Suspect who crashed 'stolen' Renault Twingo into wall 'not the smartest' say Greater Manchester Police

Town halls across Greater Manchester have paid out £1.1 million on consultants to help try and obtain Levelling Up funding.

With the sun making a few more appearances over the past couple of weeks as spring starts to kick into gear, the desire for a nice pint after work or at the weekend increases ever so slightly.

Superintendent Chris Foster is a busy man. As Greater Manchester Police’s lead for burglary his work feeds into the new neighbourhood model. That model - said to be the biggest change in a generation - will see 264 police officers posted to neighbourhood teams in the hope of better tackling crimes like burglary, drug dealing and car theft.

A debate has erupted in a Greater Manchester borough - over the location of the border between two areas.

Families who are looking for a new home often want to get the right mix of a good location near to reputable schools and a generous living space, all within a reasonable budget.

A Greater Manchester children's arts and crafts maker owed almost £4m when it collapsed into administration and 30 people were made redundant, it has been revealed.

An unbelievable property which most would considered to be their dream home has come up for sale - and despite its LA-style appearance it is actually located in Greater Manchester.

Homes and businesses across Greater Manchester have reportedly been hit by two power cuts. More than 1,000 properties in total are affected by the incidents this morning (March 23), according to Electricity North West.

A local historian is writing to the Pope to protest over an ‘abandoned’ Roman Catholic graveyard which he says has become a ‘drugs den’. The overgrown cemetery - known as Barton Upon Irwell Roman Catholic Graveyard - in the Peel Green area of Eccles has not been used for a burial since 1940.

In a room filled with 37 police inspectors, members of the press, and the Mayor of Greater Manchester, promise was in the air.

Two men from Greater Manchester are among 26 people jailed after a 'major' drugs operation in Lancashire was brought down.

It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.

Councils have been setting their annual budgets over the last few weeks. This includes the difficult decision of whether to raise council tax and by how much.

Many of us will have woken up to see our gardens submerged in snow, and found ourselves battling blizzards on the journey to work or school in recent days.

Every Saturday morning, thousands of people lace up their running shoes and set out on parkrun routes across the country.

Forecasters have issued another warning for icy weather in Greater Manchester this weekend. But with a bit of luck we might have seen the back of the snow... for now.

Schools across Greater Manchester will close today after heavy snowfall across the region.

Over the past week temperatures across Greater Manchester have plummeted, leading to heavy snow in many parts of the region.

Rank-and-file police officers across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a 17 per cent pay rise this year.

The weather will turn wintry in Greater Manchester tomorrow (Thursday, March 9), with snow forecast to fall across some boroughs.