Awesome activities to enjoy with the whole family over the Easter holidays

Their characters have been through the mill recently on Coronation Street. But Corrie favourites Ellie Leach and Millie Gibson looked happy and relaxed as they left a city centre salon after enjoying some pampering.

Supermarket giant Tesco has shocked customers with £9 Easter Eggs that remain unsold on grocery shelves.

A mass brawl broke out in the lobby of a block of flats after a row between feuding neighbours exploded. There was ongoing, unexplained animosity between Gary McGann and another man who lived in a neighbouring high rise tower in Ashton-under-Lyne.

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.

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.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help finding a woman in her 70s who has been reported missing over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Janet Bolton, from Tameside, was last seen at around 9.20am this morning (April 17).

For chocolate-loving children, Easter Saturday can be almost as slow-moving as Christmas Eve. Every second passing by is another step closer to the Easter Bunny delivering delicious treats - but for excited youngsters, the wait can feel pretty long.

Temperatures are set to rise across the weekend, with weather forecasters predicting Manchester will see its hottest day of the year.

Limited access to doctors, pharmacies, dentists and opticians can cause panic over long Bank Holiday weekends. But there are options in Greater Manchester if patients need out-of-hours services.

With a four-day weekend and decent weather on the cards, this Easter could be the perfect opportunity for a great family walk. Greater Manchester is lucky to boast so many scenic locations which make the perfect backdrop for a walk, and many of those can be found in Tameside.

Wigan’s involvement in the Clean Air Zone has been criticised by a councillor who believed the plans were not necessary for the borough as the air was clean enough. Councillor James Watson put forward a motion at a full council meeting held at Wigan Town Hall to withdraw the borough from the plans entirely.

This Friday will mark the start of the Easter weekend where many stores across the UK will be operating at the different opening and closing times.

Easter Weekend is only a couple of days away, which means Mancunians will be on the lookout for things to do over the four-day weekend. After two years of pandemic-induced disruption, many will be looking forward to the resumption of normal service - and there's plenty of foodie favourites, parties and family-friendly option s to get stuck into.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be brighter than the rest of the week, and as the sun comes out, Gopuff customers can enjoy a free tub of ice cream. Here’s how to claim one.