Manchester has been named the world’s 14th most sustainable city and community groups are the driving force behind it, according to an environmental campaigner.

A man who robbed a nursery in Oldham just minutes before children arrived for the day – leaving staff shaken up and scared to be left alone – is being hunted by police.

‘Tens of thousands’ of eligible voters across Greater Manchester could miss having their say at May’s general election because they aren’t registered, local councils have warned.

A Stockport animal rescue charity, Wellington Boot, who aim to teach kids about proper pet care, is desperately looking for a new home after being ordered to immediately shut down by the council.

Shameside, an online campaign group, are accusing Tameside Labour of lying about reductions in the cost of councillors’ allowances.

Ahead of what promises to be one of the most closely fought general elections in recent history, MM profiles all of the Greater Manchester constituencies.

The Manchester Greens are the latest branch of the party’s North West contingent to launch a Crowdfunding campaign to raise vital cash for their election candidates.

Female offenders are being ‘failed’ by the current rehabilitation system, which ‘cannot help women’ – yet Greater Manchester Police claim their ground-breaking initiative will reduce the number who re-offend.

A Manchester anti-fracking campaigner believes Lancashire council may have been ‘bullied’ into deferring the decision on whether or not to approve two new sites in the county, putting ‘basic democracy on hold’.

Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith spoke about his own personal experiences of homophobic abuse in Manchester yesterday, as part of the city’s Hate Crime Awareness Week (HCAW).

Rochdale Police are urging the public to stay safe at night after two women were assaulted in the Kingsway area over the past four days.