Planters and bollards to be installed to block cars from driving down neighbourhood's streets

Traffic police in Bury made two arrests for drug driving and seized five vehicles as well as discovering other offences as part of road side checks in the area.

"Oh my god, there's so much smoke," one woman remarks to another as they watch an ominous cloud billow over a road just minutes from their own.

A man aged in his 60s from Manchester was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a young woman was seriously injured in a collision.

A woman who was caught drug-driving twice in 24 hours by the same police patrolman has been slapped with a hefty fine - but walked free from court.

Police have confirmed a man has been found dead in a Salford apartment block courtyard this morning (October 11).

Neighbourhood forums branded a ‘waste of time’ could be scrapped in Tameside after five years in operation, councillors have been told.

New office space for small and start-up businesses as well as major companies is set to spring up in Salford's Media City. Councillors on the city's planning and transportation regulatory panel have approved an application by Peel Media Ltd for an 11-storey building including ground floor commercial space for drinking outlets.

Firefighters were called to a blaze in an abandoned building close to a row of shops in Stockport last night.

Over the last year, the Manchester Evening News' Paige Oldfield has visited towns across Greater Manchester to find out how people are coping with the cost of living crisis. During that time, shemet a man who hadn’t eaten for three days. Sheconsoled a sobbing mother forced to light her home using candles.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers say they found a large quantity of suspected drugs in a black Mercedes car that was spotted being 'driven at speed' last night.

A 20-year-old woman has suffered 'life-threatening' injuries following a collision on the Mancunian Way.

Police who went to a Salford tower block to make arrests discovered a Breaking Bad style drugs lab. The crystal meth lab was set up inside a flat at Adelphi Court.

Three people have been hospitalised after an apartment block fire left residents ‘running out screaming’ and ‘covered in soot’ — while one reportedly jumped from a first-floor window to escape.

Black and Asian people are still more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Greater Manchester as the force's use of these powers increases. The use of stop and search increased by around 20 pc in the last year, with the figures more than doubling in the latest period compared to the previous year.

The Lathums have been announced as very special guest headliners at this weekend’s Neighbourhood Festival.The Wigan band were announced last minute to perform at the Manchester Academy as part of the festival across the city centre this Saturday (October 1). It will be their first show in Manchester since they they played at the O2 Victoria Warehouse last October.The Lathums join previously announced headliners The Snuts, Everything Everything and Sundara Karma and the likes of Alfie Templeman, Baby Queen, Brooke Combe, Gracey, The Goa Express, The Skinner Brothers, Dylan, Pastel and Afflecks Palace.You can see the updated line-up poster below, and purchase tickets here.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been pictured sporting a black eye following a collision whilst on international duty.