Max Factor: Former talent show contestant mentored by Gary Barlow lands weekly Manchester bar gig
Former X Factor star Max Vickers has secured a weekly spot at Piccadilly’s B-Lounge.
‘Umbro… tenacity and sheer damned cheek’: Manchester sportswear brand celebrates 90 years at the top
Formed in Wilmslow in 1924, Umbro is THE iconic football brand and remains as in-demand today as it was back then.
Bring me the head of Tony Lloyd: Oldham UKIP councillor vows to scrap Manchester police chief role
The new Failsworth West councillor Warren Bates was voted in with a slim 132 majority ahead of Labour incumbent John Battye who received 988 votes.
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2014: Round the clock coverage, results and reaction from across Greater Manchester
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Tameside council elections 2014 round-up: Labour retain majority but UKIP rejoice as thorn in party’s side
Huge cheers erupted as Labour retained seats in 17 of the 19 wards, but lost Ashton Hurst which the Conservatives managed to snatch back by just 18 votes.
Ken Loach-supported Left Unity poll better than Tories in Wigan council ward… at just six months old
Left Unity is a party ‘with feminism, socialism and environmentalism at its heart’ and was formed to oppose capitalism by cleaner Janet Phillips.
Fringe benefits: Salford UKIP and Valour candidates blast Labour’s ‘let downs’ and vow to deliver accountability
Distrust, disappointment and a lack of accountability are the reasons behind Salford’s low turnout according to candidates
Bolton’s Amir Khan celebrates biggest victory of his career… becoming father for first time
His Pakistani-American wife, Faryal Makhdoom, gave birth to a baby girl in the early hours of this morning
Future of NHS depends on Labour wrestling power back from coalition, says Leigh MP Andy Burnham
Leigh’s Member of Parliament was speaking at Trafford’s election count today
Remembering Lee Rigby: Silent walk through Manchester in memory of murdered fusilier
Memorial walk to be held on May 24 in remembrance of Lee Rigby
MP Graham Stringer blasts Ed Miliband for ‘professional gaffe’ by not knowing own living costs
MP for Blackley and Broughton, Graham Stringer, has slammed Labour leader Ed Miliband for ’an unforgivably unprofessional campaign’, causing the party to underperform in terms of its policies and the local elections.