Manchester United takeover latest: Andy Burnham called on to condemn Qatari Sheikh Jassim's bid
The Manchester United takeover process continues to idle along over the Easter weekend.
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New 'globally-leading' Institute of Sport officially opens at university
Great Britain's most successful Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, has hailed the opening of a new 'Institute of Sport' for the city. The new Institute of Sport, launching at Manchester Metropolitan University's All Saints Campus aims to bring together pioneering research, partnerships and teaching in sport, exercise and health.
Excitement after one of Greater Manchester's new yellow buses spotted 'in the wild'
There’s excitement after one of Greater Manchester’s new yellow buses were spotted ‘in the wild’.
Mayor and council leader welcome US ambassador to Manchester
Ties between Greater Manchester and the USA appear to be going from strength to strength as their ambassador to the UK made a visit to the city today (March 27). Ambassador Jane Hartley met with Mayor Andy Burnham and Manchester City Council leader Bev Craig as well as business leaders in her first UK visit outside of London.
''My mum couldn't see her GP in lockdown - she died just days after cancer diagnosis'
Rachel Dickinson's mum was the matriarch of the family. She always put others first and even when she was going through chemotherapy after a diagnosis of breast cancer, she was still there each Thursday to pick up her granddaughters from school.
Amazon, Gordon Brown and Andy Burnham launch huge charity initiative in Wigan
A family support initiative involving online retail giant Amazon, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Greater Manchester's mayor Andy Burnham was launched yesterday.
Racist thug broke stranger's jaw in mistaken identity road rage attack
A racist thug broke a stranger's jaw after mistaking him for a man involved in a road rage incident. Andrew Ashton approached the victim on Chorley Old Road in Bolton and punched him in the face before racially abusing him, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Historic moment as Greater Manchester leaders sign new devolution deal
Local leaders have signed an historic deal with the government which gives Greater Manchester new powers over transport, housing and technical education with mayor Andy Burnham handed full control over finances. The trailblazer devolution deal was signed by Levelling Up minister Dehenna Davison, Mr Burnham and the 10 council leaders on Tuesday (March 21).