Oldham MP becomes first Dementia Friends Champion – drawing on mum’s own battle with Alzheimer’s disease
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, was trained by the Alzheimer’s Society to become a Dementia Friends Champion
Grimmfest director to showcase nightmarish new movie White Settlers at Cannes
White Settlers, starring Pollyanna McIntosh and Lee Williams, is a nightmarish story of a couple who escape from city life to live in an isolated Scottish cottage
Corrie’s Sally Webster joins Paralympians to mark £3.5million Manchester children’s hospice extension
Soap star Dynevor, who plays Sally Webster on the popular soap, and Paralympians Dame Sarah Storey and Barney Storey, were invited on a tour to view the new state-of-the-art facilities
Manhunt launched after masked thugs armed with guns and machetes fire shot at Newton Heath house
At around 12.10pm on Tuesday, police attended an address on Benville Walk, following reports that a gun had been fired
Bolton’s Amir Khan punch drunk after bumping into rap idol Lil Wayne following Las Vegas win
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
Now THIS is a dedicated follower of fashion: Bolton pensioner flaunts love of designer clothes – at 70
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
Stuart Hall admits child sex assault but denies 20 charges relating to Greater Manchester and Cheshire
The former BBC presenter admitted to one count of indecent assault at Preston Crown Court today, which are alleged to have occurred between 1978 and 1979
Man dies after being hit by tram near Prestwich Metrolink station
The 33-year-old man, who has not yet been named, died when he was struck by a tram near Prestwich tram at around 1.30pm
Let’s get it on: Manchester musician Tom Barrow looking to draw inspiration from city’s rich musical heritage
He has had a UK number one album, received Brit award and Mercury Prize nominations and has even dated supermodel Cara Delevingne
Elderly woman, 96, found dead in Oldham home – body could have laid there for a year
Officers were called to a house on South Hill Street on Wednesday afternoon and on their arrival discovered the body of a 96-year-old woman
Getting vocal about viral meningitis: Stockport student coins slogan to help battle killer disease
Ryan McDonagh, 22, has created the slogan ‘Sometimes It’s What You Don’t See’to be printed on t-shirts and stickers to support #VocalAboutViral awareness week on 5-11 May.