Wigan mourners crowdfund for funeral of rugby prodigy, 13, who drowned in quarry
Mourners in Wigan are coming together to help raise money in the memory of a 13-year-old rugby prodigy who tragically downed in a quarry.
Game of Thrones will spark rise in abandoned ‘wolf’ dogs, warns Manchester charity
With Game of Thrones making a comeback last night, workers at the Dogs Trust are worried that the number of ‘wolf lookalike’ abandoned or given up will increase.
Selfless Wigan man struck with hammer after attempt to save couple from raiders
Officers in Wigan are appealing to help find three men who a young couple’s home and struck their neighbour on the head with a hammer when he tried to come to their aid.
Police appeal: Unique Land Rover nabbed from Stockport home during burglary
Burglars took off with tens of thousands of pounds worth of valuables including a unique vehicle during a Stockport home raid.
If yew go down to the woods: Stockport carpenter crafts fallen trees into furniture
Matthew Simon, 59, from Marple Bridge, was inspired to start his company Black Cat Wood about ten years ago
MM’s top five… authors from Greater Manchester
Manchester has has produced some world renowned authors, who leave behind them a great literary legacy with classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Secret Garden and Confessions of an Opium Eater
All you need is love: Rise in Manchester’s LGBT adopters proves sexuality ‘not a factor’
LGBT parents in Manchester were behind nearly a quarter of the city’s adoption placements last year, according to the agency After Adoption.
Witness appeal: Moston woman on mobility scooter mowed down and killed
Witnesses are being asked to come forward to help trace a driver who killed a woman by knocking her off a mobility scooter during a road collision.
Manchester hospitals hope to reduce horrific symptoms of tinnitus with drug trial
Manchester resident Campbell Robertson, 73, has suffered from the condition for six years and only found out he had the condition, which he was unaware existed, after being diagnosed by a doctor.
GMP officer shot by Dale Cregan commemorated with baton relay across Britain
The PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund is organising an event with a difference, to celebrate the life of the 23-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer murdered by Dale Creegan.
Salford’s THIRD stabbing in just 24 hours prompts ‘major’ police investigation
A 29-year-old man is in a serious condition after being attacked with a machete in Salford – making it the third stabbing to have happened in the area in just 24 hours.