GMP to clamp down on drug driving with new kit that can trace cannabis and cocaine
Greater Manchester Police unveiled their new on-the-road drug-testing kit to the public yesterday in Piccadilly Gardens.
Manchester MPs pay tribute to ‘instinctively liked’ ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy
MPs and councillors across Greater Manchester have taken to social media to pay tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, who has died at the age of 55.
Not so Happy Bears! Double whammy for Openshaw nursery slated by Ofsted AND Food Standards Agency
An Openshaw nursery has been dealt a double blow after being deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted AND in need of ‘major improvement’ by the Food Standards Agency.
Tuesday Team Talk: Big summer ahead as Manchester United need to learn from transfer travails
Spending over £146m this season on players didn’t really work out; £59.7 million on Di Maria and Monaco loan Radamel Falcao only got them eight goals and shows that just throwing money at names means nothing if they don’t produce.
Tending to shrubs, buds and hearts: Stockport volunteers use gardening to stem the pain of losing their loved ones
As part of national Volunteering Week, gardeners at St Ann’s Hospice have revealed how tending to the shrubs and buds at the Heald Green site helped them cope with the loss of their loved ones.
‘If you don’t raise the roof… you don’t deserve it!’ FC United at home base, at last
Last Friday FC United of Manchester’s new Broadhurst Park home ground was officially opened with the fans and owners able to see their stadium in all its unquestionable glory for Portuguese giants Benfica’s visit.
‘I never expected to retire at 27’: Ex-Wigan centre Goulding quits over concussion fears
Former Wigan Warriors centre Darrell Goulding has retired from Rugby League at the age of 27 due to health concerns.
He recently suffered a concussion on Easter Monday.
‘Most uncomfortable thing I’ve seen’: Twitter react to Manchester’s Snapchat story
Manchester has been immortalised on popular mobile application Snapchat to millions of users… but it has surprisingly drew a negative reaction from many residents in the city.
Manchester Uni experts issue warning against Tory ‘blanket approach’ to seven-day NHS
A paper authored by University of Manchester health economists suggests the Conservative government’s proposed plans for introducing a seven-day NHS service is not the most cost-effective means of doing so.
Hyde attacks: Two men with learning difficulties brutally injured in space of a week
A man with learning difficulties was left with a fractured skull and bleed on the brain after being brutally attacked and robbed in Hyde, whilst another was also left needing dental treatment following a separate attack.
Brave Wigan dad’s arm broken in crowbar attack as he protected daughter from ‘returning burglars’
A dad who was struck with a crowbar after he confronted two suspected burglars in Wigan has been left with a broken arm and a cut to the head.