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The father of a teenage biker killed in a crash on Snake Pass has told his son’s inquest that he wouldn’t go to the hospital that treated his son ‘if his life depended on it’. George Wakefield was taken to the Salford Royal Hospital on September 29, 20…
Two fire stations which were under threat of closure have been saved and will now be fully rebuilt, it has been confirmed. Plans to close Stockport fire station on King Street West near the town centre, and Whitehill station in Reddish and merge them i…
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A teenager has recounted the terrifying moment he was set alight by an exploding firework nearly losing his thumb as a result. Rio Diveney, 16, a young joiner from Oldham, had lit the firework given t…
This is the moment two men launched Molotov cocktails at a Wigan family’s brand new food truck business.
Sharon Jolley, who is the co-owner of the food truck with her husband Mike, says she has been left her ‘traumatised’ having only just started the v…
A car ploughed into a war memorial in Wigan on Sunday afternoon (October 30). The Audi drove into the World War One and Two cenotaph on High Street in Standish.
Police were called to the scene of the crash shortly after midday. Pictures from the incide…
“We used to have the best market that people would travel miles for but now it’s just a s*** hole.”
Stood with their shopping trolleys, friends Vera and Kate agree that Wythenshawe civic centre is a far cry from the bustling hub it once was. The loss o…
A Metrolink line was blocked on Saturday morning after a car got stuck in a tram tunnel. The driver took a wrong turn and got trapped in the tunnel under Great Ancoats Street on the outskirts on Manchester city centre.
The Ashton line was closed while …
Date published: 28 October 2022
Bikers gather in 2021 for the Ring of Red
Veterans into Logistics, a Greater Manchester based charity that trains veterans into new careers as HGV drivers has been chosen as Ring of Red M60’s charity of the year …
Tributes have flooded in for a “one of kind” and “bubbly” dad after he died aged 26.
Drew Howe, who is originally from Stockport, was found dead on October 19. Close friend Adam Bellis said the dad-of-one had been struggling with his mental health befo…
House prices have been on the rise in Greater Manchester for quite some time now, which is good news for sellers but not-so-great news for first time buyers who are looking to get a foot on the property ladder.
Across each of the region’s 10 boroughs, …