Greater Manchester bank holiday weather forecast with rain showers on the way

Officers have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing man from Bolton. Greater Manchester Police says Daniel was last seen on Breightmet Drive at 6pm today (May 17).

The next few days are set to be mostly dry in Greater Manchester... with some sun forecast over the weekend.

Local councils in Greater Manchester spent tens of thousands of pounds each on celebrations for the King's coronation earlier this month. One town hall set aside up to £52,000 to put on events in the area, while some spent nothing.

Last year celebrated 50 years since the first Pride event in the country, the UK Gay Pride Rally in London, took place. The message behind Pride still stands strong today as the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion continues.

“You don’t want to compete with the nice old buildings, you want to do something that’s a statement on the era we are in,” says Tim Heatley, co-founder of ‘social impact developer’ Capital & Centric.

Campaigners fighting plans for a block of flats at a Tesco car park in East Didsbury say they feel 'let down' following a U-turn by Manchester council. The plans to build 75 flats off Parrs Wood Lane were rejected by councillors last year after town hall planners raised concerns about parking, traffic and suitability for the area, but developer Dandara later appealed the decision.

No trams are running across Greater Manchester for several hours this morning due to a network-wide 'shutdown'.

A new banking hub has been confirmed for a Greater Manchester area set to lose its last remaining bank this summer. NatWest’s decision to shut its Heald Green branch meant people living in the Cheadle area were to be left without any face-to-face banking services from July. There are around 40,000 homes across the constituency.But LINK - the UK’s cash access and ATM network - has now announced that a new bank will open in nearby Bramhall. The decision comes after a concerted campaign from the community and local politicians. The hub will offer basic counter services, allowing people to withdraw cash, collect change, deposit cheques, pay bills and make balance enquiries. Automated services for deposits and withdrawals may also be available.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms for parts of Greater Manchester today.

Before a note is song of their Eurovision entry, Ukraine has already won cultutral accolades in Greater Manchester today. Two Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Salford and Oldham have been granted Grade II listed status.

People came together to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III today as street parties continued across Greater Manchester.

Although the Coronation itself may be over, there’s still a lot of bank holiday weekend left to enjoy. Celebrations continue to take place across Greater Manchester, with people holding street parties and events today and tomorrow.

As King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, people came together across Greater Manchester to celebrate the new monarch - and enjoy a party.

There was plenty of local political drama in three Greater Manchester boroughs last night — with more election action set to hit the region today.

The Coronation weekend is almost here so for many families that means a three-day break.

One of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs has been listed among the top 10 places to raise a family in the UK.

Two professional cleaners have shared their 'satisfaction' at cleaning a house buried 3ft deep in plastic bottles and other 'horrendous smelling' rubbish.

As has been widely covered, there are huge changes in how voters will cast their ballot on Thursday, May 4 with the introduction of a photo identification requirement. The new requirement will come into effect for the local elections across Greater Manchester.

Rio Ferdinand admits he would opt 'all day long' for ex-Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney over England's record goalscorer Harry Kane.

The political landscape of Greater Manchester will be settled for another year as voter's go to the polls next week in the local elections.