The one-woman publisher from Manchester named the best in the North with prestigious award

An award-winning pub in Cheshire has retained its title of 'Pub of the Year' for the second year running. The Lodge Inn, a quaint pub in the town of Alsager, has won the CAMRA award thanks to its owners Sarah and Carl Smith.

Amid the mansions in one of Greater Manchester's leafiest suburbs sits a row of pristine white cottages with a little-known history.

When the Manchester United squad reported to Carrington on Sunday, August 14, 2022, on another baking hot summer's day, they were expecting the usual post-match recovery day. Those players who had featured the previous day would generally be working inside, while the squad members who didn't feature would do a demanding session aimed at getting the intensity of a match into their legs. But on this day, it would be different.

Staring down at the stunning views of Ras Al Khaimah, I couldn’t believe I was hundreds of metres in the air - and in control of a plane. Moments earlier I’d lived out my Barbie girl dreams by stepping into a hot pink light aircraft at Jazira Aviation Club - the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates.

Greater Manchester has some pretty fine fish and chip shops, if we do say so ourselves.

Tui has issued guidance for passengers flying from Manchester Airport during its ongoing £1.3billion transformation. Terminal 2 doubled in size following the first phase of the transformation and work started on the second phase in January last year.

One month ago, all eyes were firmly fixed on Rochdale for a by-election like no other. Firebrand former MP George Galloway, who won a thumping majority with 40 per cent of the vote, returned to Parliament for a seventh time in his career the following week.

If you’re stuck for what to do over the Easter bank holiday weekend then a road trip might just be the answer. Luckily for us the best place for a road trip in the UK is within easy reach of Greater Manchester.

A suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Manchester man in Ukraine has been named. Daniel Burke had gone to suport the resistance against Russia when he was fatally shot from behind, an inquest hearing was told. But Daniel did not die in a theatre of war.

A free family trail based on the story of Stick Man has relaunched for Easter and is bigger and better.

A house in Greater Manchester was swept off the market less than a week after being put up for sale - despite having a hefty price tag. The 'time capsule' property in Altrincham, Trafford, which has been in the same family since the 60s, proved to be a hit with buyers looking for a big project.

Manchester Airport has announced the launch of a direct route to Shanghai, the first service to operate to the Chinese city from the north. Juneyao Air has chosen Manchester as its first destination in the UK in a move that’s been hailed as “fantastic news” by regional leaders.

He'd been hounded out of Belfast after a vicious feud. And, after being offered refuge by neo-Nazis brought mayhem to the streets of Bolton.

It's the clash between the old Northern Quarter and the new.

Feeling the sand between your toes, listening to waves crashing against the shore and feeling the sun on your face - you just can’t beat a good beach holiday. When it comes to the best beaches in the world for a trip away, those in the Caribbean, the Maldives and Thailand spring to mind.

If the mobile phone image had been taken just a few inches to the side, Robert Hart's killer might now be sitting in jail. Instead, almost 10 years on, no-one has ever been brought to justice.

Tim Burgess is to receive special recognition at the first ever Northern Music Awards in Manchester next month.

From the fields of Cheadle to the England set-up in the space of a few years, Kobbie Mainoo's rise might seem stark to many, but it's been far from surprising to those familiar with him.

Thrill-seekers can now catch a direct coach from Manchester, Stockport and more straight to Alton Towers. Travel firm TheCoachCompany.co.uk has launched a direct route to the theme park from 14 major cities and towns across the UK.

By the start of the 2025/26 football season Manchester and Liverpool will be home to three stadiums with a capacity of more than 60,000 and a fourth above 50,000. But that’s not stopped Sir Jim Ratcliffe making a plea for public funding to help turn Old Trafford into a ‘Wembley for the north’.