The M61 has been closed between junctions 2 (M60/A666) and 4 (A6) due to a "police led incident".

Toni Bull was given the nickname Titanium Toni – which she said perfectly “encompasses what I am now” – by one of her friends as she has two titanium jaw joints following years of issues including ...

Lostockers were out in force for the penultimate race in the Central Lancashire Grand Prix series, the Gin Pit 5-mile Trail Race, writes ...

The Rotary Club of Astley recently staged their annual bike ride, in aid of the Prostate UK Cancer charity, writes Mike Hack.

Astley and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club riders competed in the fourth and final National Round of the British Youth and Junior League series ...

It has been a successful season of racing for the Horwich fell contingent, with top results across the board again.

The second Test starts in Multan on Tuesday after the tourists opened the series with victory by an innings and 47 runs.

Visitors are encouraged to go along in fancy dress when exploring the thousands of pumpkins available at Cockfields Farm Park in Oldham. Tickets also include a venture to their "Haunted Hayride", ...

Our panel of Bolton Wanderers fans give their opinion on the current state of affairs - including Ian Evatt's potential disciplinary ban.

A karaoke competition is on the hunt for the UK’s next biggest pop star. With 31 pubs in the North West taking part, including venues in Oldham, Heywood, and Manchester, singers are being urged to ...

A senior councillor was ordered to keep silent after a row broke out at the town hall amid alleged “disorderly conduct” at the ...

The family of a teenager who died after suffering an undetected heart defect have hosted an event in Ainsworth in her memory ...