[I] am taking in the nasty comments with as much humor as I can.” The Post reached out to Loos for comment.

Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.

Nearly 20 churches in Greater Manchester could be closed due to rising costs, it has been revealed. The plan, put forward by the Diocese of Liverpool, which oversees churches in Wigan, has already outlined four churches that will be released with another 15 vulnerable to closure.

A body was tragically pulled from a river in north Manchester..

Manchester has been named one of the World’s Best Cities in a prestigious report - beating out the likes of Mexico City, Valencia and Bucharest, but missing out on the top spot, which was claimed by London.

Two friends died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a river in Wales on Christmas Day, an inquest heard.

A number of Greater Manchester wine bars have been named amongst the best in the UK by a national newspaper.

Fans have jumped to Molly-Mae Hague's defence after she enjoyed a 'quick trip' to Paris. Earlier this week the influencer revealed she'd ditched the UK for the seventh time this year and headed to the French capital amid the annual Paris Fashion Week.

Former Ajax and Manchester United defender Daley Blind has given his verdict on three players who also swapped the Johan Cruyff Arena for Old Trafford.