In a country accelerating towards an increasingly segregated society, a report suggests Bramhall's residents are the UK's least lonely. (Read More...)

A couple whose sons were killed in a crash caused by a drunk footballer are calling for a lower drink-drive limit. (Read More...)

Manchester-based London Scottish Bank goes into administration. (Read More...)

Levels of voter apathy are soaring in Greater Manchester, a region with a rich political history, a report says. (Read More...)

Drinkers in Bolton are being given bubble-blowers to stop them causing trouble leaving the town's pubs and clubs. (Read More...)

A Labour peer admits a charge of dangerous driving after a man from Leigh dies in a fatal crash in South Yorkshire. (Read More...)

A rare amber necklace believed to be about 4,000 years old is uncovered in Stockport. (Read More...)

A prisoner who escaped from guards while on a visit to Manchester city centre, is returned to prison. (Read More...)