Crouching lions and floating dragons take over Salford Quays at annual Chinese boat festival
Teams competed for the chance to be 2013 Dragon boat champions
Meat-eaters 19% more likely to die of heart disease than vegetarians: PETA hit home message to Mancunians
The vegan group is planning a new anti-meat billboard
Creating a buzz: Stockport bee-lovers urging David Cameron to act on declining numbers
Andrew Stunnell MP says bees should be made priority
Elaborate plot almost tricks woman, 78, into handing credit cards over to con artists on Stretford doorstep
Fraudsters posed as police detectives
Dale Cregan trial: One-eyed police killer and nine other defendant verdicts – LIVE UPDATES
Jury return for verdicts in Manchester murder trial
Stockport revealed as worst for food hygiene in Greater Manchester – almost 100 takeaways needing improvement
Stockport has 95 outlets rated below satisfactory
Collision between Metrolink tram and car in Manchester city centre cleared – normal services now resume
Accident occured on Mosley Street and services were halted
‘No scientific basis’: Badgers must not be culled regardless of Government vote, warns Greater Manchester MP
Andrew Gwynne MP believes badger cull will make matters worse
Police hunt masked gunman who robbed Oldham petrol station
Robber appeared payment window of the petrol kiosk in Milne Street, Chadderton
UK-first detox scheme battles alcohol addiction across Greater Manchester, tackling A&E repeat stays
RADAR enjoy a near-perfect successful detox rate
‘We can play our part’: Trafford mayor crusades for more public defibrillators ahead of Sale’s ‘Summertime Sounds’
Fabrice Muamba’s on-pitch cardiac arrest was wake-up call