Are there local elections in my area? All the votes taking place next month

Voters in Stockport will go to the polls again on Thursday week to choose which candidates will represent them on the council for the next four years. The borough - under no overall control since 2011 - will undoubtedly be one to watch, with Labour and the Lib Dems again neck and neck in their battle to run the town hall.

Voters will soon be hitting the polls on May 5 to have their say in who they want to represent them in their local council.

Councils up and down the country are preparing for the local elections.

Major construction work is set to begin between the Hale and Bowdon junctions of the M56 next month to make it a ‘smart motorway’, with some changes from as early as next week.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Smile — a trio comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner — will release their debut album, “A Light for Attracting Attention,” on May 13on XL Recordings.The 13-track album was produced and mixed by Nigel Godrich and mastered by Bob Ludwig. Tracks feature strings by the London Contemporary Orchestra and a full brass section of contemporary UK jazz players including Byron Wallen, Theon and Nathaniel Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Robert Stillman and Jason Yarde.The group has previously released four singles: “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” “The Smoke,” “Skrting on the Surface” and “Pana-vision,” the latter of which appeared in the finale of “Peaky Blinders” — and premiere a fifth, “Free in the Knowledge,” with today’s announcement, accompanied by a video directed by Leo Leigh.

2022 marks an important year for the LGBTQ+ community in the country - marking 50 years since the first ever Pride took place in the UK. The UK Gay Pride Rally was held in London on July 1, 1972 and saw around 2,000 people take part.

Following a warm spell over the weekend temperatures are set to drop on Easter Monday in Manchester. It should remain dry over the course of the day, although it will be cloudy overhead.

Easter Monday is the perfect time to have a look at your finances, no matter how big or small your household is, to make sure you are heading into the last fortnight of the month having made as many savings as possible.

Since appearing on Married At First Sight UK last year, Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling have gone on to experience some huge milestones together - and they've now announced that they are expecting their first baby. And while the pair found a successful relationship on the show, the same can't be said for their former co-star, Nikita Jasmine.

A talented teacher is being dubbed the next Susan Boyle after his jaw-dropping performance on “Britain’s Got Talent”.

Those enjoying basking in blazing sun and hot temperatures today, Easter Sunday, will see clouds form overhead and the temperatures drop again for bank holiday Monday (April 18). The average temperature across Greater Manchester will peak at a measger 12 degrees on Monday following a weekend of soaring temperatures.

Local elections across the UK will take place in May for more than 200 local authorities, including all 33 London boroughs and 34 metropolitan boroughs in England. In Greater Manchester, hundreds of candidates will be eager to win seats on the region's 10 councils.

Britain is currently in the grip of a cold spell this April, but Married at First Sight Australia star Jessika Power shrugged off the icy blasts as she stepped out in a revealing outfit on a night out in Manchester. Jessika, from Perth, moved to Manchester last year and she looked right at home as she headed to her 'absolute favourite' restaurant.

There are 53 candidates standing in Tameside’s local elections next month when one seat will be up for grabs in each of the borough’s 19 wards. The council is currently dominated by Labour, who hold 51 of its 57 seats, with the remainder taken by the five-strong Conservative group and a lone Green.

Brits will take to the polls next month to cast their votes in the local elections. Seats will be up for grabs in local authorities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Bury’s council elections are less than a month away with all 51 seats up for grabs in an ‘all out’ poll. It means residents can vote for up to three candidates on polling day next month.

Grammys Awards are quickly approaching and scheduled to air live on 3 April. While the awards ceremony’s location has been the Crypto. com Arena – formerly the Staples Center – in Los Angeles for the majority of the past 20 years, the forthcoming show will be hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Grammys Awards are quickly approaching and scheduled to air live on 3 April. While the awards ceremony’s location has been the Crypto. com Arena – formerly the Staples Center – in Los Angeles for the majority of the past 20 years, the forthcoming show will be hosted at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.