'Ugly' 1970s office block to be turned into apartments in Altrincham town centre

Dramatic pictures show firefighters tackling a huge blaze at a recycling centre in Tameside on Saturday morning. About 20 firefighters were scrambled to the commercial unit in Stalybridge shortly before 8am.

A councillor claims a police officer 'laughed' after he reported receiving a death threat at Manchester Pride. Coun Jon-Connor Lyons says a fellow festival-goer told him 'F*** off, I'll kill you', before hurling abuse at his female friend during an altercation in the queue for a bar.

Get ready for some clucking good fun as the world’s largest chicken wing festival is set to be held at Manchester’s Trafford Centre for the first time.

Officers now have the power to carry out ‘targeted stop and searches’ in Moss Side, according to Greater Manchester Police. This comes in the wake of police stepping up patrols in the area after a fatal shooting earlier this month.

A vigil paying tribute to a young woman who died after reportedly being stabbed in Manchester city centre is due to take place this weekend.

Weapons, drugs and 'large amounts of cash' have all been seized as part of a major clampdown on crime. Greater Manchester Police officers descended on Salford yesterday (August 24) for Operation Avro.

A man has been charged with allegedly selling crack cocaine from behind a city centre hotel. Edward Afekafe, 40, of Warbeck Road, Manchester has been charged with possession with intent to supply.

A young woman who died after being stabbed at an apartment building in Manchester city centre has been named as Elinor O'Brien.

Some were up and coming stars of the future. Others were established pop legends, and some were flirting with fame but would vanish into obscurity.

Emergency services rushed to a city centre flat this evening following reports of a blaze. Fire crews were called to a high rise building on Whitworth Street in Manchester just before 6:30pm (August 20).

A GMP officer has been charged with alleged misuse of the force's IT systems. Police Sergeant Richard Proctor, 40, who is based within GMPs City of Manchester division, will appear in court next month.

A man has pleaded guilty to exposing himself TWICE in Bolton town centre. Police detained Ion Tranca, 28, on Monday morning (August 15) following reports of two incidents of indecent exposure in the town.

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva would undoubtedly enhance Barcelona’s assets, but a move is unlikely to materialise, according to a former Blues player.

The UK Foreign Office have confirmed they are in contact with police in Manchester following the disappearance of three children from Wythenshawe who are believed to be with their dad.

‘Hundreds’ of protesters barricaded themselves around Immigration Enforcement (IE) vehicles as officers attempted to conduct a raid at a restaurant in Chorlton over the weekend.

On a boiling hot summer's day in Wythenshawe, the sounds of jets roaring over Ann and Arthur Barlow's garden is deafening. But it's not the sound of planes that bothers them - they've got used to that. What drives them mad is the scores of cars dumped on the pavement outside their semi-detached home.

A woman has been arrested and an investigation launched after a disabled man was allegedly assaulted in the car park of Forest Bank prison. The Manchester Evening News understands the woman works as a prison officer.

A pre-inquest review has opened into the death of a young woman who fell to her death from a Stockport tower block.

A gender neutral shoe shop for kids is coming to the Trafford Centre and aims to deliver a shopping experience that fosters self-expression by moving away from the traditional girl and boy categorisation.