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Families in Bury invited to enjoy a free festive experience with Santa, chocolate treats and a land train this Christmas

An emotional visit from Barcelona reveals how Rochdale’s Hotel Wellington became a wartime refuge for one Spanish worker, and sparked a family’s lifelong connection to the town

A GP practice in Bury is calling on the government to extend menopause support across all age groups, after helping hundreds of women describe their symptoms as “brutal”, “life-changing”, and even “marriage-destroying”.

An elderly resident living in a Birch Road bungalow was left shaken after a burglar dressed as a clown tricked their way into her home before stealing her purse.

A murder investigation is under way after the death of 36-year-old Luke Harden in the early hours of Saturday morning in Bacup. His family say they are “devastated” and described him as a loving son, brother, and friend.

Tearing down trees next to ‘Rochdale’s Chernobyl’ sparked fear back in 2004. Over two decades later, the same fear remains.

A convicted child sex offender from the notorious Rochdale grooming gang has absconded from the UK, Greater Manchester Police has confirmed.

Rochdale Borough Council has reminded thousands of residents they must re-apply for postal voting by January 2026 or risk being removed from the postal register due to new national rules.

A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed outside a busy pub in Rochdale town centre in the early hours of this morning.

The last bank in Middleton will soon close its doors, leaving locals feeling ‘disgusted’.

Services between Crumpsall and Bury have resumed after urgent repairs were carried out on a historic Metrolink tunnel to ensure safety for decades to come.

A specialist GMP unit is dismantling criminal networks exploiting migrants through fake documents, sham marriages, and modern slavery

A serious incident on the A627(M) has brought traffic to a standstill, with emergency services on the scene and delays expected into the evening. More updates to follow.

Mum and Dad (William, fondly known as Lol) shared many happy years as Landlady and Landlord of The Royal Oak in Ramsbottom during the late '80s and '90s

The sole survivor of the Air India crash has told Sky News he has been "broken down" by the trauma.

The US ambassador to the UK has said Britain should carry out "more drilling and more production" in the North Sea.

Paramedics have been sent to the scene of a rail derailment in Cumbria, which has affected rail services.

A student has told how she thought she "was going to die" during a mass stabbing on a high-speed train.