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The former Leigh MP performed well across Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs.

Several people – including some armed with clubs – climbed on top of the old Cornerhouse cinema on Oxford Road, bring the busy area to a standstill at lunchtime.

As campaigning for the Manchester Mayoral election enters its final stages, the Liberal Democrat candidate aims to capitalise on this summer’s expected revival of her party’s fortunes.

A charity bake off will see chefs from across the north turn on their ovens to create the best Eccles cakes.

Ensuring everyone is able to reach their full potential and that no one gets left behind – the message is clear from Greater Manchester Mayor Conservative candidate Sean Anstee.

With Greater Manchester set to head to the polls on May 4, Labour Party candidate and former Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham is the clear favourite to become the region’s first ever elected mayor.

Manchester City Women fans can show their support for the club – as they prepare to do Champions League semi-final battle – by looking for scarves dotted around the city centre.

MPs have voted overwhelmingly in support of the Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election on June 8.

Manchester’s tourism industry could be set for a further boost with the introduction of the city’s first daily sightseeing bus service this week.

Keen swimmers are being invited for one day only next month to take the plunge in Manchester’s historic Victoria Baths.

Ivan Lewis, MP for Bury South, said the decision to hand the former London mayor a further 12 month suspension was further evidence that a report by Shami Chakrabarti into anti-Semitism in the Labour Party was ‘not worth the paper it was written on’.