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A Greater Manchester hotel which is located in the site of a former nightclub has been named one of the best wedding venues in the country.

Andy Burnham ‘would not be opposed’ to a new national inquiry into grooming gangs the day after a Conservative bid to set one up failed.

Andy Burnham has issued an update on Greater Manchester Police's investigations into grooming gangs following a new report.

Greater Manchester Police needs to do more to keep children safe and protect them from online exploitation, inspectors have said.

Hundreds in Greater Manchester were diagnosed with a Dickensian superbug that caused more deaths globally than Covid-19 last year.

Workers in Greater Manchester will be able to get a free NHS check-up at their workplace thanks to a new government scheme.

A man blasted gunshots on a residential street as onlookers filmed the incident on Snapchat.

The local elections are just around the corner, with all 10 councils in Greater Manchester holding a poll on May 2.

New laws have been brought in which require voters to take photo ID to the polling station in order to cast their ballot.

The list of candidates for this year’s Manchester City Council election have been confirmed.

A ‘10 year’ saga that has dominated Greater Manchester politics is set to finally be resolved. The saga centres around a plan to build 165,000 homes in the region; bring in ‘significant growth’ in the core urban area from Port Salford to the Etihad; address the GM north-south divide in jobs and housing; and support existing ‘economic drivers’ in the south.

Many across Greater Manchester have woken up tho e blanket of snow outside as the white stuff fell overnight. As a result there is disruption on the roads with a number of schools also having to close their doors.

Netflix’s latest collaboration with author Harlan Coben, Fool Me Once, has become another popular hit.Based on the book of the same name, the eight-part thriller series follows ex-soldier Maya (Michelle Keegan) who spots her murdered husband Joe (Richard Armitage) on a secret nanny cam placed within her home.A synopsis reads: “When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.”Alongside Keegan and Armitage, the show’s cast includes Adeel Akhtar, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Dino Fetscher.While the original book is set in New York, the show moves the entire story to the UK – specifically the north west of England.The series is set in the fictional town of Winhurst, which is made up of shots filmed in Manchester, Oldham and Cheshire.As reported by Manchester Evening News, many scenes were shot at the Runway Visitor Park at Ringway near Manchester airport, Castlefield Viaduct, Alexandra Park, Stockport’s Air Raid Shelters, and Bramhall village.Arley Hall, a country house in Cheshire, was also used as Judith’s (Joanna Lumley) home, Farmwood, in the series.

A heartbroken family have paid tribute to their "brilliant" grandad after his body was found by a hillwalker near a reservoir.

Theatres, churches, and warehouses feature on a new list of 18 heritage gems at risk in Greater Manchester. The old head office of a brewery and a 1930s hotel are also included.

The UK’s premiere cycling road race sets off from Greater Manchester this Sunday (September 3).

The huge Greater Manchester-wide blueprint for ‘housing, jobs, and growth’, can finally move forward following a government review.

Controversial plans to build homes on peat land at Chat Moss in Salford for housing have been scrapped.

Bosses at First said they are 'disappointed and dismayed' ahead of a bus driver strike in Manchester.

Local elections are underway today (Thursday May 4) as thousands of constituents cast their votes across parts of England.

For more than a century pretty much the only way of getting between Manchester's two main railway stations was on foot. Piccadilly and Victoria might have been two of the busiest stations in the North of England - but for a long time it was impossible to catch a train from one to the other.