Ex-Tory councillor Andy Morgan, who had served the Hulton ward for 12 years, lost his seat to UKIP candidate Diane Parkinson after a tense night of vote-counting at the Bolton Arena.

UKIP gave Labour a scare across many of Bolton’s hotly-contested seats – placing a second 12 times.

However Labour retained control with 40 seats, Tories 15, Lib Dems three and finally UKIP’s two.

A first time mother from Wigan who was mistakenly told her baby was dead after enduring a 15 hour labour felt ‘something could have be done’ to prevent his death, an inquest has heard.

Manchester will play host to a brand new immersive pop-up cinema with an exclusive preview of independent thriller Keeping Rosy, starring Shameless actress Maxine Peake and Inbetweeners’ star Blake Harrison.

Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE tells MM about the unknown work done by the team.

Britain’s most prolific shoplifter Harry Hankinson was sent back to jail and barred from Bolton’s high street today – after clocking up a staggering 521 offences.

David Thompson, 61, of Deane, Bolton sexually abused two girls from the age of seven over a period of about three years

A Bolton boy who was given only hours to live after contracting a deadly bacterial infection has miraculously survived – thanks to playing Xbox games in hospital.

Khan cruised to an unanimous points victory over Luis Collazo on the Floyd Mayweather v Marcos Maidana undercard, picking up the vacant WBC Silver and WBA International Welterweight titles

Allan Bradbury, a former construction worker driller, may have his bus pass and is entitled to 20% discounts in DIY stores and garden centres, but he’s far more trendy than the average grandad

Captain Zat Knight, Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears are three first-team players who will not be seen at the newly-named Macron Stadium next season and they could yet be joined by USA international Stuart Holden