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Leigh MP Andy Burnham to stand for Greater Manchester Mayor

Andy Burnham will stand as a Labour candidate to become mayor of Greater Manchester, the Leigh MP confirmed today. The news came out before any official announcement...

Moped gang smash up 50 cars in Salford and Old Trafford

Police are appealing for witnesses after three men on mopeds smashed their way into more than 50 vehicles in Salford and Trafford. Shortly after 8.30pm on Tuesday 17...

Grace, 12, who survived eye cancer helps Salford win at US dance comp

A 12-year-old Salford girl who lost an eye to a rare form of cancer when she was a baby triumphed as part of a winning dance team in Florida. Grace Rushton, from...

Eccles Metrolink line to close for a month this summer

The Eccles via MediaCityUK Metrolink line will close for major repairs this summer, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) say. The Eccles line will close from Sunday...

Salford’s economic future on the table in Ordsall meet

The new Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett is to join business and community leaders in Ordsall this week to discuss Salford’s economic future. ‘Salford: The...

Little Hulton Reds wrestle Culcheth into submission

Little Hulton Reds travelled to Culcheth with both sides on a high after big wins the previous week. The game was like a heavyweight boxing match with both sides trying...

Morson Projects wins RoSPA Gold Award for fourth year running

Morson Projects has been successful in achieving the Gold award in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2016...

Watch: Alan Henning tribute garden unveiled as hero remembered in Eccles

Local residents gathered in Eccles tonight to pay respect to Alan Henning at the launch of a tribute garden in his memory. The story of the 47-year-old taxi driver...

Police appeal for daughter of John Miller who died recently

Police are attempting to trace the daughter of a man who died in Ramsbottom. John Christopher Miller, 70, recently passed away at an address on Bolton Road in...

132-space Kids Planet nursery plan Victorian office demolition in Swinton

A nursery provider wants to demolish a former Victorian house to make way for a new outlet in Swinton. Cheshire-based Kids Planet Day Nurseries bought 196 Station Road,...