The (not so) great escape: Salford gang who staged armed ambush on prison van jailed for 100 years
Ryan MacDonald, 21, and Stevie McMullen, 32, both of no fixed address, admitted conspiring to escape from lawful custody
Dove Stone Reservoir murder: Craig Wilcox had gang ‘after him’ – his father vows to keep memory alive
Craig Wilcox, 28, had vanished in January after telling friends that he was living in fear of ‘some lads’ who were ‘after him’
Dove Stone Reservoir death: Murder investigation launched weeks after man’s body dragged from water
Craig Wilcox’s body was found in Dove Stone Reservoir in February, seven weeks after he went missing
Wanted – undead with love of brains: Zombie training school seeks fresh meat for Manchester apocalypse
2.8 Hours Later, the cross-city urban zombie chase game will be hitting the streets of Manchester in July, and the organisers will be holding a Zombie School on July 5-6
Motorcyclist, 27, dies after colliding with car in Hattersley
A 27-year-old man was travelling along Ashworth Lane on a Skyjet motorcycle around 9am when he collided with a car
No soggy bottoms! Famous foodie Nigel Slater rises to occasion at secret Bolton baking club… with own cake
The famous foodie dropped into Bolton’s Clandestine Cake Club as he took part in filming for a BBC4 documentary about the nation’s favourite confectionary
Dog attacks ‘more likely’ in Greater Manchester than most of country – and young girls most common victims
There were 466 hospital admissions for dog bites in Greater Manchester between February 2013 and January 2014.
Oldham dad gets £42K damages after dentist’s bungled job leaves him with ‘mouth like a building site’
Ian Lisle, 51, had up to three teeth taken out at a time and was given shoddy bridging work by dentist Michael Garside during his regular check-ups
Greater Manchester Fire Service strike: Union plans three days of industrial action as pensions deal fails
Negotiations between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and the Department for Communities and Local Government have been taking place for three years
The ‘renter’ generation: House prices across Greater Manchester EIGHT TIMES average income
The average salary in the North West is £19,656, while the average house price increased to £155,781.
Two thousand bicycles in… Sale: Greater Manchester biking festival raises cash for disabled cyclists
Festival goers attended the Sale Bicycle Festival with all proceeds going to the charity Simply Cycling, who modify bikes for disabled people.