Electric car surge as Manchester charge point use soars ten-fold in one year
Electric car drivers are being given a boost by Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) as record sales of ultra-low emission vehicles surge across England
White drivers on demand? Rochdale taxi boss compares race to ‘picking brand of Cola’
Steve Campbell, who runs Car 2000 boss Stephen Campbell in Heywood, said his firm meets requests from the public to provide ‘local’ or Asian drivers
Fans go Gaga as pop’s first Lady makes Afflecks Palace jaunt before Manchester gig
Excited fans scrambled inside the quirky shopping market, on Church Street, to grab a glimpse of the flamboyant singer as she shopped for jewelry and clothes, dressed in a floor length silk dress
Oh behave! Manchester not so hot on ‘sleazy’ porn billboards
The company has been displaying non-graphic, but cleverly worded adverts as part of a new ‘friendly’ marketing strategy
Corrie fans raise a glass at Rovers Return as Street tour gets extended stay
Operator Continuum Leading Attractions has confirmed that Coronation Street the Tour will go beyond the initially agreed closing date in October
Liver disease an ‘illness of inequality’ as Manchester death rates reveal shocking north-south divide
Studies uncovered a worrying north-south divide, as last year more than six times as many people died due to liver disease in Manchester than they did in Maidenhead and Windsor
Warehouse Project drug death: Four men who lied after friend died walk free
Tragic Nick Bonnie, 30, was found slumped in the courtyard of the Warehouse Project in Manchester after taking the party drug as well as MDMA and cocaine
‘Child snatcher’ warning: Three reports across Manchester within hours
One man driving an old type Land Rover or Range Rover was seen approaching children in the Abbey Hey area, shortly after 3:50pm on October, 17, ‘asking them where they live’
Read all about it: Willy Russell among writers to ‘dazzle’ at Rochdale Literature Festival
Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.
Revealed: You’re more likely to be sexually assaulted in Manchester than London… and it’s getting WORSE
The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics, also show that Manchester residents are more than 1.5 times more likely to suffer a sexual offence than those in London districts
World of opportunity: Ashton students enjoy ‘life-changing’ Oxbridge fast-track scheme
The college has experienced widespread benefits from their involvement with the award winning Pembroke access schemes since their partnership began in 2012