Manchester’s Curry Mile crisis: Bad press, falling standards and social decline at root of area’s problems
MM takes an in-depth look at what needs to be done to turn around the fortunes of one of Manchester’s most famous roads.
Gang imitate ‘8 Mile’ scene with eight-hour drive-by paintballing spree through Manchester
Three arrested after armed police were dispatched amid numerous reports of victims who had been shot with orange paintball pellets by a group of men over the weekend
Jailed: Bolton reveller who beat woman ‘black and blue’ in rape attempt moments after coming to aid in catfight
Matthew Broughton, 29, stepped in to intervene when he spotted the victim being pinned down on a pavement by another woman, before subjecting her to a savage attack for rejecting his advances
Father-of-three drowns in canal by Manchester’s Gay Village after climbing on lock following row with girlfriend
Sean Markey, 39, had been attempting to cross the gate in torrential rain to get home at 5am when he slipped and tumbled into the water
Premature baby clothing crusade: Trafford craft group knit together to ensure tiny tots stay warm
Since before Christmas 2013, the group has made about 20 blankets and 30 miniature hats for premature babies across the Pennines at Bradford Royal Infirmary’s (BRI) neonatal unit
Stories of survival… in the dark: Radio tribute event promises Manchester ‘a festival for your ears’
Manchester has staged three In The Dark events to date and will be running a fourth event at the Castle Hotel this Monday
‘Heaven only takes the best’: Girl, 16, found hanged at Bolton home – third youth in MONTH across region
Aleysha Rothwell, 16, was discovered yesterday in the Breightmet area of Bolton, days after Kyle Darker, 12, was found hanged in his Eccles home
Mike’s Last Ride: Bolton traffic cop’s motorbike campaign in memory of dad who died in horror smash
Mike Mangan, 72, was travelling with his son from Lands End to Minehead when he collided with an oncoming van
VIDEO: Sickening single punch that shattered Ashton reveller’s jaw caught on CCTV
The incident occurred at the Prince of Orange pub, Warrington Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, at around 10.15pm on Sunday March 2
Kyle Darker tribute: ‘My poor baby, sweet dreams’, says family of Eccles boy, 12, found hanged at home
Officers found the body of Kyle Darker after responding to a call from ambulance services at an address on Boardman Street, at around 3.30pm yesterday
‘This story needs to be told’: Manchester poet brings critically acclaimed ‘Refugee Boy’ play to Salford
The Manchester poet and playwright Lemn Sissay has brought his adaption of Benjamin Zephaniah’s 2001 critically acclaimed novel, Refugee Boy, to the Waterside Arts Centre in Salford