58 h. ago Plans finally revealed for town centre Wilko store left empty for years

The shop shut down after the UK chain went into administration back in 2023

Politics

3 d. ago Old mattress warehouse in Greater Manchester town will be transformed into new apartment block

The plans will see the vacant warehouse brought back to life after more than 10 years of sitting empty

Society

3 d. ago A glimpse into the future of a Greater Manchester town centre

Three new blocks will change the area's skyline

Politics

3 d. ago New 'temporary' entrance to Bury town centre tram stop will be needed for at least three years

The town's transport interchange is set to be rebuilt along with a new footbridge at the Metrolink stop

Politics

4 d. ago Food hall with 'secret' 1940s bar and jazz restaurant coming to Greater Manchester town's nightlife hotspot

The new eatery will be in the heartland of the town centre's former epic nightlife scene

Society

5 d. ago The 'vanguard' Greater Manchester town on the precipice of major change

The area was visited by a government minister recently - who looked at the exciting plans for the towns' future

Politics

7 d. ago We tried the £3.50 Chicago Town treat shoppers say 'makes pizza night'

It's available at Iceland, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and more

Economics

7 d. ago The hidden gem waterpark five minutes from a Greater Manchester town centre

Bookings are now open for the summer season

Politics

8 d. ago Town centre self storage unit will be knocked down following devastating fire

Firefighters have been battling the blaze in Middleton for three days

Events

9 d. ago The Greater Manchester town hall with a leaky roof set for £1m makeover

The problems are becoming both more frequent and increasingly serious

Economics

9 d. ago LIVE updates as building taped off near Stockport town centre car park following serious incident

The entire car park had been sealed off

Politics

1 week ago Did the liberation of Africa start in Manchester? The biting play about a pivotal, forgotten moment

It was a turning point in the push for African independence – and it took place in Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall. We meet the writer of a play about the fifth Pan-African CongressOn the facade of the building that once housed Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall in Manchester sits a plaque commemorating a turning point in the push for African independence. The fifth Pan-African Congress in October 1945 was attended by future global leaders as well as activists and scholars from across Africa and its diaspora. But despite the event’s international importance, it has been largely overlooked by mainstream British history. Now a biting new play is set to remedy this.“I think a lot of Mancunians don’t know it happened,” says playwright Ntombizodwa Nyoni, who lectures in the same building, now part of Manchester Metropolitan University. “But it’s like: you’re part of such a phenomenal moment in history.” Eighty years later, her dramatisation of the event, Liberation, is about to receive its worl...

Politics

1 week ago LIVE: Streets taped off near Greater Manchester town centre following 'stabbing'

A cordon is in place

Politics

1 week ago 'It's been promised for years', but now it's finally happening for one Greater Manchester town

The Metrolink extension has been confirmed for Heywood and Stockport

Sport

2 w. ago Oldham's town centre Post Office saved after permanent closure fears

The temporary Post Office will open on June 18 and later be transformed into a permanent shop.

Politics

2 w. ago Seven men face ‘lengthy’ sentences for sexual abuse of teenage girls in Rochdale

The men were convicted of sexually exploiting two girls in the town in Greater Manchester between 2001 and 2006.

Events

2 w. ago Rochdale Asian grooming gang found guilty of raping and abusing two teenage girls who were used as 'sex slaves' over period of five years

The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as 'sex slaves' from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006.

Events

2 w. ago Rochdale Asian grooming gang who used two teenage girls as sex slaves from the age of 13 face years in jail after being convicted of rape and indecency

The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as 'sex slaves' from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006.

Events

2 w. ago Rochdale grooming gang are convicted of sex offences against two teenage girls over five

The defendants preyed on the vulnerabilities of the victims to groom them as 'sex slaves' from the age of 13 on various dates in the Greater Manchester town between 2001 and 2006.

Events

2 w. ago Full list of road closures as Greater Manchester town faces delays

There are numerous road closures across the borough in the coming weeks

Politics