All go for Glasgow: Eight Mancunians make squad – 12 years after Manchester host Commonwealth Games
Manchester is still playing a leading role in the Commonwealth Games 12 years on with eight athletes heading to Glasgow.
‘Beautiful daughter’, 18, who died in Wigan motorcycle accident had dreamed of owning bike since a child
Charlotte Melling, from Wigan, had been riding her white Yamaha motornike when she collided with a gold-coloured Vauxhall Agila, driven by a 49-year-old woman who was travelling in the opposite direction
I shall not be hooved: ‘Stubborn’ horse causes Bolton to Manchester train delays in rush hour
There was commuter ‘chaos’ near Bolton earlier this morning – as a horse brought rush-hour trains to a standstill.
Some services were delayed by up to 35 minutes when the horse entered the track between Farnworth and Moses Gate stations shortly before 6.30am this morning.
Masked man wielding slegdehammer pounces on cash-in-transit delivery van
A masked man wielding a sledgehammer who stole thousands of pounds during a cash-in-transit delivery in Wigan is being hunted by police.
MM’s top five…Greater Manchester vintage clothes shops
Greater Manchester is bursting with charity shops, vintage stores and fairs so whittling them down to just five is tough.
Here’s an extra six months for calling me ‘kn*bhead’: Judge comes down hard on foul-mouthed Wigan robber
A foul-mouthed Wigan robber has been given an extra six months in jail on top of an eight-year sentence – after calling the judge ‘knobhead’ as he was being sent to the cells.
Wigan Mayor-elect vows to make a difference and battle cancer after brother’s death from terrible disease
The new Mayor-elect of Wigan is using the inspiration of her late brother to ensure she can do all she can to help people in the area.
Disabled Leigh man woken in middle of night by thief posing as police officer… so he could steal his TV
The 52-year-old man was sleeping on Sunday evening when he heard a knock at the door of his Warrington Road home
‘We’re better off alone’: Wigan activist to plough on with independence calls despite election defeat
While CAP didn’t gain any seats at Thursday’s council elections, recently appointed party leader Michael Moulding is ready to push ahead with plans to get Wigan city status and break from Greater Manchester.
Tough times ahead: Labour councillor forecasts difficult period for ‘poor’ Wigan ward Ince
There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.
Ken Loach-supported Left Unity poll better than Tories in Wigan council ward… at just six months old
Left Unity is a party ‘with feminism, socialism and environmentalism at its heart’ and was formed to oppose capitalism by cleaner Janet Phillips.