Bonfire Night is CANCELLED across Manchester parks as council blames "escalating costs"

While Bonfire Night can be a lot of fun for those of us who love fireworks, it can also be traumatising for our furry friends.

A 14-year-old boy was left injured after a suspected stabbing near a park in south Manchester.

Karim Benzema has won the 2022 Ballon d'Or with eight Manchester-based players named in the top-30.

People from Greater Manchester have been reminiscing about a lost fast food restaurant that some think sold better burgers than McDonald's.

Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a man was stabbed at a tram stop in north Manchester.

Louis Saha says Manchester United should go in for Tottenham striker Harry Kane, explaining that his former club "needs" a striker like him.

Mayor Andy Burnham has said people need to 'cut Manchester City Council some slack' over their decision to axe the city's Bonfire Night celebrations due to 'escalating costs'.

Erik ten Hag has suggested that he sees Victor Lindelof as an ideal option to use on the left-side of defence despite signing Lisandro Martinez to play there in the summer.

Bonfire night is set to be a blast in Wigan with many events across the borough set to blow away crowds. Two of the biggest events will be held at Haigh Hall and the Robin Park Arena with Wigan Council offering two ‘fantastic nights of fireworks and family fun’.

Cheryl Tweedy has shared her thoughts on an 'intensely emotional' night after the remaining members of Girls Aloud fulfilled Sarah Harding's dying wish. On Saturday night Cheryl, Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh and Nadine Coyle hosted a fundraising gala for cancer research in memory of their late bandmate.

Two women woke up covered in injuries after a night out with no memory of how they got them - police suspect the pair were spiked.

Love Island's Paige Thorne looked like she was putting boy drama firmly behind her as she enjoyed a night out with some of her fellow stars from this year's show. The 24 year old former paramedic from Swansea beamed as she strutted into Menagerie Bar And Restaurant in Manchester, as rumours of her splitting with boyfriend Adam Collard, 26, continue to swirl. She looked fantastic in a blazer dress emblazoned with gold buttons, which she paired with pointed-toe sock boots and a bag with a big gold buckle and thin gold chain.

Coronation Street’s real-life couple Sally Carman and Joe Duttine looked as cute as ever as they shared a snap from date night on Instagram. Sally, who plays Abi Franklin on the soap, tied the knot earlier this year with Joe, known as Tim Metcalfe on the ITV staple.They are not married or in a relationship on the soap.The two looked happier than ever as they enjoyed food and drinks at the French-inspired Bistro Stretford Canteen in Manchester. Sally, 41, was clad in a denim dress, while her husband wore a simple navy and white combo.

Thomas Hartley has been at the centre of the drama in this series of Married At First Sight UK, and he turned heads as he sported a new look in Manchester. Thomas, who married Adrian Sanderson in the E4 social experiment which sees singles matched-up and meet for the first time on their wedding days, looked completely different with a close-cropped hairstyle.

Love Island star Paige Thorne has been spotted for the first time since her rumoured break-up from Adam Collard as she enjoyed a girls night out with her fellow Islanders. The Welsh paramedic, who appeared on the 2022 series of the ITV2 dating show over the summer, headed out in Manchester with her friends and co-stars Antigoni Buxton and Danica Taylor at Peter Street Kitchen in Manchester.

The first look of a planned £32m landmark building in Manchester city centre that could be a home to 600 jobs has been revealed.

Summer days may now be over but funlovers are already looking forward to gathering around a roaring bonfire and enjoying some spectacular fireworks. People in Rochdale are invited to join in the traditional autumn festivities at three events being held across the borough.