A pug’s life: Manchester’s cutest pooch Dita Von Pug loves nothing more than dressing up – in (extra cute) pictures
Dita gives makeover guru owner a run for her money in the style stakes
Time is running out: One in three Manchester parents risk missing child’s primary school place deadline
Council chiefs warn that deadline is only TWO DAYS away
You spanked my brother! Bizarre rolling pin ‘revenge’ attack on pub landlord sees eye-gouging Oldham man jailed
Aaron Nuttall tried to gouge out victim’s eyes
Manchester police helicopter attack: ‘Stupid’ anti-fracking protester hunted after firing flare
Protest camp is to be searched followed attack
Is Afflecks Palace haunted? Shop owners claim poltergeists, time warps and ghostly guests haunt emporium
Dark shapes and time-warping clocks spotted
Boy, 16, dies after falling from M60 motorway bridge in Oldham
The exact cause of death is yet to be confirmed
Asbestos victims must get higher compensation payouts, say Manchester law firm ahead of Parliament debate
Irwin Mitchell call for victims to receive 80% of payout
New year tyre slasher: ‘Mindless’ vandals target more than 20 cars across Oldham as revellers celebrate 2014
Culprits targeted cars in the Napier Street and Winsor Road area
Manchester RSPCA charity shop boss ‘horrified’ after thieves ransack Northern Quarter store
Stephanie Thornton is manager of the Oak Street store
Manchester house prices jump 21% – beating London to top spot as best performing area
Increase in demand and low interest rates fuel boost
Hunt for Salford man after woman found dead with throat slashed in Cambodian hotel
A manhunt is underway for Stuart James Green