It doesn’t matter if it’s black and white: Manchester clinging to past with most monochrome TV sets in North West
Manchester still has 377 black and white sets
Salford campaigner on bedroom tax hell: ‘I lost a stone in weight as I chose between food and being warm’
Bedroom tax campaigner on ‘government war against the people’
Out of festive cheer? Christmas in Manchester for Scrooges – a guide
Manchester is hosting a series of alternative activities
Bottoms up! Stuart Maconie pulls inaugral pint at MediaCityUK’s first ever pub The Dockyard
The pub is the brainchild of Steve Pilling and Simon Stanley
‘My dad doesn’t care about us anymore’: Salford ChildLine could be difference between life and death this Christmas
ChildLine prepares for ‘the other side of Christmas’
Honouring her mum: Tot attends Salford service for mother who died of cancer only weeks after giving birth
‘Light up a Life’ will take place at St Ann’s hospice
Salford amputee plunges into pool for second time to raise money for disabled cycling charity
Swim for Wheels for All charity
Eccles nail bomb: Soldier arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
Bomb was found at Mellor Street, Patricroft
Is the end nigh for Greater Manchester’s libraries? Savage cuts and ailing visitor numbers make for a sad tale
Are libraries destined to be a thing of the past?
Man who tried to take nurse hostage in Salford hospital and threatened to ‘blow his own brains out’ jailed for life
The nurse was working at Salford Royal Hospital in May
Could the pub save your life? Salford boozers unite for campaign to raise awareness of mouth cancer
The campaign coincides with Mouth Cancer Action Month