Origins of ‘rainy Manchester’ myth revealed: 1920’s map may have sparked false wet weather worries
Geographer Dr Martin Dodge believes the perception goes against weather statistics
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Manchester torture victim charity handed £5,000 boost after helping more than 50,000 vulnerable people
Freedom from Torture provide support to people arriving in the UK
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Metrolink second city crossing green light: Line will be ‘vital’ for economic growth, says Manchester councillor
The scheme will also provide a new stop in Exchange square
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Bem Brasil bring sights and sounds of Rio carnival to streets of Altrincham to celebrate new restaurant opening
Traffic was stopped on Ashley Road
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CCTV: Three women beaten, kicked and spat on after ‘deplorable’ sexual attack in Northern Quarter bar Lammars
Attack occurred at Lammars on Hilton Street on September 29
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Hajj fraud: Conmen target thousands of Muslims as Manchester police warn pilgrims to be on alert
25,000 British Muslims will make the pilgrimage spending £125million
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Stalybridge father and son sentenced after £145,000 of cannabis seized from secret underground basement
Trevor Winterbottom and Trevor Lee Winterbottom admitted producing a contr
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Operation Cairo sees five drug dealers removed from streets of Greater Manchester in dawn raids
Raids were executed on homes in Cheetham Hill, Oldham and south Manchester
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Arthritis Week: Knuckle cracking? Elderly disease? Avoid exercise? Myths of condition busted
More than ten million people in the UK, including more than 15,000 children, are affected by arthritis
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Nasal spray flu vaccine: Bury schoolchildren among first in country using alternative to flu jab
Nasal spray provided alternative to needle vaccination
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Nick Clegg tells Manchester: HS2 tackles North-South divide that has ‘scarred our country’
Clegg visited Manchester to show his support for HS2 and liberal Democrat MP John Leech