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• Tottington by-election Results

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• Social care worker honoured after saving life of injured police officer

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• Cancer choir calls for new members as rehearsals resume in Bolton

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• M60 closed near Prestwich after multi-vehicle crash saw two rushed to hospital

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• M66 traffic stopped southbound due to ongoing Police incident

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

• 🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along

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• 🟥 RECAP: Glaston-BURY live updates, photos, interviews and more

  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.

• Thousands attend Heywood 1940s Day as parade and street party return

  Thousands packed into Heywood for the town's annual 1940s Day on Saturday 21 June, transforming the area into a tribute to wartime Britain.

• RECAP: Parklife 2025 Day Two - updates, photos & travel news

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