Trafford was painted red last night – for something unrelated to its world-famous football club – as Labour wrestled back control of the council from the Tories for the first time in 14 years.

The pair of Geraldine Coggins and Dan Jerrome re-wrote the party record books by securing the Greens’ first ever seats in Trafford.

With less than a year to go until the Winter Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, Macclesfield para-skier Menna Fitzpatrick is counting down the months and days until she embarks on the battle for golden glory.