"We couldn't get in the front door!": Brave cleaners confront 3ft-deep 'horrendous rubbish' in Greater Manchester home

It's an eerie relic of pre-pandemic life. The Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre in Rochdale was once a bustling mall with five floors of shops, including household names such as New Look, Wilko, and Ryman.

Countless Greater Manchester families looked forward to spending their summer holiday at a now demolished Pontins holiday camp.

Heading outside and going for a walk with your dog is one of life’s simple pleasures. Not only does it boost your mood and fitness, but has countless benefits for your four-legged friend too.

With events like Parklife just around the corner, festival goers are on the hunt for the perfect affordable and stylish outfit. Primark has just launched a new collection of bucket hats, glittery tops and colourful accessories just in time for festival season.

Rochdale Sixth Form College is to get a ‘crucial’ new six-storey extension to ensure students continue to achieve ‘academic excellence’. Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted and named ‘Sixth Form College of the Year’ in 2021, it currently provides further education for up to 1,480 young learners.

Local councils in Greater Manchester spent tens of thousands of pounds each on celebrations for the King's coronation earlier this month. One town hall set aside up to £52,000 to put on events in the area, while some spent nothing.

Last year celebrated 50 years since the first Pride event in the country, the UK Gay Pride Rally in London, took place. The message behind Pride still stands strong today as the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion continues.

“You don’t want to compete with the nice old buildings, you want to do something that’s a statement on the era we are in,” says Tim Heatley, co-founder of ‘social impact developer’ Capital & Centric.

Vernon Kay poked fun at himself as he showed off his hair gaffe as he headed to host his new show on BBC Radio 2. The Bolton-born broadcaster has replaced veteran Ken Bruce, who helmed the programme for 31 years, in the 9.30am to 12pm slot.

Campaigners fighting plans for a block of flats at a Tesco car park in East Didsbury say they feel 'let down' following a U-turn by Manchester council. The plans to build 75 flats off Parrs Wood Lane were rejected by councillors last year after town hall planners raised concerns about parking, traffic and suitability for the area, but developer Dandara later appealed the decision.

No trams are running across Greater Manchester for several hours this morning due to a network-wide 'shutdown'.

House prices are constantly changing all across Greater Manchester and largely differ from one part of the region to the next. If you are looking to buy your first home, are wanting to move up the property ladder or would just like an idea of how much your home is worth, it's a good idea to keep up-to-date with average house prices in your local area.

People came together to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III today as street parties continued across Greater Manchester.

As King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London, people came together across Greater Manchester to celebrate the new monarch - and enjoy a party.

When Jack Whitehall had his front door stolen in Fallowfield, he did what any self-respecting student would do. He taped a bin bag to the door frame and carried on as normal. Similarly, when a lightbulb went, he and his housemates just resigned themselves to that room being ‘just for the daytime’.

There was plenty of local political drama in three Greater Manchester boroughs last night — with more election action set to hit the region today.

Legendary British pop band McFly made fans hot under the collar last week when they announced their first UK tour in seven years.

One of Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs has been listed among the top 10 places to raise a family in the UK.

Councils in Greater Manchester have had their budgets cut by nearly a quarter over the last 14 years, according to new research. Across England, the poorest councils have faced real-term cuts worth almost three times as much as the richest local authorities, the research by a special interest group has revealed.

As has been widely covered, there are huge changes in how voters will cast their ballot on Thursday, May 4 with the introduction of a photo identification requirement. The new requirement will come into effect for the local elections across Greater Manchester.