B&M opening new store this month and 13 more in summer with Manchester on the list

Police were tonight flooding parts of Oldham following reports of fighting and a gang of men on the streets brandishing knives. A senior officer has sanction increased stop and search powers to prevent more trouble.

Fans of The Killers have predicted that the iconic rock band has visited a popular Greater Manchester beauty spot ahead of their big shows in the city this week.

Oldham has some of the highest child poverty rates in the UK. More than half of all kids across the borough are living below the poverty line.

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for today - including for parts of Greater Manchester.

Veronica Biggins doesn’t go on any fancy holidays. She doesn’t splurge on luxuries or treat herself to expensive clothes.

Cinnabon, the makers of the world’s most famous icing covered cinnamon rolls, which started out it in Seattle in 1985 and is now in over 48 countries, is set to open its first site in Scotland in The Centre, Livingston this summer.

This year sees the Greater Manchester town of Oldham celebrate its 175th anniversary.

Even with a biting wind whipping down Royton high street, shopkeepers are taking their lunch breaks outside, pensioners are milling about the park and parents with small kids are dodging between the shops on Market Square.

Over the past year, Stockport's historic Underbanks area has become known for its buzzing street parties, and this summer, a brand new takeover is planned.

Cops are hunting for the people behind a number of graffiti tags which have appeared on a city centre building. Greater Manchester Police is urging anyone who recognises the tags involved to come forward.

It's hailed as a wonder of Britain's vast network of waterways - the longest canal tunnel in the UK.

The smile drops almost instantly from Richard McPartland’s face when he hears the word ‘election’.

Nigel Farage made headlines earlier this week when he claimed there were streets in Oldham where nobody spoke the English language. The comment was made during an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

The Waterboys have announced a UK headline tour for next year – you can find all the details below.The folk-rock band are due to hit the road next spring in support of their next studio album, which will be released around the same time.Mike Scott and co. are scheduled to kick off the run of dates in Basingstoke on May 1 ahead of gigs in Bath, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester and other locations throughout the month.The Waterboys’ 2025 tour will conclude with a performance at the Roundhouse in Camden Town, London on May 31.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST tomorrow (Friday June 7) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

It has been nearly 80 years since Stalybridge and Hyde were not represented by Labour in Parliament.

A man has been arrested after police discovered two large machetes, a knife, a knuckle duster, gloves, a balaclava, and cannabis stashed in his car.

A dad-of-four who was told his stomach pain was 'indigestion' has been given weeks to live. Joe Snape says he was 'fobbed off' by the NHS for months.

A man who died after being struck by a motorbike while crossing the road in Oldham has been named as Tim Scratcherd.

Stop and search powers have been beefed up in Oldham after two boys were injured in two linked attacks. Officers were called out to an ongoing, large-scale fight at Stuart Street, off Wellington Road, at around 6pm yesterday (May 28).

Two more arrests have been made after one man was shot and another was stabbed in Oldham. Officers were called out to the Royal Oldham Hospital at 8.30pm on Wednesday (May 23) after a man attended A&E with gunshot wounds.