Plan bee: Manchester wildlife detectives urged to log sightings to combat decline for Great British Bee Count
The inaugural Great British Bee Count is an initiative which will help scientists build a nationwide picture of bee health.
Islamic extremist ‘brother’ is working to seize control of Manchester schools, claims Trojan Horse letter
An Islamic extremist ‘brother’ is working to seize control of Manchester schools and ensure hard-line Muslim principles are taught, according to a letter in the Trojan Horse scandal.
CCTV: Watch masked men armed with shotgun bungle Manchester McDonald’s robbery
The terrifying ordeal happened around 10.55pm on Friday, June 6 2014, at the branch on Oxford Road, a busy student area
Wigan pensioner, 85, with dementia punched in broad daylight – attackers escape empty-handed
An 85-year-old man with onset dementia was attacked in Wigan town centre
‘They can’t keep a good girl down!’ Woman, 80, defiant following ‘cowardly’ Bolton mugging
An 80-year-old woman was followed by two men and left face down on the floor after her bag was snatched in Bolton
Hop to it: Heineken to pour £50m into Manchester brewery to top up flat spring sales in UK
Dutch brewer Heineken will pour £50million into their Manchester plant as they look to add fizz to their UK performance.
Police claim violent attacks ‘marred’ Parklife festival – with three stabbings and 29 arrests across Weekender
The Parklife Weekender Festival was rocked by three stabbings and 29 arrests, say police.
Unmasking mosques: Muslim charity group cycles 600 miles across UK to challenge ‘suspicious’ stereotypes
A group of Muslim cyclists pedalled their way through Manchester and the rest of UK in a gruelling 600-mile trek in just seven days – all in the name of charity.
Named and shamed: HSS Hire Service Manchester blame ‘admin error’ for minimum wage failures
HSS Hire Service Group in Manchester were revealed with another company as part of a government initiative launched in October to name and shame companies who break minimum wage law.
Two Manchester businesses named and shamed over minimum wage failures
Dove Mill Retail Outlet in Bolton failed to pay £461.84 to a worker and HSS Hire Service Group in Manchester failed to pay £149.00 to 15 workers.
Parklife urge witnesses to come forward after ‘brutal’ attack leaves Manchester reveller fighting for life
Around 9.15pm on Saturday a 26-year-old man was dancing with his girlfriend in front of the Festival’s main stage when he was attacked by an unknown man