More than 60 drownings in five years prompts water safety summit in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is vowing to reduce the number of open water drownings in Greater Manchester after
The Manchester Pusher: Filmmaker releases documentary on suspected serial killer
A Manchester filmmaker has released a documentary investigating the theory that the city is home to an unidentified and elusive
Greater Manchester’s narrowboaters on the lure of a life on the water
Narrowboat living has never been more popular – 15,000 people live on England and Wales’ waterways, and it seems the
RSPCA rescue cat trapped in canal pipe
A cat who had been missing for six weeks has been rescued from a canal overflow drain by the RSPCA.
‘Magnet fisher’ finds bomb in Manchester canal
A World War II bomb was discovered in Droylsden on Sunday, causing temporary road closures on both sides of Ashton
‘Inspirational and humbling’: Manchester CEOs cycle across Britain raising £25k for The Christie’s new cancer centre
Ten Manchester businessmen have cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats, raising over £25,000 for a new cancer care centre being built at The Christie Hospital.
Manchester council decision to close off canal undercroft a ‘last resort’ in bid to save lives
The Rochdale Canal undercroft is a hotbed of crime and anti-social behaviour and the location of nine deaths in just six years right in the heart of Manchester city centre and the city council want to close it off completely to the public overnight.
Crowdfunding, guardians and canal living: Creative ways to skip onto property ladder
An increasing number of aspiring property owners and investors are turning to alternate and creative solutions in order to overcome the challenges of the housing market.
Manchester canal attack: Woman viciously raped after losing friends on night out
Police are appealing for information after a young woman was viciously raped on Manchester canal footpath earlier this month.
Man dies after being pulled from Manchester canal at ‘drug dealing hotspot’
A man has lost his life after being pulled from a city centre canal in the early hours of this morning.
The Pusher? Police quash rumours that ‘serial killer’ stalks Manchester canals
National newspapers including The Daily Express, Mirror and Independent, this week suggested a possible link between the deaths of 61 bodies pulled out of the city’s canals during the last six years.