Bury set for its first food and drink festival at sites across the town centre

Stockport could get a new industrial estate and community accessible park under plans to develop a plot of land in Bredbury.

Controversial plans for a 99-home development on land in Wigan which is no longer designated as Green Belt look set to be approved. The Bellway Homes development is earmarked for eight acres of land at Silk Street in the Mosley Common area of Tyldesley.

Three more babies have died from whooping cough in England, health officials have confirmed. It takes the total number of babies who have died from the disease since the start of the year to eight.

A huge Premier League meeting will take place in Harrogate today after Manchester City launched legal action against the Premier League this week.

Manchester United have not decided on Alejandro Garnacho's potential involvement with Argentina in the upcoming Olympic games.

Back in the early 1900s, The Cock Hotel on Walkden Road, Worsley, was known far and wide as the stomping ground for one of Manchester's most curious and beloved farmyard creatures. Polly the pig, famous for her love of beer, became a familiar and endearing figure to the pub's drinkers.

Jose Mourinho is set for an awkward reunion with former Manchester United midfielder Fred as he edges closer to becoming Fenerbahce's new manager.

Jack Grealish found himself firmly out of favour at the end of the season, and now faces a fight for his Manchester City starting spot.

Asda has unveiled a £50m store upgrade programme today, aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for customers in larger supermarkets and superstores - including one Greater Manchester area which will see improved stores over the coming months. The upgrades will include new foyers, seasonal aisles, food-to-go counters, flooring and lighting, as well as new in-store services and features.

A tiny patch of land has been sold at auction for almost £250,000 more than expected. The grassed area, on Wapping Street in the Halliwell area of Bolton, was marketed prior to on line bidding with a guide price of between £5,000 and £10,000.

One of Greater Manchester’s most popular beer and cider festivals is returning next month and will feature what has been described as the ‘largest selection’ of drinks on offer at a beer festival in the region.

Wayne Rooney could be about to enter the world of management less than six months after being sacked by Birmingham.

Brits are being encouraged to stockpile essentials like bottled water, spare batteries, tinned food, and wind-up torches to be "get prepared for emergencies" following new guidance from the government.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Shot between his directing Alicia Vikander in “Firebrand” and Kristen Stewart in “Rosebushpruning,” “Motel Destino,” which bows in Cannes Competition on May 22, can be seen as a return by Brazil’s now most international director to his Brazilian roots. This axis between international and local, plays out in “Motel Destino” and Aïnouz insists, in now his whole career. An erotic thriller, “Motel Destino” turns on Dayana, the young wife of a roadside sex hotel owner who seduces on-the-run minor mobster Heraldo for great sex.

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has broken his silence after being snubbed from England's preliminary European Championships squad.

England manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed Marcus Rashford's uninspiring form was the sole reason behind his omission from the England provisional squad for the European Championship.

A ‘boxer’ killed a man acting as a 'peacemaker' after a fight broke out during a night out, a jury has heard. Brook Marshall-Byrne, 20, is accused of manslaughter following the death of 35-year-old Piotr Ludwiczak. He denies the charge.

Jet have announced their first UK and Ireland tour in 15 years in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their seminal 2003 debut album ‘Get Born’.The UK and Ireland tour marks the band’s return to the countries since 2009. It will kick off on October 3 at The Academy in Dublin.

EXCLUSIVE: One of the market’s biggest-budget projects, the Will Smith action-crime thriller Sugar Bandits, has sealed multi-million dollar deals across the world for AGC ahead of a planned September start date.

Another tower block is to be built in Manchester city centre. But for heritage groups it is a watershed moment as a Grade II listed building will evetually be demolished to make way for it - and it will be constructed in a conservation area.