Mixed reactions from Bolton Wanderers fans as club legend Nat Lofthouse memorabilia snapped up by council
Bolton Council spent more than £75,000 on the memorabilia
Non-league matters: Ashton United and Trafford managers say cold weather could ‘cripple’ and ‘kill’ teams
Freezing weather set to grip Britain
An Idiot… in Manchester: The Moaning of Life star Karl Pilkington to hold book signing in Trafford
The Moaning of Life: The Worldly Wisdom of Karl Pilkington
Man jumps three floors in daring escape from Swinton house blaze and survives with only cuts to feet
The 20-year-old jumped from his loft on Bolton Road
Manchester Giants will be ‘energetic, confident and very aggressive’ – and that’s just the Eagles’ manager talking
The Giants take on title challengers Newcastle Eagles tonight
Let’s get it on! Shy turtle couple finally get frisky at Sea Life Manchester thanks to Taylor Swift love song
Fly River Turtles Barry and Carrie are to kick-start first breeding programme of its kind
Make sure the force is with you: MM’s top tips to ensure you’re the chosen one in Manchester’s Star Wars auditions
Open castings for Star Wars will take place at Lancashire Cricket Ground this weekend
Salford school deemed unsatisfactory in second critical Ofsted report, condemning ‘ineffective’ teaching
Standards at Walkden High School, Worsley, are still not satisfactory
A year of Police and Crime Commissioners: So what has he done for Greater Manchester?
Only 51% of 18 to 24-year-olds know their PCC
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas! Manchester235 to host lavish New Year celebrations
What are you doing to welcome 2014?
Rugby League World Cup blog: The action has everyone gripped…but what’s YOUR team of the tournament so far?
Quarter-finals this weekend