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
Manchester National Football Museum offers ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to see 125 years of Football League
The league is the oldest in the world
Jade Anderson death: Wigan woman charged over animal cruelty after teen killed by ‘out of control’ pack of dogs
Beverley Concannon was charged with three offences
Gig review: The Black Angels @ Gorilla, Manchester
The Black Angles are touring their fourth album Indigo Meadow
Seven arrested as police seize drugs and ammunition in Manchester raids tackling organised crime
The raids are part of an investigation into robbery and burglary