Greater Manchester

DI Claire McGuire of Greater Manchester police said: “Every person that heard about this appalling case was genuinely shocked. I hope this awful case will send a clear message that we are prepared to work relentlessly to bring sexual predators like Kozlovskis to justice.” Kozlovskis will remain on licence ...

The online ridesharing company insists its services are still the most affordable option in Greater Manchester. Uber bosses claim that the higher fares will lead to an even more reliable service. From Monday the California-based company is also introducing a new charge of an extra 20p per additional mile ...

Greater Manchester is home to 2.7m people living in ten local authorities. It includes some of the most economically deprived areas of the UK. In the context of the on-going debates about the nature of Brexit and devolved government in the Northwest, we have mapped the turnout levels from the 2016 local ...

Tens of thousands of companies across Greater Manchester are in 'significant' financial distress, shocking new figures reveal. The 19,492 businesses were identified through research published by Begbies Traynor in its quarterly Red Flag Alert data, which monitors the financial health of UK companies.

Trafford is Greater Manchester's most 'vibrant' economy, a new study has revealed. The borough - which includes Altrincham, Partington, Sale, Stretford and Urmston - has emerged as the top performer across all 10 local authorities in the region, following an examination of social and economic ...

Rochdale councillor Aasim Rashid, the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester's deputy portfolio holder on the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, has hit out at the Government for cutting police numbers as crime continues to rise across Greater Manchester. Statistics released by the Home Office show ...

... in Salford Shopping Centre, Eccles, Stretford, Stockport, Hyde and three shops in Bolton. There are also stores in Rochdale, Sale, Dukinfield, Harpurhey, Middleton and Oldham. The company has not yet revealed which stores could close. It is not known how many staff in the Greater Manchester region ...

You're also most likely to be a victim of burglary in Greater Manchester, with 12 crimes for every 1,000 people reported in 2017, compared to eight per 1,000 people across England and Wales as whole. The ONS said burglary cases are thought to be well reported by victims and recorded by police, so the ...

Ride an off-road bike illegally? Or without insurance? This is what will happen if the police get hold of it. It will be crushed and shredded into hundreds of tiny pieces. GMP recently took this video to warn people riding the bikes, causing problems for residents across Greater Manchester, what will happen if ...

The kids might have just returned to school after Easter, but the next holiday is just weeks away. Whether you need to know the dates to book a break away, or you want to know when to avoid the chaos of half term soft play, here are the dates for this year's May half term across Greater Manchester.