Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.

The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics, also show that Manchester residents are more than 1.5 times more likely to suffer a sexual offence than those in London districts

The college has experienced widespread benefits from their involvement with the award winning Pembroke access schemes since their partnership began in 2012

While Manchester’s city centre appears to be undergoing constant regeneration, in areas walking distance from the city centre, such as Moss Side and Hulme, nearly half of children live in poverty

Vernacare, founded 50 years ago, has been chosen as part of the UK Governments emergency response

One of Only Fools and Horses most iconic characters Boycie – played by John Challis – is dropping into the Stockport Plaza on October 18 for an Evening with Boycie

Produced by the Museum of Science and Industry, the eighth annual festival begins Thursday, October, 23, and will include cutting-edge discoveries, workshops, and internationally acclaimed art among its attractions

Fire-fighters arrived at the property on Sheriff Street, Milnrow at 4:10am to put out the blaze, with flames reaching 50ft high

MMU has will join other recognised building from the region to scoop the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize for best building in the UK, when the final announcement­ is made on October 16.

Teenagers in Rochdale are attempting to raise awareness of homelessness – by suggesting people across Greater Manchester try to live on just £4 a day.

Nurses, midwives and ambulance staff staged the walkout over the Government’s decision not to go ahead with the planned 1% pay-rise