Bez reveals Salford MP bid is ‘not about winning, it’s about the fight’ – as he declares war on fracking
Mark Berry, better known as Bez, plans to run as an independent candidate in a bid to replace current MP Hazel Blears.
Merci! French town bombed in WW1 strikes boozy Stockport entente cordiale as thanks for post-war help
Stockport and Haybes brew marks 90 years since bombing
Ex-beauty salon boss stabbed to death in street minutes before daughter came home – Heywood man in court
O’Hara, of Honiton Close, Heywood, Greater Manchester, appeared at Burnley Magistrates Court charged with murder and two other related charges
Kick in the nuts: Wayne Rooney strikes low blow on David Moyes after nutmegging boss in training
The Red Devils need to win by three goals in order to over-turn 2-0 defeat and reach the last eight
Lose the slap: Manchester joins in #nomakeup selfie craze sweeping social media for cancer awareness
Cancer Research UK support the new craze but say they are not behind the campaign
Bumbling Bury bank robber shamed into giving himself up after becoming laughing stock on Facebook
At Bolton Crown Court, Baxendale, of no fixed address admitted robbery and was jailed for three years
Teaching Bad: Stockport schoolmistress quits post after admitting to laundering drug money
Fatimah Ahmed, 30, was arrested after police raided her family home and found a haul of cocaine, Ecstasy and cannabis
Man FLIPS car in Northern Quarter after hitting parked vehicle – but walks away unscathed
The incident happened on Newton Street, on the edge of the Northern Quarter around 7:45pm last night
Greater Manchester Police investigated over disposal of Harold Shipman victims’ body tissues
The officer who has made the allegations has accused a number of senior officers of cronyism, failure to follow correct procedures, failure to investigate complaints properly and corruption
‘The sun will rise again’: Juan Mata confident Manchester United will recover from Liverpool humiliation
The 3-0 defeat was the first time United have lost at home to Liverpool since 2009
Ducie Street crash: Man suffers stroke while driving then smashes head-on with vehicle in Manchester
The incident happened just before 7am on Ducie Street, Manchester