Mortgage rates for first-time buyers in Greater Manchester slashed by up to 3.2%

The one thing that can make a long bank holiday weekend better is when the sun comes out, and it looks like Greater Manchester is in for a treat - for now. After a spell of wet and windy weather earlier this week, the region is enjoying some pleasant sunshine.

Greater Manchester has woken up to a sunny Saturday morning as we enter the Easter weekend.

A mix of sunshine and showers is forecast for Greater Manchester over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

If you’re stuck for what to do over the Easter bank holiday weekend then a road trip might just be the answer. Luckily for us the best place for a road trip in the UK is within easy reach of Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester councils have announced their plans for rubbish collections and recycling centre opening times over the Easter bank holiday weekend. With Good Friday and Easter Monday upon us, changes to waste and recycling pick up schedules are sometimes made.

A house in Greater Manchester was swept off the market less than a week after being put up for sale - despite having a hefty price tag. The 'time capsule' property in Altrincham, Trafford, which has been in the same family since the 60s, proved to be a hit with buyers looking for a big project.

A first-time buyer has warned people after she nearly bought a house with a harmful plant growing in the garden - which could have cost her a hefty sum to remove. Lois Connelly was considering buying a home in Bristol last autumn when she discovered it had a potential problem with bamboo, which was planted in both the front and back gardens.

The Conservative candidate standing to become Greater Manchester mayor has defected to Reform UK. Dan Barker, who was selected to stand for the Tories against Andy Burnham, has now joined the party founded by Nigel Farage.

Salford’s Chapel Street has been something of a development hotspot in recent years with blocks and flats springing up and a thriving food and drink scene. Yet hidden away in a museum at the end of the road is a very different street to the one outside.

Another Greater Manchester maternity service has been hit with criticism from health watchdogs amid a national investigation into maternity care. Tameside General Hospital’s maternity services have dropped from a ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ amid a ‘deterioration in the standard of care’, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.

Hidden in the basement of Bolton Museum is an attraction you won’t find anywhere else in Greater Manchester - and it’s completely free to visit. Beneath the museum is the region’s only public aquarium.

Dozens of flood warnings and alerts have been issued across the UK as more heavy rain is forecast - with Greater Manchester braced for downpours.

The potential regeneration of Heaton Park’s ‘jewel’ is the plan that will capture the imagination of many this week.

The most affordable areas in the UK for first-time buyers have been revealed, and Scotland dominates the list.

Tax cuts, changes to child benefits and public sector reforms were all announced in the budget today (March 6). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that a further 2p cut in National Insurance will be introduced from April, saving the average employee £450 a year.

Thrill seekers are getting the chance to trail run, kayak and mountain bike their way through spectacular landscapes in Greater Manchester this summer.

An iconic rollercoaster at Drayton Manor theme park has been given a major makeover with new look and name - and younger visitors will get to ride it for the first time. The iconic Shockwave ride will become "The Wave" when it opens for the first time this Spring.

Princess Catherine, aka Kate Middleton, has been photographed out in public for the first time in nearly two months.

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

When Richard Midgley's daughter was moving up to secondary school in 2022 she applied to five places, but didn't get in any. The family, of Bowdon, later discovered they were just four metres outside the catchment zone for their first choice, North Cestrian in Altrincham.