Disabled and elderly residents 'trapped' in tower block for DAYS after lift breaks down

The local elections are upon us, with 237 polling stations across Manchester helping to elect 32 councillors - one third of the 96 elected members. The polls open this Thursday, May 5, and will be open from 7am until 10pm. If you vote in person, you should have received a polling card instructing you where to vote.

A young mum who is struggling to afford the rising cost of energy was left without gas and electricity at her home in Stockport for several days. Laura, 29, had been unable to top-up her prepayment meter with E.ON Next online due to a technical error, and slammed the firm for 'failing to help.'

A Bury man married his sweetheart just days before he tragically passed away, following a two-and-a-half year stay in hospital.

Roads around a South Manchester estate which were resurfaced for 'no apparent reason' are now in a worse condition than before, residents say.

Alexandra Burke ,singer,song-writer and British X-Factor winner ,has signed on to play the villainess in this year’s London Palladium pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.

What did your parents teach you about money? That I didn't want to live like them, in poverty. My dad was a printer who gave all his money to a fanatical Christian cult. My mum was a cleaner.

Residents in Oldham have reacted to a “shocking” blaze that saw multiple fire crews and police on scene and a road fully blocked off this morning.

A major A&E department is urging people to stay away as it sees high patient numbers continue over the Easter weekend. Royal Bolton Hospital 's A&E continued to be under severe pressure despite urging people to 'think carefully' heading into the Bank Holiday weekend.

A resident escaped from a burning house after a suspected arson attack in the early hours of Easter Monday. Fire chiefs say the blaze was 'deliberately lit' in an out building in the back garden in Bolton before spreading to the end terrace property.

A mum has issued a warning to Trafford Centre shoppers ahead of the bank holiday weekend after what she described as a 'scary' incident in the car park.

A new ‘supported living’ complex for people with learning disabilities and autism is being planned for Heywood. The specialist facility, which would also cater for those with mental health issues, would replace a large detached house in Starkey Street, which is currently falling into disrepair.

A number of holidaymakers who left their cars with a 'meet and greet' airport parking service have returned to find them trapped in a muddy field with their keys missing. Three travellers who flew out of Manchester Airport and booked the parking through an online comparison site, have told the Manchester Evening News that they were unable to contact the firm they booked with and have their cars returned when they landed.

A far-right nationalist group who firmly believe that 'native British people' will become a minority by the year 2066 appear to be linked to a banner which was flown over the Etihad Stadium this weekend.

Police are investigating an incident in which Cristiano Ronaldo knocked a phone out of a fan’s hand after losing a Premier League game on Saturday. 

A driver was left trapped after their car flipped over outside a pub in Oldham. The incident happened near the Coach and Horses in Waterhead.

Emergency services rushed to a street in West Didsbury on Tuesday afternoon following reports of an 'elderly' man and woman 'collapsing'. Fire crews, as well as police and paramedics from the North West Ambulance Service attended a terraced house on Orchard Street, off Burton Road, at 4pm.