After a turbulent night for the Labour party nationally, there was celebration locally for MP Kate Green as she retained her seat in Stretford and Urmston.

While the EDL rally in Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday had only 30 attendees, the anti-fascist counter protest organised in response had an estimated 100.

MP Kate Green says that people living with cystic fibrosis ‘deserve better’ due to the fact that a lifesaving drug still isn’t available on the NHS.

Trafford was painted red last night – for something unrelated to its world-famous football club – as Labour wrestled back control of the council from the Tories for the first time in 14 years.

The brother of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack, is part of a group of politicians, trade unionists and anti-fascists who are opposing a far-right book launch in Manchester today.

With a strong turnout in Stretford and Urmston and in Sale and Altrincham West, Labour’s Kate Green and the Conservatives’ Graham Brady both won strong victories in their respective constituencies.

A Manchester MP is calling on families in Trafford to start the conversation about organ donation.

Local residents contacted Green concerned that the 256 bus service, which runs from Manchester Piccadilly to Flixton, has recently ended its late night services.

Christina Fonthes, a freelance interpreter and translator, reported yesterday that her mother had stolen her passport and travel documents amid claims that she was being held until she was ‘cured of her sexuality’

Community groups and charities who have reduced poverty across south Manchester are being encouraged to nominate themselves for the Paul Goggins Memorial prize.

New regulations placed under the Animal Welfare Act will require owners to have their pets microchipped and registered on a database.