Without Ben Wallsworth's vision, Greater Manchester wouldn't be what it's become

GMP has refused a request by a relative of a TV journalist for a criminal investigation into her death. Teresa McMahon. 43, who worked for Granada Reports, was found unresponsive at her flat in Salford in the summer of 2021 and tragically later died.

Royal Mail delivery lorries will run on vegetable oil in Greater Manchester as part of ambitious new plans for the company to tackle carbon emissions.

Two areas of Greater Manchester are the worst in England for the number of patients waiting at least a year for NHS treatment.

Two Greater Manchester pubs been shortlisted for gongs at this year’s Great British Pub Awards. The annual awards finds hostelries nominated from up and down the UK, judged in a host of categories.

Brits have been warned not to go swimming at several beaches across the UK today. Heavy rain over the weekend has led to sewage outflows at various sites and pollution warnings have been issued for Blackpool and Cleveleys.

A £2.5bn transformation of one part of Salford has moved a step closer. Groundbreaking plans, the first part of a wider project that will change the face of Salford Crescent forever, have been unveiled.

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.

Greater Manchester has been hit with heavy rain and thunderstorms for a second day in a row.

A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place today (Saturday) covering the whole of Greater Manchester. Thunder and lightning is set to hit the region later this afternoon, with torrential rain also expected.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to hit parts of the UK and Greater Manchester over the weekend. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for Greater Manchester, for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

A ticket office will remain open at Manchester Victoria railway station, but Manchester Piccadilly's has been earmarked to shut under controversial mass closure plans across England announced today.

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

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.