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All 236,000 Trafford residents will soon be within 10 minutes' journey time of an electrical vehicle charging point. This follows a move by the council to approve the installation of 24 ‘state-of-the-art’ EV chargers across the borough of Trafford this summer.

The happiest places to live in the UK have been revealed, with several areas in Greater Manchester making the cut. Each year Rightmove asks thousands of people across Great Britain how they feel about where they live as part of their Happy at Home study.

A new Metrolink service has been launched to help ferry football and music fans to and from the city centre.

Bosses of Altrincham’s town centre shopping hub the Stamford Quarter are predicting a vibrant 2024 after reporting a five percent uplift in visitor numbers. Landlord and property company Bruntwood says it's had a successful 2023 following an influx of new stores joining national brands and independent boutiques.

People in Trafford are being invited to a hugh borough-wide extravaganza to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. Hundreds of families are expected to attend the official King’s Coronation civic activities at various venues across the borough from May 5 to May 8.

Three areas of Greater Manchester were named in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live list this year. The judges chose Ancoats, Sale and Stockport to feature as some of the best areas to live in the UK, along with four other areas in the north west region.

The Sunday Times has named three Greater Manchester areas in its list of the best places to live in the UK this year. The comprehensive guide, which is released annually, looks at all areas across the UK and assesses the qualities that make up a desirable area to live.

A stunning property has come on the market in Greater Manchester which boasts a garden just like the Love Island villa - just without the South African views. The four-bed house is set in the picturesque village of Barrow Bridge in north Bolton and is listed for sale on Zoopla for £750,000.

A unique apartment in one of Greater Manchester's most sought-after areas has just come on the market - and it is likely to get snapped up quick. The three-bed penthouse in Altrincham, Trafford was listed for sale on Zoopla on February 28 and has been chosen as our Property of the Week.

Manchester Evening News readers have had their say on the best place to live in Greater Manchester, with Stockport just about taking top spot in our poll last week.

James Trafford can boast an assist as well as three clean sheets as his dream start on loan at Bolton Wanderers continues.

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As an area that has been dubbed Greater Manchester's 'next big thing', Stretford is proving to be a popular place for people to move to.

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direct to your inboxSix neighbours in a Trafford town have had a rare dose of lockdown luck, after each winning a share of £210,000 - all thanks to their postcode.The residents in an area of Timperley have become lucky winners of the People’s Postcode Lottery, in the draw for February 26.Five neighbours in the WA15 6QU postcode scooped £30,000 each, with the sixth winning a healthy £60,000 after buying two tickets.John Flood was one Timperley resident who won a £30k cheque.

direct to your inboxPeople were so keen for their COVID-19 jabs in one Trafford town that a queue began forming outside one distribution site – before it even had any supply.Rumours began circulating last week that the Larkhill Centre events space on Thorley Lane in Timperley was set to become a new vaccine hub.Before it was even confirmed as the official site, a queue began to form outside, leaving councillors concerned about social distancing.Managers said the way the vaccine hub is being run