From pub to polls: Youngest council leader in UK Sean Anstee is ‘drinking’ of ways to engage youths in Trafford politics
Trafford Council Leader Sean Anstee has urged young voters to join him for a pint as he battles for the Bucklow-St-Martins seat.
Murky waters: Former Lancashire cricketer Vincent should be banned for life over fixing, says Michael Vaughan
Vincent, who played for Lancashire in 2008, stands accused of 14 offences across two matches in 2011 while his former Sussex teammate, Naved Arif, is charged with six by the ECB.
‘I felt like I was going to die’: Builder claims bar brawl with David Moyes made him fear for his life
Builder Josh Gillibrand, 23, has alleged Moyes grabbed him around the neck and threw him to the floor in a during a bar-room brawl in Clitheroe
‘Institutionalised’ sexist coverage of female sport undermines achievements, says Manchester academic
A book based on interviews with female footballers and cricketers from the past 20 years has been compiled by Dr Carrie Dunn, Lecturer in Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Keeping it in the family: Wigan independent snatches seat to join husband and father-in-law as councillor
Standish Independent candidate Debbie Fairhurst swept to victory and will work alongside her spouse Gareth Fairhurst.
Also holding a seat in the Standish and Langley ward is Gareth’s father George Fairhurst.
Convicted paedophile Stuart Hall gets two and a half years more slapped onto jail term over indecent assault
Ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been sentenced to an extra two and a half years in jail after being found guilty on one count of indecent assault last week.
MP Graham Stringer blasts Ed Miliband for ‘professional gaffe’ by not knowing own living costs
MP for Blackley and Broughton, Graham Stringer, has slammed Labour leader Ed Miliband for ’an unforgivably unprofessional campaign’, causing the party to underperform in terms of its policies and the local elections.
VIDEO: Construction kickabout… Manchester United Class of ’92’s building site battle with brickies
The Manchester match-up shows Nicky Butt, brothers Phil and Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes donning their hi-vis jackets to go steel toe-to-toe with the workmen on top of the high-rise Hotel Football near Old Trafford.
Wigan council elections 2014 round-up: Labour maintain majority as UKIP make gains and Lib Dems lose only seat
Labour control 23 of 25 seats
Rochdale council elections 2014 round-up: Labour tighten grip and shrug off UKIP threat as European ‘blip’
The evening at Rochdale Town Hall seemed tense at first, with people excitedly awaiting the results after counting began at 10.20pm
LIVE BLOG: Round the counts for Greater Manchester’s local council elections 2014
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