Teacher arrested at Bolton school over allegations he had relationship with pupil
He is the third teacher from the 1,700 pupil Canon Slade School in Bolton, Greater Manchester to be arrested in two years
Animals: Oldham chippy owners fined after hygiene was so bad even the MICE suffered agonising deaths
Heath inspectors from Oldham Council eventually found the dead mice in a cellar – still attached to the glue board – during an inspection of the shop which promised customers: ‘finest fish and chips’ and Halal curry dishes
Bare if you dare: Cyclists gear up for stark journey as World NAKED Bike Ride Day comes to Manchester
North West’s leg of World Naked Bike Ride Day, which in previous years has seen up to 100 cyclists ride in the buff, takes place on Friday, June 6
Say Aloha to Wahu: Healthy Hawaiian restaurant pledges ‘unique meal’ to EVERY Spinningfields customer
Wahu, opening this month in Spinningfields, hopes that its motto of ‘made fresh made fast’ will help make it a one stop shop for busy nutrition and food lovers of Manchester.
From Manchester to Rio: One lucky fan to get chance of a lifetime reporting on World Cup in Brazil
TitanBet are offering one lucky fan the chance to travel to Brazil for the World Cup this summer.
Forget the MOBOs, it’s the MOGOs (Music of Ginger Origin): Manchester’s red army unites for Redhead Day
The all-day event will take place this Saturday, June 7, featuring red-headed musicians and entertainers, as well as the first ever Music of Ginger Origin Awards (MOGOs)
’50 shades of gay’: Queer as Folk writer’s ‘Cucumber’ drama starts filming in Northern Quarter
The project of iconic gay series Queer as Folk writer Russell T Davies, Cucumber will be an eight-part drama aired on Channel 4 next year, to run alongside a sister show Banana on E4.
Coronation Street Tour welcomes visitors from across globe… but 100,000th is from Derby
Coronation Street has opened its doors to its 100,000th visitor after just two months of launching the tour of the nation’s favourite cobbled street.
‘Merely jealousy’: Manchester Confidential founder defiant in face of ‘hateful’ parody Twitter account troll
Mark Garner, known by many as food writer ‘Gordo’, has been subjected to a vitriolic twitter account parody
Death driver escapes jail: Cyclist killed on pedestrian crossing after 30mph sign ‘incorrectly placed’
A speeding motorist who killed a cyclist on a pedestrian crossing in Manchester city centre has escaped being charged – as there was no official speed sign saying it was 30mph.
‘The Rat’ is back in jail: Manchester conman such a ‘lowlife’ he stole from own mother
Today Gill’s long suffering family washed their hands of him as he was locked away for another six months – his sixth jail term – after he admitted theft and fraud