Manchester youth smoking shame: Six children take up cigarettes EVERY DAY
More than 10,000 children across region took up habit in 2012
‘Dream come true’: Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein swaps LA for Altrincham to create CBBC telly gold
MM chatted to the writer about his love for all things British
Have your say: Is Facebook still your number one choice of social media?
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Pensioner suffers broken tooth and split lip after bottle launched into crowded dancefloor of Moss Side social club
Police hunt cowardly offender
Men found guilty of raping boy, 14, in toilets of Manchester Debenhams
Pair warned they face substantial jail terms
‘Crackpot’ Universal Credit scheme slammed by trade union leader at Ashton-under-Lyne launch
Iain Duncan Smith said changes would ‘revolutionise’ welfare state
‘Scourge of our community’: Heroin worth £250,000 discovered in raids of Rochdale homes
Warrants were executed on Friday
Amphetamine warning: Contaminated drugs may be behind deaths of two Bolton friends found minutes apart
Police believe pair had taken amphetamine
Crime on buses drops 17% in three years, yet Manchester passengers fear travelling more than rest of UK
Commuters fear anti-social behaviour
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Congolese refugee founds association to help boost racial integration
Tameside African Refugee Association helps Manchester’s newest residents integrate
Coalition government will ‘suffer’ in next election for privatising health service, claims UNISON official
Arriva won the contract for patient transport from the NHS