‘What a waste’. That’s what they say whenever anyone speaks about the late Amy Winehouse. Only two albums in and she was snatched from this world continues the lament.

A new project aiming to combat loneliness and social isolation in older men through therapeutic activities has recently been launched in Openshaw.

Bolton’s serial flasher, who exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl and four women between 23 and 41 in just six hours, is still on the loose but police have managed to put together an e-fit of the pervert.

Manchester drivers are set to benefit from the biggest increase in capacity on the region’s roads for 50 years after Highways England announced it plans to invest £1.5billion in the North West’s roads.

Over the last month the city has hosted a number of activities and events including group bike rides, lessons in bike maintenance and repair, and idea pooling sessions to promote cycling as an attractive, accessible and fun way to travel.

A ‘devastating’ Cancer Research UK report shows cases of lung cancer in women are the highest they have EVER been – but not all hope is lost, according to a Manchester scientist developing a new, magnetic treatment for the potentially fatal disease.