The Greater Manchester town where a 'five-minute journey can take half an hour'

When Nic Gorton received the keys to her first home, it was a moment of pride. The single mum finally had her foot on the housing ladder and was optimistic about the future.

The road from Manchester to Marple is littered with political signs popping out from the gardens.

Fans were gutted following the news that Megan Thee Stallion's Glasgow show had been cancelled just one week before she was due to perform, with the venue now speaking out.

Oldham has seen one of the biggest increases in car parking costs across the UK in the last two years. The council has doubled its fees since 2022, making it the third biggest increase among local authorities.

Residents are hoping to 'rebuild' a community in Greater Manchester where parents are said to be 'too scared' to let their kids play out at local parks.

The rail service from Bolton’s smaller towns has been branded a ‘disgrace’ after four of them were included in the top 10 worst train stations in the UK. Over the four weeks leading to May 29, Kearsley train station had a staggering 81 per cent of services delayed or cancelled.

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'.

Stalybridge is set to be transformed beyond all recognition. Town hall bosses have devised a £6.1m vision for the Tameside town.

In Bolton West - amid sporadic showers and sunny spells - the Manchester Evening News spoke to voters about the upcoming general election - and the issues they're concerned about as the crunch poll looms.

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.

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

Even with a biting wind whipping down Royton high street, shopkeepers are taking their lunch breaks outside, pensioners are milling about the park and parents with small kids are dodging between the shops on Market Square.

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.

A first look at the overhaul of Wigan’s ‘brutalist’ civic centre has been released. Social impact developers Capital&Centric have given a sneak peek of what the project, dubbed ‘Civic’, will look like once complete next year.

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.

Holidaymakers are being warned that roadworks on the M56 could mean delays travelling to Manchester Airport. A major resurfacing works project on the M56 got underway yesterday and is set to last until the end of August.

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

A new campaign to crackdown on people fly-tipping household and commercial waste has been launched by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Trafford council. Town hall chiefs say illegally dumping rubbish costs the council tens of thousands of pounds to clean up and leaves neighbourhoods looking a mess.

No matter how many times you see one, you can never get enough of a good sunset or sunrise. There’s something mesmerising about watching the sky transform before your very eyes with colours ranging from golden-yellow, bright pink to deep red.