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Cake sale for Timperley school
GASCOIGNE Halman in Altrincham is hosting a charity cake sale on Friday, June 21 in aid of Pictor School in Timperley.
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Man's tragic demise after loss of employment
A WIGAN man who developed a drinking problem after being made redundant died following an accidental fall, an inquest heard.
Most unhygienic hot food sellers revealed
Wigan Council inspections carried out under Food Standards Agency guidelines show that a number of takeaways, restaurants and nursing homes along with a school canteen needed to clean up their acts.
Dog graduates from fire service training academy
THE fire service's latest four-legged recruit is now ready to help save lives after passing a rigorous testing process for doggy helpers.
Supreme Court ruling on Iraq damages
Supreme Court judges will rule later on whether relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq can sue the government for damages under the Human Rights Act.
Defense attorney disputes Ohio enslavement charges
An attorney says slavery charges against three people in Ohio are ludicrous and says the woman at the center of the alleged forced-labor plot moved in and out as she pleased.
Despite being a coalition it has proved to be a government with a clear unity of purpose, committed to a neoliberal agenda of austerity, deregulation and a smaller state.
Warrington pupils visit PM to campaign against world hunger
David Cameron and David Walliams meet children including pupils from Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School outside 10 Downing Street STANDING on the steps of 10 Downing Street, pupils from Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School called on the Prime Minister to tackle global hunger.
Council chief executive says the north lacks the power to shape its own destiny
Leeds city council's chief executive, Tom Riordan, has called for Whitehall to have a much closer relationship with local government or face "huge unease and a backlash" from those in the north of England who feel disempowered.
Altrincham buskers raise 480 for charity
ALTRINCHAM based Loose Change Buskers raissed A 480 when they performed at Paradise in Wilmslow on Saturday and A 702 when they played at the Tesco store in Altrincham on Sunday.
Group discusses future Labour government's plans to tackle housing crisis
Labour Housing Group used its annual policy day in Manchester to discuss a 50-point plan to offer positive ways for an incoming Labour government to begin to tackle the housing crisis.
Fire warning after wave of kitchen blazes
THE fire service has issued a warning about cooking-related fires after a series of kitchen blazes in Bolton and across Greater Manchester in on 12-hour period.
Officer murders: A poignant reflection
In his regular column, Greater Manchester Police Federation chairman Ian Hanson remembers the events that followed the deaths of two much-loved colleagues.
Isco's Career Could Stall at Madrid But Will Ignite at Manchester City
With that ban, an owner that has raised, then smashed expectations with the start-stop nature of the cash flow and a new manager coming in, what is a nailed-on Spanish international to do? A move seems inevitable and the choices are very clear: stay in Spain with Real Madrid or change scenery to England and Manchester City .
Leigh man given restraining order against ex-partner and her mum
A LEIGH man who could not cope with the break-up of his relationship with the mother of his child has been given a restraining order.
Wokingham's Muslims share flowers of peace at community event
The project is being tested locally to see if a whole community can change their travel habits, raise money for local schools and win prizes all at the same time Muslims shared flowers of peace with the community as they worked to build harmony in their neighbourhood after terrorist horrors in London.
COMIC book capers were brought to life for pupils across the borough when author and an editor of Dandy, Beano and Marvel dropped in to talk to them.
Did child killers bury victim in Staffordshire?
A new theory suggests the picturesque scene could be the chosen burial spot of 12-year-old Keith Bennett and four more of the killers' unknown victims.
Morris Feinmann: a happy end to a moving story
Changing demands for care of the elderly has put pressure on Jewish welfare agencies to adapt their properties.
Pet dog reunited with owner after three years missing
A PET dog has been reunited with his owner after being found wandering in Little Hulton - more than three years after going missing.