After five minutes driving a Metrolink tram, I had ploughed into a car outside Manchester Town Hall. Things began well when I pulled out of Victoria station and picked up my first set of passengers ...

From blues to flamenco and dayglo punk to New Orleans brass, there's a whole world of music on offer at The Vale in early 2025. In a crowd-pleasing move, the Mossley arts centre will be welcoming back ...

This year saw the launch of ambitious plans to change the face of Oldham in the future. From resurrecting the borough’s dying high streets to finding a ‘local solution’ to the housing crisis, ...

There will be no elections held in Greater Manchester in 2025. There have never been any plans for voters to go to the polls in any of the 10 boroughs which make up the city region in 2025. And after ...

Harley Keenan looks after almost as many babies as he has clocked in years walking this earth. The 16-year-old nursery apprentice works in the baby room at the Buttercup Corner Day Nursery in ...

In-form Latics extended their unbeaten National League run to eight games with a routine 2-0 victory at struggling Braintree. On-loan Wigan striker Josh Stones headed in Mark Kitching's cross, for his ...

Crompton House school's #WriteaSmile postcard project is going from strength to strength. The project encourages students to think about what makes them feel happy, a funny memory, poem, or joke – ...

After an incredible 40 years of service to the staff, children and school community of Werneth Primary School, Jackie Hodgkiss retired from her role as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and member ...

A man has been charged with firearm offences following an incident in Oldham in November. Daniel Eastmond (aged 41), of Lime Green Road in Oldham, has been charged with possession of a firearm with ...

The English Chess Federation's Director of Finance, Alex Longson, represented the national governing body in presenting the 2024 Club of the Year award to the Oldham-based 3Cs club. The local club ...

Studio OL3, a renowned architectural firm based in Oldham, has unveiled the Studio OL3 Scholarship for Computer Science. This new initiative will support a Year 7 pupil at Hulme Grammar School ...

Buses overhauled, new train stations announced, and the Metrolink system extended. It’s been a big year for transport in Greater Manchester, also write Declan Carey, George Lythgoe, Chris Gee, Nick ...