5 d. ago The Lancashire market town with a beer hall and castle that’s a brilliant autumn day out

Browse independent shops, discover ancient history and grab a pint at one of the longest bars in the country

Economics

7 d. ago Greater Manchester town confirms return of Christmas light switch

Ignite Fire Festival, which was staged for the first time in 2023, will again be transforming the square and gardens around Rochdale Town Hall next month

Politics

8 d. ago Air traffic controller tells lawmakers he’s working as a DoorDash driver to pay for daughter’s tuition

Federal employee tells NewsNation town hall panellists he has been forced to take a second job to make ends meet during the government shutdown

Society

9 d. ago Celebrity Apprentice returning for the first time in six years as BBC tease new twist

The charity special will feature something that's never been done in the show's history

Politics

9 d. ago London councillor charged with sex offences in line for role on town hall investigating committee

Lambeth councillor Irfan Mohammed was suspended by the Labour Party after being charged with four counts of sexual assault, exposure and engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour

Events

1 week ago 25 changes across Stockport that could hit 'vital' shops and services

The issue was discussed at a town-hall meeting

Events

1 week ago 25 changes across Stockport locals fear could hit 'vital' shops and services

The issue was discussed at a town-hall meeting

Events

1 week ago Tiny historic Scots pub featured in hit Netflix show named among top 4 boozers in UK

AN historic Scots pub featured in a hit Netflix show has been named among the top four bars in the UK. The Volunteer Arms, known as Staggs, in Musselburgh, East Lothian, is in the running for the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub of the Year 2025. The bar has already won the title before in...

Events

1 week ago 'Owning your own home is becoming an unrealistic dream in Stockport'

A motion on the issue was brought to a meeting in the town hall.

Politics

1 week ago Councillors demand flags in Greater Manchester town are 'taken down without delay'

It was debated at the town hall

Politics

2 w. ago Old Town Hall thrilled to announce Christmas collaboration with major London theatre

Old Town Hall thrilled to announce Christmas collaboration with major London theatre  Hemel Today

Politics

2 w. ago 11 Scottish Outlander filming locations with the largest tourism boom since starring in Sam Heughan series

There has been a spike in visitors to historic locations that have featured in the hit TV series Outlander, starring Sam Heughan

Society

2 w. ago I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon | Andy Beckett

The feeling of crisis in Manchester also afflicts Labour and the Lib Dems. It leaves voters facing a dangerously unstable political orderMuch of democratic politics is about getting people’s attention. That’s a particular problem for struggling, less-than-compelling leaders. The further your party falls in the polls, the larger the temptation to launch dramatic, supposedly transformational policies. It’s like speaking more and more loudly to someone who has stopped listening.Thus this week’s Conservative conference in Manchester, with the party at historic lows in the polls, featured a frenzy of policy announcements, on once-successful Tory themes such as tax cuts, law and order, welfare and immigration, that were often made to half-empty rooms. Expanses of blue carpet had been installed in the huge, barn-like convention centre – as if to reassure delegates that the party still had an identity – yet much of the time they were eerily deserted. The Conservatives, famed and feared for ...

Politics

2 w. ago Southport killer referral ‘would have continued if officer saw internet history’

Ps Carmen Thompson of Counter Terrorism Policing North West gave evidence to the Southport Inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall on Thursday.

Events

2 w. ago Campaign to save swimming pool which was once used as a training camp for the World War Two's 'cockleshell heroes'

Protesters have vowed to 'not give up' despite crews beginning work to dismantle the historic Eastney swimming pool, which was used in a feature film released in the 1950s.

Events

2 w. ago 'I'm sick and tired': Town hall rocked by shocking Labour resignation

The Labour stalwart interrupted the meeting to make her resignation public

Events

2 w. ago 'I'm sick and tired': Town hall rocked by sudden Labour resignation

The Labour stalwart interrupted the meeting to make her resignation public

Politics

2 w. ago Council responds after it's called 'disgrace' for letting Palestine protest use its power supply

A nine-hour ‘Know Their Names’ event was held on the steps of Bolton town hall

Events

2 w. ago Council ‘at breaking point' as latest surge of Chagos Island arrivals strains homelessness services

Hillingdon town hall is seeing a growing number of families of Chagossian decent arriving in the borough via Heathrow - with 157 people expected this week alone

Politics

3 w. ago Inside real history of Ilse Koch as Netflix Ed Gein series features Nazi

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story features a comic book about Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch

Culture