M62 closed LIVE: Huge queues on diversion routes as motorway shut for weekend
Heavy traffic is building as drivers seek to avoid closures on the M62 this weekend.
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Iconic Greater Manchester pub 'honoured' to feature in top 100 list
A much-loved bar and lounge in Oldham has been named as one of the most impressive small businesses in the UK. Billingtons Ballroom has been listed among some of the nation's best as part of this year's SmallBiz100 line-up.
Cops 'increasingly concerned' for teenager missing for four days
Officers are 'increasingly concerned' for a missing teenager who was last seen four days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Ashraf was last seen at 8am on Monday (September 2).
Police searching for two missing women last seen together five days ago
Police are searching for two Greater Manchester missing women who were last seen five days ago. Officers are trying to find Lidia and Maria, who were last seen in Oldham on Sunday (September 1).
GMP officer admits more sex offences involving 4,016 indecent images of children
A Greater Manchester Police officer, who has admitted a string of child sex offences, has been warned that he is likely to face a lengthy sentence for public protection.
Man who drove 100ft with 12-year-old girl trapped under his van said he 'thought it was a cone'
A van driver who drove for almost 100 feet with a 12-year-old girl trapped underneath his vehicle claimed he thought he had run over a traffic cone.
Tesco has made a 'bonkers' change to using cash so we tested it out
For as long as I can remember, going to the Big Tesco Extra has always been an event. The gigantic store with its runway-length escalators and endless aisles with everything you could ever want, has meant that I never pass up an invite.
SEVEN year planning spat rumbles on as neighbours fear road 'nightmare'
A housing development in Oldham that has faced seven years of planning struggles is locked in a stalemate between neighbours and the council over ‘nightmare roads’. The 23 new homes on land off Haven Lane, Moorside are almost completed - but won’t be occupied until the planning spat is resolved.