Local elections 2023: The key battlegrounds as Greater Manchester prepares to go to the polls

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'.

Customers are now able to get prescription medicine and oral contraception directly from the pharmacy amid efforts to ease the workload of GPs. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans that will see members of the public get direct treatment for seven common illnesses.

Concerns have been raised after women's safety volunteers were among those arrested at the King's Coronation this weekend, as rape alarms were seized.

Rishi Sunak has declined to apologise after nearly 1,000 Conservative councillors lost their seat in the local elections last week.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “major mistake” of dropping housebuilding targets played a role in the Conservatives’ dire local election results, ex-levelling up secretary Simon Clarke said.

READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp communityKaty Perry, who will be performing at the Coronation Concert in Windsor Castle on Sunday evening, was also invited. The singer was seen wearing a lilac outfit with a matching hat. British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, BBC director-general Tim Davie, Australian musician Nick Cave, TV presenter Jay Blades, and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber were also in attendance.

An Oldham man stood just metres away from King Charles III as he was on his way to being crowned at the Coronation today. Proud family and friends snapped pictures of Afruz Miah when he appeared on their screens as one of the 2,000 people invited to witness the King’s Coronation inside Westminster Abbey.

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.

Voters in Stockport have had their say in the 2023 local elections.

Voters in East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, have had their say in the 2023 local elections.

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

Voters in Cheshire East have had their say in the 2023 local elections.

The Prime Minister has reacted to a bruising set of local election results for the Conservative Party by saying he has ‘heard a message’.

It’s been a bruising night for the Conservatives at this year’s local elections.

Voters in parts of England will have their say in the local elections today (Thursday May 4). Some 230 local authorities are holding elections, with hundreds of candidates eager to gain seats.

Local elections are taking place on Thursday, May 4, with voters across England deciding who represents them at a local level.

Local elections are underway today (Thursday May 4) as thousands of constituents cast their votes across parts of England.

Councils across England and Northern Ireland are preparing for the local elections this May.

It's not long to go until votes are cast in this year's local elections. A new change introduced means people heading to polling stations to vote must have a valid form of photo ID on them.