Andy Burnham has secured his seat in Leigh, with a majority of 53.65% an increase over the 48% he gained in 2010.

Potential fracking sites in the Greater Manchester are likely to wipe tens of thousands of pounds off the value of nearby properties and make homes harder to sell, according to new findings.

Despite dominating politics in the 18th and 19th centuries, it has been 150 years since the Whig Party contested an election in Manchester – but now they’re back!

A breakdown of the figures released by Manchester City Council this week show that of the 363,005 people are eligible to vote in the local elections, 48,397 people have been registered since December 2014 with 12,014 signed up in the last month alone.

A Manchester environmental group has backed a Supreme Court order demanding the Government to develop a new plan to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.

A picture of a callous thief, who snuck into an elderly woman’s car to steal her sat nav moments after she was badly injured in a collision in Hulme, has been released.

A homeless protester says he felt ‘bribed’ by Manchester City Council as they offered him sheltered accommodation he had once been told was unavailable after serving him papers to evacuate his Albert Square campsite.

Greater Manchester is being encouraged to put its best foot forward when the region’s first ever Walking Festival commences in the region next month.

The dying art of restoring classic cars is getting a brand new, souped-up engine and much needed paint job thanks to a specialist Manchester mechanics and an apprenticeships charity.

A Moss Side man has been jailed for five years for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2009 in what police are calling a ‘below level’ investigation.

Wigan police are asking residents not to join paedophile vigilante groups after a man was arrested for assault and blackmail after a Facebook grooming sting.