45 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Should drivers over 70 have compulsory eyesight tests every three years?

Have your say: Drivers over 70 could face compulsory eyesight tests every three years under new road safety plans

Politics

47 h. ago Drivers over 70 face eye tests every three years in plans to overhaul UK road safety laws

Number of older motorists involved in serious or fatal collisions increased by 47% since 2010

Transport

49 h. ago Uncertain future for iconic pub, plus planning and road closure updates across Greater Manchester

These are all the public notices planned across the city-region recently

Politics

5 d. ago Controversial plan for £132m relief road through Trafford dealt major blow

Town hall bosses have lost a key planning appeal

Economics

9 d. ago Huge new wind farm, planning applications and road closures across Greater Manchester

These are all the up to date public notices from across the city-region

Politics

9 d. ago ‘They ate my ex’s furniture!’: people on their drastic divorce decisions, from training huskies to getting plastic surgery

Whether it’s quitting a job and hitting the road, selling precious gems or jumping out of a plane, the agony of a breakup can spark huge changes – for better or worse She had green eyes that “could see through walls”, Chris remembers, not unruefully. When he and his Russian girlfriend broke up, Chris, originally from Sussex and now living in Maine in the US, admits he had Siberia (Elena came from the city of Novosibirsk) on the mind. He did the obvious thing: went and got a pair of three-month-old Siberian husky puppies: Loki and Freja, brother and sister – also with piercing eyes, but icy blue, especially Loki’s. “People would just stop on the street as he walked by.”Chris had owned dogs before– labradors. “I figured that huskies were labradors with fur coats on,” he says, talking to me from his pickup truck after an early morning paddle in his kayak. “They absolutely are not.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Crossmichael parents hit out at drivers who regularly speed through village

Locals say motorists regularly ignore the 30mph limit, putting kids lives at risk.

Events

4 w. ago Coronation Street spoiler pictures confirm return as residents hit Gay Village years after last visit

Characters from the ITV soap were last seen swapping the famous cobbles for those of Canal Street

Events

4 w. ago Plans for new road which will bypass flood hit village could cost up to £60m

Pembrokeshire proposals for a road realignment scheme at Newgale, and a far cheaper alternative scheme, are to come under the spotlight at a full council meeting next week

Events