Free school meals? Great! But we MUST tackle causes of child poverty now, demands Bolton foodbank
37% of children in Farnworth are living in poverty
David Moyes heaps praise on Manchester United after ‘bounce-back’ victory over arch rivals Liverpool
United won 1-0 after a Hernandez goal
The final length: Stockport’s Double Commonwealth champion swimmer James Goddard announces retirement
Goddard made the announcement on Twitter
Battle of the soaps: Coronation Street edge out Emmerdale in Manchester charity netball match
Team Corrie edged out Emmerdale 33-28
Hunt for ‘audacious’ burglars who smashed elderly man over head when he found them in his Bolton home
The 71-year-old man had gone out for a walk
‘We need a spark’: Hyde United boss looking to bounce back after Welling defeat
Welling won at Ewen fields
‘Unstable’ chemicals in jar blown up in controlled explosion at Bolton home – police dismiss terrorism fears
Police were called to Royston Avenue, Tonge Moor
Manchester gay football club joins nationwide campaign to lace up (with rainbows) and kick homophobia out
Players will wear rainbow laces in support of the ‘Right Behind Gay Footballers’ campaign
World Alzheimer’s Day 2013: Let’s make Manchester a dementia-friendly community, say campaigners
Greater Manchester has around 4,000 dementia sufferers in the area
Bolton looking to bounce back from early season slump against Brighton and avoid worst start for 50 years
Bolton are yet to win a league match this season