Santa at the Co-Op, the Salvation Army band playing and lots of sweets: Stockport residents share their Christmas memories

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Celebs have been sharing how they've been spending their Christmas, with cute matching pyjamas and heart-warming photos featuring loved-ones reunited.

Archivists at the Manchester Evening News have unearthed some truly stunning photos of Christmas in Manchester city centre during the 1970s and 1980s.

Pep Guardiola has been warned that Manchester City might lose Phil Foden and Jack Grealish if their punishment for 'behaviour' issues was over the top.

A mum who was able to send Christmas presents to her children from prison says it gave them hope that “mummy was going to be alright”.

Manchester United have continued their beautiful tradition of sending gifts and messages of support to children's hospitals ahead of Christmas Day.

Angel Gomes scored his first domestic goal for Lille on Saturday, just over a year on from leaving Manchester United.

Huge delays continued at Manchester Airport as hundreds of passengers missed their flights, a woman in her 60s was the fifth person to be killed on roads in Greater Manchester this weekend and a little girl aged just 10 who died after being hit by a Land Rover last night was publicly named.

Newcastle United fans felt hard done by during their game against Manchester City at St James Park, with pundits and ex-players in agreement that the Magpies should have been awarded a penalty after Ederson appeared to foul Ryan Fraser.

Former Chelsea, Tottenham and Bolton striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has launched a damning assessment on Bruno Fernandes, saying his persistence of trying to find Cristiano Ronaldo in games is having a negative effect on his career progression.

Manchester United players and staff have sent a good luck message to Hannibal Mejbri ahead of the Arab Cup final between Tunisia and Algeria.

Gabriel Agbonlahor has told Arsenal to "stay away" from the option to sign wantaway Manchester United striker Anthony Martial, comparing him to Nicolas Pepe.

Manchester United have been told to 'get the job done' this Christmas and not worry about 'ugly' performances.

A lifelong Stockport County fan died at just 46 from Covid-19 — after being unable to get the vaccine.

The country was told that all over-18s will now be offered the booster jab by the end of December in the fight against Omicron, tributes have poured in of a 25-year-old man who died in a horrific street attack in Bolton last night, a mum-of-two has complained that her mouldy house is making her children ill and a man has been jailed for hurling anti-Semitic abuse at a couple in front of two off-duty police officers last year.

A letter sent to GPs by the country's medical chiefs has warned of a 'much larger' Omicron wave due to hit in 'two to three weeks', as they told doctors of a huge rollout of the booster programme 'with no notice'.

Marcus Rashford has been criticised by some for an under-par performance in Manchester United's fixture with Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

Norwich City boss Dean Smith can see the identity Ralf Rangnick is trying to instil in his Manchester United team after facing them for the second time this season.