The unique Greater Manchester attraction hidden beneath a museum you can visit for free

The M.E.N recently reported on the scale of demand for high school places in Trafford, the only Greater Manchester borough which still has a state grammar school system decided by the 11-plus exam. Here, the M.E.N's Damon Wilkinson writes about how Trafford came to be the only borough in our region which kept a selective school system which defined post-war Britain - but only survives in a few parts of the country today.

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

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

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 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.

Rent costs have risen by nine percent across the country over the last year, with some areas experiencing much bigger price hikes than others. It now costs £1,238 a month on average to rent a private home in Great Britain, according to the latest data from the government’s Housing Market Indices Team.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced UK, European and North American dates for her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ 2024 tour.Stallion’s tour will consist of 32 dates across North America, Europe and the UK set for the spring and summer. The first show will kick off at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Salford’s Chapel Street has been something of a development hotspot in recent years with blocks and flats springing up and a thriving food and drink scene. Yet hidden away in a museum at the end of the road is a very different street to the one outside.

Another Greater Manchester maternity service has been hit with criticism from health watchdogs amid a national investigation into maternity care. Tameside General Hospital’s maternity services have dropped from a ‘good’ to ‘requires improvement’ amid a ‘deterioration in the standard of care’, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.

A number of fish and chip shops in Greater Manchester have been named in the 2024 list of best in the UK. Fry Magazine's 50 Best Fish and Chip Takeaways and 10 Best Fish & Chips Restaurants have been announced.

The annual top fifty hospitality 'power list' has been revealed today at the Northern Bar and Restaurant show held in Manchester. A number of local operators from the city's food and drink scene have joined the prestigious ranking.

The potential regeneration of Heaton Park’s ‘jewel’ is the plan that will capture the imagination of many this week.

Figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) show that more than a thousand pubs across the UK closed their doors in 2023.

On first glance, stepping into the Fox and Pine pub in the centre of Oldham is a bit like walking into a quirky antique’s shop full of nick nacks and oddities. Everywhere you look, there are signs, puppets, pots, and a large number of foxes dotted around every part of the walls. It's anything but subtle.

Tax cuts, changes to child benefits and public sector reforms were all announced in the budget today (March 6). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that a further 2p cut in National Insurance will be introduced from April, saving the average employee £450 a year.

Thrill seekers are getting the chance to trail run, kayak and mountain bike their way through spectacular landscapes in Greater Manchester this summer.

Teddy Sheringham thinks Erik ten Hag must shoulder some responsibility for Marcus Rashford's poor form .

Spring is upon us, bringing with it longer days and, hopefully, better weather. After months of hunkering down inside, it’s a chance to get back outside and out into nature as it wakes from its wintry slumber.

When Richard Midgley's daughter was moving up to secondary school in 2022 she applied to five places, but didn't get in any. The family, of Bowdon, later discovered they were just four metres outside the catchment zone for their first choice, North Cestrian in Altrincham.

A plan to build nearly 300 new homes in Salford is set to be decided on next week. The council's planning panel will vote on developing two plots of land off Robert Hall Street and West Park Street.