17 h. ago 'We seem to be getting reductions to police services by stealth'

One Greater Manchester town's police station has had its hours reduced without the public being notified, a councillor says

Events

32 h. ago Dumbarton crime: Petrol station employee left shaken after being threatened at knifepoint in morning robbery

The robbery happened early on Tuesday morning

Events

57 h. ago 'I ate at Greggs' first ever pub and was astonished when I ordered sausage roll'

The Golden Flake is a new pub opened by Greggs, offering a range of food and drink inspired by the main Greggs menu, but one aspect of the ambitious venture left YouTuber Ed Chapman stunned

Politics

58 h. ago Greggs opens brand new format shop as it plans 825 more branches

Two more of the new style will open next month

Economics

58 h. ago Police descend on Greater Manchester town with helicopter seen above

The suspect is still at large, police say

Events

3 d. ago Remains dating back 4,000 years being uncovered on outskirts of Greater Manchester town

Ancient cemetary may even have origins in the Stone Age

Politics

3 d. ago So many Greater Manchester town centres are changing, but what about Droylsden?

The town of Droylsden has been waiting for investment for years, and now it's on the precipice of change

Politics

4 d. ago 'Miracle no one died' as idiotic smoker sets petrol station on fire after lighting cigarette

Dramatic CCTV footage shows the man lighting up a cigarette whilst others fill up their petrol before throwing the match away and sending the forecourt into a huge ball of fire

Events

4 d. ago Tim Dowling: life on the road was so much simpler than being at home

On tour with the band there were no snapping tortoises, no dog kerfuffles and certainly no peeping scaffoldersIt is early morning, the low sun is glinting off wet tarmac. I’m in a coffee shop next to a petrol station, across the car park from the Travelodge where I spent the night, somewhere just north of Brighton. The middle leg of the band’s autumn tour is complete, and I’m on my way home. But first I want coffee.“Can I take a name?” says the woman behind the counter. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Roof ripped off bus as it hits low bridge in Greater Manchester town

Police were called this evening

Events

5 d. ago Shocking moment friends cheat death after one lights a cigarette and throws a match on the floor at a petrol station

Footage caught the dramatic moment a huge flame surged into the air after a man dropped a match he had used to light a cigarette close to a petrol station in Timon, Maranhao, Brazil.

Events

7 d. ago A food and drink festival transformed a Greater Manchester town

The hugely successful event started ten years ago and is now receiving international recognition

Politics

8 d. ago Scottish petrol station and house on NC500 hits market for £700k in 'brilliant opportunity'

The property turns an annual profit of £170,000.

Economics

8 d. ago Northern town few hours from Manchester is 'trapped in time' and has 'insane' chippy

The town has an array of retro shops, historic transport options, Georgian gardens and plenty more to explore but its fish and chips have been hailed as the "best ever"

Politics

8 d. ago Old religious convent in Greater Manchester town could be transformed into apartment complex

The convent is no longer needed by the religious order

Politics

8 d. ago Greggs to offer Scots limited edition Wicked treats in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Greggs has exciting news for Ozians who are eagerly awaiting the release of the smash hit sequel.

Politics

8 d. ago New boutique cinema and café bar coming to popular Greater Manchester town

'We’re not just opening a cinema — we’re building a cultural hub'

Culture

9 d. ago Plans for 65 affordable homes in Greater Manchester town tabled

Homes to be built on brownfield land

Politics

9 d. ago Unique clifftop home in seaside town on market for less than £1m but there's a catch

The striking glass-fronted villa named Saltmoore is carved into the cliff

Economics

1 week ago Man and woman dead as car crashes off road and into petrol station in early hours

The Ford Ka is believed to have swerved across the carriageway before it struck the BP petrol forecourt

Events