Family-friendly 90s festival featuring Inspiral Carpets star and tribute acts coming to Greater Manchester

Mayor Andy Burnham has called for an 'urgent meeting' as residents in and around Bury have been left to endure a 'sickening' landfill stench.

Spring is upon us, bringing with it longer days and, hopefully, better weather. After months of hunkering down inside, it’s a chance to get back outside and out into nature as it wakes from its wintry slumber.

Manchester United will be desperate to get a result at the Etihad on Sunday as they look to keep pace with their top four rivals.

This time next week, the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will be well underway, as a string of Manchester’s best music venues open their doors and prepare to host a variety of world-class acts.

Air rifles, luxury jewellery, designer clothes and £10k in cash was seized by police in a major organised crime crackdown across Greater Manchester on Thursday (February 29).

Parents in Manchester have responded to the news that fines are increasing for taking kids out of school.

We're just weeks away from the beginning of spring, hopefully a time when the grey skies give way to blue and the flowers will begin to bloom. Across Greater Manchester, there's a number of beautiful gardens, woodlands and parks to watch as the buds of daffodils, bluebells and tulips burst into action.

Erik ten Hag says Bruno Fernandes has been playing through a 'serious injury' for Manchester United and hit out at the 'pathetic' criticism he has faced in recent weeks.

A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has admitted sexually assaulting a young girl while on duty. PC Dean Dempster, who served with GMP in the Oldham division, today (Wednesday, February 28) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a child under 13 last year.

Walk around Stockport town centre and it's easy to get a sense of how quickly the area is changing.

A crocodile and a wild cat are among the ‘dangerous’ animals being privately kept in Greater Manchester, it has been revealed.

A Manchester nightclub used as a filming location for hit 90s show Queer as Folk is to mark the 25th anniversary of the series by changing its name for one weekend only.

Every house-hunter has different requirements when looking for a new home. Some people opt for new builds because of the modern 'move-in ready' look, whilst others prefer period properties that boast traditional features.

100 years of Disney magic will be celebrated in a special concert in Manchester this June featuring a live orchestra.

Dozens of skaters - many of which will go on to compete at an international level - will descend upon Blackpool in April for the town’s ice skating festival. It’s returning to Pleasure Beach Arena for its 55th year.

Beneath the bustling streets of Stockport’s town centre lies one of Greater Manchester’s more unusual attractions. Carved into the sandstone rock that the town is built on is a network of tunnels around one mile in length, which were used as air raid shelters during the Second World War.

A yellow weather warning is in force as the region braces for heavy rain. 'Some disruption is likely', warns the Met Office, with downpours are expected from 3pm today (Saturday) to 6pm tomorrow.

Almost 900 people who are medically fit to go home are stuck in Greater Manchester hospital beds, while demand for scarce space on wards remains huge.

The Berlin Film Festival officially kicked off this evening with an eventful opening ceremony at the Berlinale Palast theater in the German capital. 

In this uncertain world, one thing remains very clear when it comes to the filmmaking duo of the Safdie Brothers and their ongoing collaboration with Adam Sandler. While the filmmakers Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie, who directed Sandler in the film “Uncut Gems,” have parted ways to direct their own solo movies, their friendship and collaboration with the Sandman remains strong.