The number of pleas for help made to North West councils by people on the brink of homelessness has almost doubled over the last five years.

A shopkeeper has expressed his devastation and shock after 190 Christmas trees were stolen from a Chorlton minimarket three weeks ago.

Trampolining may not be the first thing that comes to mind when the time comes to start shedding those winter layers, but Jump Nation offers a slightly alternative option to standard gym sessions.

Stockport Council is warning people to be on their guard against a scam business targeting consumers in the area.

A Blackley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after raping a female victim repeatedly in his car, while remarking, ‘how long do you think I will get for raping you?’

Churches across Greater Manchester are asking people to come together to bring a little light into the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, including victims of child sexual exploitation, this Christmas.

A Manchester magistrate’s campaign against mandatory court charges for offenders has succeeded after the Justice Secretary announced that they will be scrapped.

The North West is to be delivered a ‘world-class’ rail service, after the Government franchised northern rail commitments to Arriva Rail North and First TransPennine Express.

The Government must allow migrants in the infamous ‘Jungle’ Calais camp to enter the UK, a Manchester-based Human Rights organisation has said.

Cotton spinning is set to return to its Greater Manchester home with the opening of a high-tech mill in Dukinfield.

The escalating refugee crisis will be portrayed as a film by a Chorlton director next year and filming is well underway.