Got your ticket to slide? Giant 110m water ride to make splash in Wigan town centre in aid of hospice
A huge water slide will tower 110metres tall over Standishgate in Wigan town centre next month.
Maiden voyage: No plain sailing for Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainslie in British America’s Cup bid
Top sailor Sir Ben Ainslie launches British America’s Cup team.
40 days and 40 dives: Worsley scuba team celebrate 40th aqua anniversary with underwater challenge
Scuba diving members of the Worsley branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club are taking on a daunting 40 dives in 40 days this September to mark the club’s 40th anniversary.
‘Living history’ of Manchester’s Victoria Baths celebrated with month of commemorative events
Ten years since the baths won the first series of the BBC Restoration show
‘I’ll take care of her!’: Olympic swim medallist Steve Parry vows to beat Keri-Anne Payne in Manchester
Challenge hopes to encourage more to get swimming
Girl, 14, rescued from Bury river with suspected spinal injuries – prompting warnings over jumping in open water
Emergency rescue of girl at Burrs Park, Bury
Origins of life on Earth… and Mars? Billion-year-old water discovery unveiled by Manchester scientists
Water discovered in Ontario, Canada
You Can’t Flush This: Video uses MC Hammer hit to warn Manchester to only flush ‘pee, poo and toilet paper’
Flushing wrong items costs Greater Manchester £24million