Elections 2018: MM’s live blog as Greater Manchester heads for the polls
MM reporters are at counts across Greater Manchester bringing you results as they are announced, reaction and analysis.
Revealed: Greater Manchester hospital car parks rake in £250,000 in fines in less than three years
On top of the existing high car parking rates, visitors at the hospitals can receive fines for overstaying their ticket time or not paying for a ticket at all.
‘Every breath in my lungs’: Labour’s Rayner vows to renew Ashton services cuts battle
Angela Rayner, Labour’s shadow education secretary, has defended her crown in Ashton-under-Lyne and says she will continue to fight with every breath in her lungs against cuts to local services.
General Election 2017: MM’s Essential Guide
A special e-edition of MM’s Essential Guide to the 2017 General Election
Tameside care service slammed by CQC report over staff training and medicine records
Tameside Link has been given a rating of ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after announced inspections were conducted on September 29 and October 10.
Election 2016 – Tameside analysis: Labour success shouldn’t hide UKIP advances
As the UK awakes to survey the electoral battlefield the Labour stronghold of Tameside remains firmly held, but results reveal a persistent shadow of UKIP and independent candidates in 11 of its 19 wards.
Election 2016 – Tameside roundup: Red sea as Labour mop the floor with opposition
Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.
Cheers Thatcher! Tameside homeless charity ‘ironically’ salutes former PM at 20th anniversary reunion
A Tameside homeless charity has ‘ironically’ thanked Margaret Thatcher on its 20th anniversary – for causing the homelessness it works to eradicate.
‘It’s important to be community minded’: Meet the Denton recording studio bucking the local trend
When we think of areas of Greater Manchester associated with modern music, some wouldn’t feature highly on the list.
Tameside nursery’s play area branded ‘unsafe’ and kids’ wellbeing at ‘significant’ risk
A Tameside nursery’s outdoor play area is so dangerous that the welfare and safety of the tots is at ‘significant’ risk, according to Ofsted after an inspection last month.
Elderly patients and dementia victims left with ‘unexplained bruises’ at Ashton care home
A Tameside care home which failed to address patient safety issues including unexplained bruising has been placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).