THREE leisure centres to shut within months in one Greater Manchester borough

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is hopeful Erik ten Hag will have made the improvements necessary to challenge Manchester City next season.

Boots has confirmed it will begin closing the first few of 300 axed stores across the UK within the next few days.

House prices are starting to come down across Greater Manchester which is great news for househunters, especially first-time buyers. Although some areas are still considered to be overpriced, there are certain parts of the region where you can bag a bargain home.

It’s a Wednesday lunchtime and the rain is coming in sideways. Nevertheless, here at a world-famous market in Greater Manchester, the winding pathways and narrow streets between stalls are packed out - it takes more than a bit of bad weather to deter these seasoned shoppers.

Despite having lived in Old Trafford for more than two years now, I have a confession to make. I am afraid to say that I have not really made much of a conscious effort to explore the nature and greenery that surrounds me.

Greater Manchester is bracing itself for a stormy weekend. After a day of unseasonably strong winds today (Friday) a yellow warning for wind has been issued covering the south of England and Wales whilst rain warnings have been issued in Scotland.

A multi-storey car park is being closed for the weekend while major building work takes place at a Greater Manchester hospital. Tameside Hospital is subject to a £20 million redevelopment project at the emergency department.

Two major Greater Manchester events have been cancelled with the region expected to be hit by heavy wind and thunderstorms this weekend. The Met Office is predicting rain throughout the weekend, while thunder and lightning is expected on Saturday (July 15).

Manchester’s most abusive restaurant Karen’s Diner is safe from closure, its owners have said, after some of the brand’s original restaurants in Australia went into liquidation. The first Karen’s Diners were in Aussie cities including Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Two Tameside MPs have described the looming closure of three leisure centres – including Ashton’s swimming pool – as ‘disappointing’ but say there is ‘no other option’.

Another senior officer has been suspended by Greater Manchester Police - the second in nine months.

In the midst of the cost-of-living crisis and soaring mortgage rates, one Greater Manchester borough is proving to be in high demand. House hunters who are searching for a more affordable place to live have been flocking to Rochdale over the last year, causing a sudden surge of buyers in the area.

Chiefs are to stop providing Tameside residents with free caddy liners for green waste within days.

Thousands of people in one Greater Manchester borough have put their name to a petition to leave the region entirely.

Fresh from their Glastonbury debut last weekend, The Lathums are coming back to Manchester for what is set to be an incredible homecoming gig for the Wigan band at this year's Sounds of the City at Castlefield Bowl.

Going out for a couple of alcoholic beverages after work or over the weekend can turn out to be a pretty expensive occasion if you don’t keep an eye on your pursestrings.

Greater Manchester is set to feel more mild, as temperatures struggle to top 20C for the remainder of the week. A mixed bag of weather is forecast for our region, with rain predicted to fall every day expect for Sunday.

Parts of Greater Manchester have been hit by a huge power cut this morning.

Eid al-Adha is right around the corner as mosques across the country get ready to host the special prayers.

Staff working at a mental health unit experienced ‘racism’ both from patients and fellow colleagues, a new review has revealed.