Your favourite places in Greater Manchester to enjoy the sunshine as temperatures soar

The Easter weekend is finally upon us, which means that many people across Greater Manchester will be enjoying four full days off of work. While some may take the opportunity to head to the seaside or countryside, others will be making their way into the city to take full advantage of the packed calendar of events and activities taking place over the long weekend.

Coronavirus infection rates continue to plummet in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester. A total of 8,479 people tested positive for covid across the region in the week which ended April 10.

You can't beat a nice stroll through the grounds of a magnificent country estate or stately home. Whether it is deer spotting in rugged open grounds, walking through a well kept garden, or enjoying fine antiques inside a beautifully decorated house, there are plenty of estates you can visit.

Taking your driving test is a nerve-racking experience. If you're lucky, it's something you only have to do once - but sometimes it takes a few tries.

Warmer weather is set to return for the Bank Holiday weekend after an unsettled start to April in Greater Manchester. According to the Met Office, we can expect temperatures to rise in the coming days.

Greater Manchester's over-stretched health service is set to be hit by a wave of patients battling a new addiction to opioids, doctors have warned.

Forty-six days on, the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. More than 10 million people have fled their homes, according to the United Nations, while another 6.5 million are thought to be displaced inside the war-torn country itself.

For more than half a century, Mick Jelley has been inspiring generations of talented boxers. A coach at Bury Amateur Boxing Club since the early 1960s, he lists former world champions Amir Khan and Scott Quigg amongst his proteges.

It's the time of year when teenagers across Greater Manchester are preparing to take their GCSEs and pondering what comes next in their education. But today The Northern Agenda reveals a 'shocking' North-South divide over where young people can enhance their life chances by taking A-Levels.

Tributes have been left over this past week in memory of loved ones in Manchester who have recently passed away.

A popular pub in Greater Manchester that comes with a two-bed flat has been put up for sale, and it is looking for an owner to give it a new lease of life. The Fusilier Pub in Ramsbottom, which branded itself a 'local, friendly pub', is on the market for £400,000.

Nestled in the depths of Greater Manchester lies a village that feels worlds away from bustling city life. Marple Bridge, in Stockport, is situated on a picture-perfect spot along its own waterway of the River Goyt.

An abusive husband who shaved part of his wife's head before throwing her beloved cat out of a window and a thug who kicked his heavily pregnant wife in the stomach and threatened to kill her are two of the criminals who have been locked up in our region this week.

After another week of showers and sunshine in Greater Manchester, this weekend will remain largely dry. Despite the bright conditions, it will still be rather chilly, with temperatures dropping to -4C overnight.

There’s a look of desperation in Angela Speak’s eyes. Sat on a bench in Bolton town centre, the single mother-of-two starts to cry. “There have been days where we’ve had no electric and we’ve had to use candles,” she says.

More than 200 visas have been issued so far to Ukrainians being sponsored to stay at homes in Greater Manchester, new figures revealed today. But the publication of the welcome statistics comes amid an ever-growing backlash over the speed it is taking to process applications, with many families in Greater Manchester and across the country claiming delays were putting lives at risk.

Greater Manchester residents can expect grey skies and rain as the gloomy weather continues well into the weekend.

Coronavirus infection rates have fallen in all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester. After weeks of soaring rates, the number of cases in the region is down 9pc on last week.

Salford is considered less in need of ‘levelling up’ than all other Greater Manchester boroughs - despite being one of the most deprived areas in the country.

People from every corner of Greater Manchester are being invited to start talking about the future of health and care for themselves and their families. The Big Conversation survey, which launched on Monday, March 28, 2022, is for anyone who lives or works in the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs to take part in.