Team behind beloved Greater Manchester pub to open neighbourhood café featuring ‘stacked’ breakfasts and house-baked crumpets

The yellow Bee Network buses, surging past rush hour traffic, are perhaps the most obvious sign of Greater Manchester’s dance with devolution.

For many of the people of Oldham East and Saddleworth, it appears no party leader is exciting them. When the Manchester Evening News visited the constituencytoask people to describe Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a few words, people on the streets of Uppermill uttered a familiar few words - 'out of touch'.

Fans of The Killers have predicted that the iconic rock band has visited a popular Greater Manchester beauty spot ahead of their big shows in the city this week.

There aren’t many places in the UK where you can experience opera inside a cave, see a hotel where Mary Queen of Scots reputedly stayed and drink the freshest mineral water available (although you might want to add an ice cube or two), yet you can do all of this in Buxton. You’d be forgiven if your mind first springs to the bottled water when you think of the town, but there’s so much more to this beautiful town on the edge of the Peak District.

Bolton Market has opened a new food hall featuring an offering including gourmet burgers, Japanese food and freshly-cooked kebabs.

Greater Manchester would not need to introduce a Clean Air Zone under a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the Labour leader ruled out forcing the charging scheme through.

Rudy’s will be opening its 27th pizzeria next month in Greater Manchester.

Radical plans to abolish the Greater Manchester mayor’s role and for Leigh and Atherton to be ‘cut adrift’ from Wigan council control have been put forward by a Conservative candidate. Former Wigan town mayor Michael Winstanley is vying to replace Tory MP James Grundy, who is not seeking re-election in the seat he took from Labour in Leigh and Atherton for the first time ever in 2019.

In Stretford and Urmston will often find voters supporting opposing parties, but there are at least a few issues they can all agree on…bad potholes and parking for instance.

Nathan Dean stands at the bottom of a hill leading up to Stockport's historic marketplace. The independent shops, bars and restaurants that have sprung up in recent years, have seen the town develop something of a reputation.

The team behind Apple TV+‘s big-budget European drama Constellation took to the stage in Cologne this week to talk developing the psychological sci-fi drama, technical challenges of shooting zero gravity, almost casting Jeff Bridges and why they spent nearly $550,000 on space suits. You can watch a video of the session at the bottom.

Next week, the Irish-themed pub chain O'Neill's will celebrate its 30th birthday and to mark the occasion, there's going to be plenty of free pints.

This summer, one of the UK's biggest car boots sales will take place in Greater Manchester. The Classic Car Boot Sale will hold its first event in the region at MediaCity in Salford this July.

A Greater Manchester cafe that has become a 'lifeline' for the community it serves, has announced its closure. Staff at a cafe in Oldham have said they are 'heartbroken' to close the doors after 18 months.

On Thursday July 4, Britain will get to vote for the first time since 2019 on which party should lead the country.

Lying along the Peak Forest Canal and with its flight of locks, aqueduct and access to parks and lakes, the town of Marple is one of Greater Manchester's most picturesque spots.

Shopping around for your petrol and diesel in Greater Manchester could result in big savings at the pumps.

One of Greater Manchester's most historic breweries is preparing to give beer lovers a 'once-in-a-lifetime' opportunity to go behind the scenes as part of an inaugural beer festival.

One of Greater Manchester’s most popular beer and cider festivals is returning next month and will feature what has been described as the ‘largest selection’ of drinks on offer at a beer festival in the region.

Nearly 1,500 banks in the UK have either shut their doors or announced their intention to close since February 2022. That's nearly two a DAY across the country.