The Greater Manchester park with water play fountains, a train and a boating lake that families love

Drivers in Salford were fined nearly £1 million from six bus lanes last year, figures show.

With the stresses of everyday life wearing on Mancunians, more and more people are investing in their health and wellbeing. Once booze filled sun holidays were the go to vacation packages for many Britons, but now spa breaks and luxury retreats are the hottest destinations.

The smile drops almost instantly from Richard McPartland’s face when he hears the word ‘election’.

At St Peter's R.C High school in Longsight, it isn't just attendance and grades that make the school shine, but an impressive and long list of sporting achievements.

Finding a Conservative voter in the safe Labour seat of Stretford and Urmston is not too difficult. But on our visit to speak to voters, finding one who thinks the Tories have got a chance of winning the General Election on July 4 was more like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Its breathtaking mountains and tranquil lakes have attracted visitors for centuries, but now the Lake District has received the very modern title of being the UK’s most Instagrammable National Park. Once a place that inspired poets and writers such as William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, today you’ll more likely find the Lake District popping up on your Instagram feed than in a poem.

Greater Manchester is set to see soaring temperatures over the next week as we move into the summer months - but not before some chilly spells first.

A new poll has predicted a Labour landslide in Greater Manchester - with the Tories set to lose ALL their seats in the region.

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

Temperatures are expected to reach 19C on Saturday as the sun shines on Greater Manchester. Met Office forecasters say there will be a mix of cloud and sun across the region. No rain is expected.

The sun was shining in Burrs Country Park as Rishi Sunak handed out ice cream and cake to the public and press. But despite a warm welcome from locals on his arrival, the Prime Minister was booed from afar as he left The Lamppost cafe in Bury on Friday (May 31).

Even for Manchester Airport it was a bit steep. James Flack was charged £638 for 50 minutes parking there.

Pep Guardiola give Vincent Kompany a glowing reference before Bayern Munich appointed him, the German club have claimed, and the Belgian could reportedly be casting an eye back at the Etihad when it comes to the transfer market.

A woman has revealed what it’s really like working at a Manchester sperm bank where donors are given porn VR headsets.

Amazon shoppers are rushing to nab a moisturising body spray that can help keep pesky insects away.

A driver who mowed down an elderly woman as she crossed the road claimed he was ‘dazzled by the sunlight’.

Sarah Jessica Parker is hard at work on the new season of And Just Like That!

A ‘generation of new towns’ modelled on areas including Hale will be built if Labour wins the next election, according Angela Rayner. The party’s deputy leader was setting out her party’s plans at the UK Real Estate, Investment & Infrastructure Forum in Leeds on Tuesday (May 21).

Aer Lingus has announced new flights from Manchester Airport to Las Vegas via its Dublin hub, with returns starting from £569. The new route will launch on Friday, October 25, just in time for October half term.

Brits have been enjoying glorious sunshine this weekend as temperatures soared into the mid-20s today. Greater Manchester was forecast its 'hottest day of the year' so far with highs of 24C.