Million-pound home in unexpected Greater Manchester village with an outdoor pool, tennis court and crazy golf

More than £122 million is set to be spent on Greater Manchester's wastewater systems in a bid to reduce the amount of sewage pumped into rivers by more than 10 million tonnes.

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House prices are on the rise all across the country, therefore it is no surprise that the cost of properties in both Greater Manchester and London are becoming all the more unaffordable.

Five miles north of Bury sits a tiny picture-postcard village with a population of just 150 people. Affetside is a peaceful village with quaint cottages dotted along one long country lane.

It’s been a long time coming, but Stockport is finally getting its moment in the spotlight. Home of the Hat Works, Strawberry Studios and Robinson’s Brewery, its rich and storied history is a major source of pride for many Stopfordians, but for a long time it has played second fiddle to the Manchester metropolis.

Rising numbers of abortions took place in Greater Manchester last year, as medical leaders call for protected spaces around clinics to prevent women being harassed by anti-abortion demonstrators. The figures follow the US Supreme Court decision to overturn millions of women's legal right to abortion in the nation.

Nineteen neighbours in a Greater Manchester village are celebrating after scooping £630,000 on the lottery. The lucky winners in Orrell, near Wigan, landed the staggering windfall in a record-breaking victory on the People’s Postcode Lottery.

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been sacked after he was convicted of stalking and harassment. The offences involved PC Gareth Walker's ex-wife and her new partner after their divorce in 2019, GMP's Chief Constable said as he chaired a misconduct hearing at force HQ.

Greater Manchester’s polio vaccine uptake stands at more than 95 per cent. The figures come as the UK Health Security Agency has declared a ‘national incident’ after it has repeatedly detected the polio virus between closely linked individuals and extended family in London's sewage works.

Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.

Multi-million pound plans to revamp Partington, Sale town centre and the parks and trails across Trafford are in the pipeline.

House prices fluctuate all across Greater Manchester, with some areas known to be much less affordable than others. But despite the cost of a home being lower in some parts of the region, there are some striking homes on the market at the moment in every borough.

With house prices continuing to soar and the cost of living crisis worsening, it is becoming much more difficult for people to buy their first home. With the average house price in the UK at an all-time high, first-time buyers now need to save up a much bigger sum to get their foot onto the property ladder.

Streets around seven schools in Stockport are to be closed at picking up and dropping off time as part of a new trial. Starting this week streets around a select group of primary schools will be shut to through traffic and parents or guardians parking to drop off or collect their kids in the car.

An NHS trust which runs hospitals and other health services in Oldham, Bury, Rochdale and Salford is now the first to have fully electric trucks in its fleet. The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is taking part in a year-long trial which will see two fully electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) used by the NHS group.

Stretford has been chosen as one of five towns to get a huge chunk of money toward improving its high street.

A cocaine-fuelled thug who killed an innocent grandad with a single punch was just one of the offenders jailed in our region last week.

Manchester United supporters are convinced that Jesse Lingard is heading to Italy next season after the departing academy graduate posted a cryptic social media message. Lingard uploaded three pictures standing alongside Paul Pogba after bumping into his teammate on holiday.

The Queen has one of the largest property empires in Europe - with a portfolio worth billions of pounds. But among the castles, estates and palaces she also owns a few places you perhaps wouldn't expect.

House prices are at an all-time high, and coupled with the cost of living crisis, now is an increasingly difficult time to buy. First-time buyers looking to get on the property ladder are now facing an even bigger challenge as demand continues to outweigh supply, meaning that any homes that do become available are being snapped up quickly.