Thousands prepare for once in a lifetime shot at Hollywood fame as Star Wars auditions come to Manchester
Open castings will be held at Lancashire Country Cricket ground
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Heroic staff of Manchester aquatics centre commended for saving woman, 21, after she suffers cardiac arrest
The incident occured at Manchester Aquatics Centre on Oxford Road
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An Idiot… in Manchester: The Moaning of Life star Karl Pilkington to hold book signing in Trafford
The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington
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Man jumps three floors in daring escape from Swinton house blaze and survives with only cuts to feet
The 20-year-old jumped from his loft on Bolton Road
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Let’s get it on! Shy turtle couple finally get frisky at Sea Life Manchester thanks to Taylor Swift love song
Fly River Turtles Barry and Carrie are to kick-start first breeding programme of its kind
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Salford school deemed unsatisfactory in second critical Ofsted report, condemning ‘ineffective’ teaching
Standards at Walkden High School, Worsley, are still not satisfactory
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A year of Police and Crime Commissioners: So what has he done for Greater Manchester?
Only 51% of 18 to 24-year-olds know their PCC
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Cycle to work? Not us! Manchester City Council workers left in the slipstream of rival schemes across city and UK
The council has issued 825 certificates for cycle-to-work scheme
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Commemoration of heroes is ‘challenge for our generation’, claims war grave commission
There are a number of war graves in Greater Manchester
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Manchester car insurance premiums plummet quicker than ever – yet drivers still think they’re paying too much
Average premiums in Greater Manchester fell by almost 15%
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Bring in standard packaging for cigarettes NOW, demands Manchester MP after government delay
British Heart foundation research found 36% of teens deterred by plain packs