7 h. ago Victorian library in Greater Manchester town could soon be transformed into huge apartment complex

The proposal will be decided on next week

Politics

29 h. ago 'Overlooked' town will have say on MAJOR change that could transform area

The plans involve building 1,500 new homes

Politics

45 h. ago Restaurant in an old cowshed barely findable on a map named best in Wales weeks after being saved

The award comes only days after the restaurant, which was facing eviction, secured a temporary reprieve following months of public pressure and calls for transparency from Pembrokeshire County Council

Politics

58 h. ago The seaside towns near Greater Manchester named among ‘best in the UK’

The Times has shared as list of the best seaside towns and includes destinations in North Wales and Cumbria

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Spirited and sumptuous’: why Big Night is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending comfort watches is a tribute to 1996’s charming restaurant-set comedy drama“Life is meals,” observed the novelist James Salter. Big Night, Stanley Tucci’s spirited and sumptuous indie from 1996, is a film about one big meal that asks a few big questions about life, including: What is the cost of the American dream? What does food allow us to say to each other that words can’t? And what right does Marc Anthony, of all people, have to deliver one of the most charming non-speaking performances in any movie since the silent era?Big Night follows two Italian immigrants who run a failing restaurant in 1950s New Jersey. Ambitious, high-strung Secondo (Tucci, practically hirsute) is the manager, while his brother Primo (Tony Shalhoub) is the madman in the kitchen, a purist who derides the local clientele as philistines and has begun to doubt the wisdom of coming to the US in the first place. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago ''It's very, very sad what's happened, my heart goes out to Blackpool... it's a real shame'

The seaside town has been a popular spot for Greater Manchester holidaymakers for decades

Politics

4 d. ago The commuter towns and villages that buyers and renters being priced out of Manchester are moving to

House hunters and tenants are now choosing to take a longer commute in a bid for cheaper property prices

Economics

6 d. ago Poundland update after town centre shop mysteriously closes down

Shoppers arrived to find the shutters down last week.

Politics

7 d. ago Iconic high street brand with 1,047 stores and famous viral foods opens huge new megastore

The new home of wildly viral foods in the UK has opened up a massive new food hall, which is due to open its doors next week . . . but it's not just any new food hall

Society

7 d. ago ‘She’s one of us!’ The dizzying rise of Hannah Laing, Scottish dental nurse turned superstar doof

The Dundee producer’s hard dance has won her millions of listeners and an Ibiza residency. But for Laing, nothing beats giving back to her community – starting with a huge hometown festivalIn the centre of a dancefloor in a Dundee park, a group of athleisure-clad teens are dancing to a Crazy Frog remix with a middle-aged couple wearing head-to-toe smiley face print. They’re in a re-creation of the Highlander, a Scottish bar in Ibiza, complete with Saltire flags and Buckfast cocktails. Across the park, a crowd of thousands are hanging on for the drop in Ultrabeat’s Pretty Green Eyes as played by trance icon Judge Jules. It may be late afternoon in Dundee, but the vibe is pure late-night riviera hedonism.This is last weekend’s Doof in the Park festival, curated by Hannah Laing in her home town. From Manchester to Ibiza, Amsterdam to Tokyo, the Scottish DJ and producer has brought her sets of hard house, trance and techno to every big club scene in the world, but the festival “had to b...

Politics

8 d. ago 'Major incident' declared in Greater Manchester town amid 'illegal waste' fire

The former scrapyard has recently been used as an illegal rubbish dump littered with scrap vehicles, tyres and household waste

Events

8 d. ago "You can't change the world, but you can change things locally": The Greater Manchester town which is about to be run like a co

The comedian and his co-chair designate, Rose Marley, say the scheme is less about gentrification and more about empowering locals in line with co-operative values.

Politics

9 d. ago Wynne Evans unveils new venture after BBC axe amid speculation he’s split from fiancée Liz Brookes

The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, 53, is partnering with a restaurant in his hometown of Carmarthen, West Wales

Politics

1 week ago Legendary restaurant chain launches UK 'comeback' with new menu after rescue

Legendary restaurant chain launches UK 'comeback' with new menu after rescue  Metro.co.uk

Events

1 week ago UK's most affordable seaside towns where you can buy a home for as cheap as £122k

You can bag a bargain property by the sea in one of these 10 coastal areas

Economics

1 week ago £1bn investment into Greater Manchester borough hailed by town hall leaders

Millions being put into schools, housing parks and town centres

Economics

2 w. ago Charming £180k house for sale in Greater Manchester town named one of UK's 'best places to live'

This two-bed property is up for grabs in a popular part of the region that boasts affordable homes and gorgeous scenery

Economics

2 w. ago Seven men police want to speak to after chaos erupts at football match

Chaos erupted after the Rochdale v Spennymoor Town match

Events

2 w. ago Market Street will soon get new food hall at old Debenhams Rylands Building

A new food hall is part of a big development promising big things

Politics

2 w. ago The huge industrial space that could bring hundreds of jobs to one Greater Manchester town

'This will play a vital role in supporting the region’s growth'

Sport