Tramspotting: Manchester’s top Metro fanatic’s farewell to Britain’s most important trams – the scrapped T68s
Manchester’s tram superfan has revealed his own goodbye to the scrapped T68s after the failed Metrolink selfie send-off.
On the attack: Bury councillor uses thumping victory to slam UKIP policies and Osborne economic plans
Sedgely Labour councillor Alan Quinn used his comfortable victory – which saw him gain 57.6% of the vote – to ask why UKIP, if they really stand for UK independence, do not worry about the manufacturing sector like he does.
‘It feels like a massive majority’: Labour councillor’s relief after winning Bury seat from Tories… by just 19 votes
Labour’s John Mallon snatched victory from a sitting Conservative candidate by just 19 votes.
Bury council elections 2014 round-up: Tweets, tight calls and laughter as Labour wins exceed expectations
Labour took two wards from the Conservatives and one from Liberal Democrats in the council elections.
One hill of a job: Bolton Mountain Rescue chief reveals team’s hidden role in finding missing persons
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE tells MM about the unknown work done by the team.
‘Stranger danger’ warning as Bury man charged with attempting to abduct two children, 7 and 8
Rhys Seymour 29, from Walmersley, Bury, has been charged with two counts of abduction and one count of attempted abduction of a child and has been remanded in custody
Man dies after being hit by tram near Prestwich Metrolink station
The 33-year-old man, who has not yet been named, died when he was struck by a tram near Prestwich tram at around 1.30pm
Mind your Ps and Qs: Mancunian manners make a swift exit – without holding open the door
Mancunian manners are on the downturn, according to a Saga report.
Fit Brit: Ex-Coronation Street siren Michelle Keegan crowned UK’s sexiest woman
Stunningly beautiful and former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has won the coveted crown of sexiest woman in the UK.
Going bananas: Wet Wet Wet frontman Graeme Clark talks solo career, family and fruit
Graeme Clark, bassist and song writer for the band Wet Wet Wet talks to MM about reinventing himself ahead of his solo career.
Arach-NO-phobia: Bury boxer Scott Quigg aims to stamp on Atomic Spider in WBA world title bout
Unbeaten Quigg pitted against South African Tshifhiwa Munyai for Saturday’s Phones 4u Arena clash