A cut above the rest: UK’s oldest butcher, 80, celebrates career landmark after carving out 65 years in industry
Gerry Ambrose, from Miles Platting, Manchester, has served more than 2,000 kilometres of sausages and a million steaks during his career
Sweet dreams are made of this: Boutique hotel chain get go-ahead to transform Grade II-listed Manchester building
Boutique hotel chain Eclectic Hotels has been granted permission to transform a 140-year-old office building into a 40-room boutique hotel in the city centre; set to open in early 2015.
Salford pub shooting: Girl, 17, and man, 22, bailed following arrests over Ashley Brook ‘murder plot’
A 17-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in the Langworthy gun attack in on Monday night have been bailed.
LS Lowry painting worth £3m reveals wasteland as former bustling Manchester station – after lying hidden for 30 years
A oil painting of a former bustling railway station by Salfordian LS Lowry, entitled Station Approach, Manchester, is set to fetch £3million at auction.
Village Manchester football team to play gay cup final at FA’s prestigious St George’s Park
One of the UK’s leading gay and inclusive football teams, Village Manchester, is set to play at England’s new state of the art facility St George’s Park for a cup final.
Salford shooting: Victim in serious condition after masked men open fire in packed pub
The 49-year-old victim was rushed to hospital and is believed to be in a serious but ‘stable’ condition
Bez: Fracking is Britain’s ‘biggest battle since World War II’
Happy Mondays star Bez explained that fracking is the biggest challenge that the country has faced since the Second World War.
Close… but no cigar: UKIP fail to break Labour’s Salford stronghold despite finishing runner-up in NINE wards
Labour managed to keep hold of every one of their 52 council seats following the local election results, seeing off a strong threat from several UKIP candidates
‘Too fast, too hard, too deep’: Salford mayor Ian Stewart blasts coalition cuts as Labour retain stronghold
Ian Stewart blasted the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government for making around £100million in cuts over the last two years
Fringe benefits: Salford UKIP and Valour candidates blast Labour’s ‘let downs’ and vow to deliver accountability
Distrust, disappointment and a lack of accountability are the reasons behind Salford’s low turnout according to candidates
Salford Conservative candidate claims ‘he knew they’d blame’ Tories for UKIP protest vote
Claremont Conservative candidate Bob Goodall has insisted that the UKIP election push will not cause Labour’s grip on the ward to slip – and that his party are not to blame for the protest vote.