Figures, requested under the Freedom of Information Act, shows that the cash-strapped council spent £62, 205.75 in 2014/15 alone, despite proposing 122 job cuts in December.

Bury twin brothers Simon and Adam Yates will roll off the start ramp in Utrecht, the Netherlands, to compete in the biggest cycling race on the planet, the Tour de France this morning.

Benjamin Jon Edge, 25, fell from the roof of a metal structure he was helping to dismantle in Ramsbottom last December.

On Sunday June 7, thousands of communities will sit down for a Big Lunch with neighbours they may not know and Halifax is proud to support the event as part of its Helping Britain Prosper Plan.

A cerebral palsy sufferer is set to tackle a 1.5km Swimathon in aid of late Bury teenager Josh Wilson – otherwise known as Super Josh.

With less than a week to go to the General Election, MM goes on the campaign trail in the constituency of Bury North, Greater Manchester’s most marginal seats.

People in Manchester city centre are not even expected to reach the traditional retirement ages of 60 and 65 before moving into a phase where their health is neither very good nor good.

Manchester has has produced some world renowned authors, who leave behind them a great literary legacy with classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Secret Garden and Confessions of an Opium Eater

The incident, which took place at about 11:40pm on Thursday March 12, saw two thugs jump over the counter in McDonald’s on Bury New Road in Higher Broughton.

Bury manager David Flitcroft is optimistic about bouncing back this weekend against Mansfield Town, especially as his team – at one stage without a decent training setup which he feared would plague them – have taken to their new facility.

This morning’s high-speed car theft saw the carjacker get more than he bargained for when the stolen van also contained the owner.