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Growth-hunting Salford building firm make Peter Collins first chairman

Manchester and Cheshire Construction have appointed growth expert Peter Collins as their first ever chairman. Collins joins the board in a non-executive capacity as the...

Watch: Police release CCTV images after man robbed in Manchester city centre

Police have released CCTV images after a man was robbed in Manchester city centre in the middle of the afternoon. On Monday 17 August at about 3.15pm police were called...

Great Bridgewater Street closed after 2ft sinkhole appears in Manchester road

Yet another section of road has collapsed in Manchester, this time on Great Bridgewater Street. The street has now been closed for emergency repairs. Manchester City...

Benefit sanctions for addicts will cause relapse, warns Salvation Army

A government proposal to force unemployed people with drug and alcohol dependency to accept treatment or risk losing benefits may exacerbate addiction problems, warns...

Northern Powerhouse summit to be held in Salford

A major conference on what the future holds for Greater Manchester under the Northern Powerhouse is to be staged in Salford later this year. Speakers at the summit will...

Police launch probe after man, 21, shot in the leg in Hulme

Police have launched an investigation after a 21-year-old man was shot in the street in broad daylight in Hulme, Manchester. Armed officers were called to Clarendon...

Salford supermoon eclipse: Where and how to see it

At around 1.10am on Monday 28 September an event that happens only once every 30 years takes place. A lunar eclipse: the moon is at it’s closest to the Earth, and...

Second-hand video games console sparks serious blaze

A bargain video games console caught ablaze in an electrical fire which threatened to engulf a woman’s house. She had bought the console second-hand earlier that...

Police appeal following report of rape in city centre

Police are investigating after a report of rape in the city centre. Shortly after 4pm on Saturday 19 September 2015, police received reports that a 15-year-old and a...

Strangeways: Stuart Horner prison roof protest continues into second day

A convicted killer is continuing his rooftop protest at HMP Strangeways in Manchester. Stuart Horner, 35, made national headlines when he scaled the roof of the prison...