Town's former HSBC bank to be turned into flats

The Liverpool legend and former Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen is seriously ill in hospital, his former club has announced. The Scotsman, aged 69, is in hospital in a serious condition.

It's a sunny afternoon in Makerfield and the streets are bustling with people hauling shopping bags up and down Gerard Street.

Controversial plans for a 99-home development on land in Wigan which is no longer designated as Green Belt look set to be approved. The Bellway Homes development is earmarked for eight acres of land at Silk Street in the Mosley Common area of Tyldesley.

A former Rochdale doorman identified as a key member of the Kinahan crime cartel by US authorities has been released from a Spanish prison after paying tens of thousands of pounds to get bail.

Manchester council chief executive Joanne Roney CBE is set to leave the town hall after seven years, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Having taken over from Sir Howard Bernstein in 2017, she is expected to become top boss at troubled Birmingham council, returning to her hometown.

Michelle Keegan appeared delighted to be reminded of a time in her life she won't forget as her former Coronation Street co-star shared tribute to her alongside a throwback snap of the pair.

Two former Strangeways officers allegedly gave false information during the inquest into the death of a man in custody, prosecutors allege.

"It breaks my heart," says Linda Collier, casting a despondent look down Leigh's deserted high street.

Manchester United have recruited Silva Mexes, the son of former Wales and Cardiff City international Robert Earnshaw, aged 14.

The final round of Britain’s Got Talent auditions aired on Sunday 16 May before it switches to the live semi-finals. Some viewers, however, didn't quite feel satisfied by the latest episode.

It's a beautiful Friday evening in Manchester city centre and the bars and pubs are overflowing with people enjoying the warm weather. But just yards from the sun-drenched beer gardens, others are having their lives turned upside down.

Bury is set for its first Food and Drink Festival begins with dozens of stalls across the town centre and entertainment during the first half of the Bank Holiday weekend. The festival will see Bury town centre packed with pop-up food markets, artisan drinks, craft stalls, music and live entertainment between 9am – 4.30pm on Friday, May 24 and Saturday May, 25.

One of EastEnders' former stars will be taking to the stage in Manchester this summer as the best of the UK's soaps are celebrated in a special ceremony.

Wigan councillors have installed long-serving community champion and colleague Coun Debbie Parkinson as the authority’s new ceremonial mayor. Coun Parkinson, 67, takes up the post alongside her fellow Standish and Langree ward member Coun Terry Mugan who is her consort.

Banking giant HSBC warned holidaymakers last month of a rise in "clone" scammers, who create official-looking websites offering great holiday deals before stealing your bank details and running away with your hard-earned cash. Often, these fake websites will appear on social media or search engines when people look for holiday bargains.

A ‘boxer’ killed a man acting as a 'peacemaker' after a fight broke out during a night out, a jury has heard. Brook Marshall-Byrne, 20, is accused of manslaughter following the death of 35-year-old Piotr Ludwiczak. He denies the charge.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank added a 'for your information' message to his latest social media post as he was seen enjoying himself in the sunshine with his musician beau.

It was a hive of activity with a criminal undercurrent that had a habit of spilling out above the surface. The Strangeways area was notorious for being the 'counterfeit capital of Europe' for decades.

It was a Labour town for nearly 100 years before voters rejected the party in 2019, electing a Conservative MP for the first time.

A couple invited the Queen to their wedding – and she accepted.