Greater Manchester

A 20-year-old man who posted a hateful antisemitic message online hours after a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue has been sentenced.

Residents may see the quality of local policing drop amid financial difficulties, bosses have warned.

Andy Burnham plans to invoke special powers to ‘turbocharge’ schemes for a major revamp in Oldham.

Reform UK has reported the Labour Party to Greater Manchester Police, claiming a social media video breached election law by presenting its candidate in a misleading way.

Andy Burnham’s name is on Greater Manchester’s lips more so than usual.

Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, formerly launched the party’s campaign outside a community hub in Gorton this afternoon.

Eamonn O’Brien, the leader of Bury Council, has been confirmed as one of the final two Labour candidates seeking selection for the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Andy Burnham is under pressure from Manchester’s Labour-run council to implement a Manchester Evening News campaign.

The co leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, visited Gorton and Denton to lead a rally backing the party’s campaign in the upcoming by-election.

Reform UK’s candidate for the upcoming Gorton & Denton by-election has criticised the growth of houses of multiple occupancy, rising crime and the decline of town centres.

Five Greater Manchester councillors have been long-listed to be Labour’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.

Reform UK has confirmed that political commentator and academic Matt Goodwin will stand for the party in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by election.

The leader of Bury Council, Eamonn O’Brien, has applied to be selected as the Labour candidate for the Gorton and Denton parliamentary constituency, it's understood.

Labour’s decision to prevent Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election could have serious national consequences, according to a leading political academic.

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has thrown his weight behind government plans to create a US-style national crime-fighting agency, calling the overhaul of policing structures “bold” and “decades overdue”.

Andy Burnham will appear before four committees in the days after he tried to become the Gorton and Denton MP.

Andy Burnham has issued a message to Labour MPs after his bid to become the Gorton and Denton MP this morning.

Andy Burnham says his "full focus" is on his job as Mayor of Greater Manchester, after being blocked in his bid to become an MP.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said he is disappointed by Labour’s decision to block him from standing in the Gorton and Denton by election and has questioned how the party is being run.

Andy Burnham’s stint as Greater Manchester mayor could be drawing to a close after he announced his intention to return to Parliament.

Andy Burnham’s resignation as Greater Manchester mayor to stand in the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary by-election would create a huge reshuffle in the city’s politics.

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has announced he is seeking to return to Westminster, confirming he has asked Labour’s ruling body for permission to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.

February 8, 2025: A Saturday night that changed Tameside politics forever, and one that could still reshape the future of Greater Manchester for years.

Andrew Gwynne has stepped down as Gorton and Denton’s MP, nearly a year after he was named in the ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp scandal.

Andy Burnham says he was completely ‘in the dark’ about Andrew Gwynne’s plans amid reports a deal has been reached that may see the MP’s Gorton and Denton seat up for grabs.

Andrew Gwynne is reportedly set to resign as the MP for Gorton and Denton nearly a year after the ‘Trigger Me Timbers’ WhatsApp scandal broke.

A man from Stockport has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a sustained pattern of abuse that left his victim fearing for her life.

Based on the 1992 film, the stage version follows global music star Rachel Marron, who is assigned a personal bodyguard after receiving threats from a mysterious stalker.

Greater Manchester has recorded the highest number of fires in public buildings in England over the past five years, according to new figures released by fire safety consultants.

A special bus carrying the name of Olivia Campbell-Hardy, one of the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena bombing, was unveiled outside Tottington High School this morning, Monday 19 January.

A dispersal order is now in place across Greater Manchester as police prepare for a series of illegal car cruise events this weekend, following a deadly collision in Bolton last week.

They are the source of frustration for many motorists across Greater Manchester and it’s the job of our councils to fix them.

Commuters faced severe disruption this morning as flooding forced the closure of a key section of the M60, bringing widespread gridlock across Heywood and Middleton.

A beautiful Grade-II listed building in Oldham is offering one lucky couple the chance to win a free wedding ceremony. Chadderton Town Hall, a recently renovated baroque-style town hall, will host a free draw for those attending their wedding fair on Sunday, January 25.

A lorry driver who killed two Ryanair pilots and seriously injured a taxi driver in a crash on the M62 has been jailed for 10 years.

New powers given to local councils to crack down on ‘dangerous’ pavement parking come as a ‘relief’ to Greater Manchester campaigners and the partially sighted.

Andy Burnham “100 per cent” stands by his handling of the grooming gang scandal since becoming mayor, and has accused critics of “trying to pull everyone apart”.

Households taking out new mortgages in Heywood and Middleton North are seeing lower costs, as typical interest rates have dropped below 4% for the first time in more than two years.

Hundreds of new affordable homes are planned for Oldham after First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) agreed a £110 million funding deal with Santander UK.

Traffic halted and delays expected following collision between junctions 16 and 17

Traffic was stopped this evening on the M66 southbound between the A56 and Junction 1.

Live updates during the evening as we embed with GMFRS for a behind-the-scenes look at frontline fire service work during one of the busiest times of the year.

Thousands of music lovers descended on Bury during Bank Holiday Monday, 25 August 2025, for Glaston-Bury, the annual one day music festival in aid of Bury Hospice and other local causes. Since it began in 2008, the event has raised over £300,000 and has become one of the town’s biggest highlights of the year.

Day One at Parklife 2025 is done, and what a day it was. Over 50,000 people packed into Heaton Park for a massive Saturday, with sets from FLO, Rudimental and a huge headline performance by 50 Cent.

Tens of thousands of music fans are pouring into Parklife, as the day one of the festival gets underway.

On Tuesday 19 September 2023, Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a burglary on Brandlesholme Road, Bury.