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Rush hour delays after broken down vehicles block motorways - live updates
Rush hour delays after broken down vehicles block motorways - live updates
Motorists are facing rush hour delays after a lorry broke down on the M62, closing two lanes, and a broken down vehicle on the M56 has caused congestion on Princess Parkway
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December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rush hour delays after broken down vehicles block motorways - live updates
Claims Trafford councillors and officers 'at odds' over asylum hotel
Claims Trafford councillors and officers 'at odds' over asylum hotel
Claims have been made that Trafford Council officers are at odds with the controlling Labour group over the use of Altrincham’s Cresta Court Hotel for hundreds of asylum seekers.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Claims Trafford councillors and officers 'at odds' over asylum hotel
Do you have to pay council tax if you rent from a landlord? How to avoid
Do you have to pay council tax if you rent from a landlord? How to avoid
Council tax bills tend to increase each year which is not welcome news amid the cost of living crisis.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Do you have to pay council tax if you rent from a landlord? How to avoid
Mike Kane MP: £800m road repairs to tackle potholes across Sale
Mike Kane MP: £800m road repairs to tackle potholes across Sale
Mike Kane MP says new funding will be used to tackle Sale's worst potholes.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Mike Kane MP: £800m road repairs to tackle potholes across Sale
'Crackdown' on crime is welcomed by local MP as tougher enforcement on way
'Crackdown' on crime is welcomed by local MP as tougher enforcement on way
Trafford MP Mike Kane has welcomed the Government’s Winter of Action campaign, backing the nationwide crackdown on crime
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
'Crackdown' on crime is welcomed by local MP as tougher enforcement on way
Road closures taking place in Trafford over the next two weeks
Road closures taking place in Trafford over the next two weeks
There are multiple closures taking place in the borough over the next few weeks - here's a round-up.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Road closures taking place in Trafford over the next two weeks
Charity responds after backlash to Sale community centre plan
Charity responds after backlash to Sale community centre plan
A charity has responded after an angry response from nearby residents over its plans to build a £20m community centre on a greenfield site in Sale.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Charity responds after backlash to Sale community centre plan
Cheaper and simplified train tickets in days amid Andy Burnham 'rail revolution'
Cheaper and simplified train tickets in days amid Andy Burnham 'rail revolution'
Greater Manchester’s ‘rail revolution’ starts this weekend as Andy Burnham hopes to double passengers and boost the economy by £90bn.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Cheaper and simplified train tickets in days amid Andy Burnham 'rail revolution'
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December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hotel chain offering parents free rooms to wrap presents this Christmas
Hotel chain offering parents free rooms to wrap presents this Christmas
Travelodge is offering free bookable ‘wrapping rooms’ this Christmas, responding to demand for more privacy when wrapping presents
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December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hotel chain offering parents free rooms to wrap presents this Christmas
Go Ape announces competition to win school trip for whole class
Go Ape announces competition to win school trip for whole class
Schools can enter a nationwide contest to win a Go Ape adventure for up to 30 pupils, with venues including Blackburn and Rivington
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December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Go Ape announces competition to win school trip for whole class
Price of jacket potatoes and butter set to soar in supermarkets, experts warn
Price of jacket potatoes and butter set to soar in supermarkets, experts warn
Sales of jacket potatoes, butter and full-fat products have soared this year, according to Waitrose, which could mean prices are set to soar.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Price of jacket potatoes and butter set to soar in supermarkets, experts warn
Search for man, 60, from Trafford as police become 'increasingly concerned'
Search for man, 60, from Trafford as police become 'increasingly concerned'
An appeal has been launched in the search for a man in his 60s from Stretford who has gone missing after last being seen in Trafford
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December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Search for man, 60, from Trafford as police become 'increasingly concerned'
Lane closed following multi vehicle crash on busy motorway
Lane closed following multi vehicle crash on busy motorway
One lane of the M56 eastbound is closed following a 'multi vehicle' crash this morning, Wednesday, December 3
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December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Lane closed following multi vehicle crash on busy motorway
'Pioneering' cancer research at The Christie to feature in new TV series
'Pioneering' cancer research at The Christie to feature in new TV series
Manchester's groundbreaking cancer research will feature in Channel 4’s Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
'Pioneering' cancer research at The Christie to feature in new TV series
What have your neighbours been up to? Planning applications in Trafford
What have your neighbours been up to? Planning applications in Trafford
Here are the latest planning applications validated by Trafford Council
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
What have your neighbours been up to? Planning applications in Trafford
Library to run festive themed events throughout December
Library to run festive themed events throughout December
Altrincham Library will host a month-long programme of festive, family-friendly events this December.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Library to run festive themed events throughout December
‘Sad day for Altrincham’ as cafe announces closure after 15 years
‘Sad day for Altrincham’ as cafe announces closure after 15 years
Oxford Road Cafe, which has been serving the Altrincham community for the last 15 years, has announced it will be closing later this month.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Sad day for Altrincham’ as cafe announces closure after 15 years
MP pays visit to building merchant firm for 40th anniversary
MP pays visit to building merchant firm for 40th anniversary
Stretford MP Andrew Western has praised Henshaws Roofing and Building Supplies following a site visit
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December 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
MP pays visit to building merchant firm for 40th anniversary
Plans which could 'shroud communities in secrecy' to be discussed at key debate
Plans which could 'shroud communities in secrecy' to be discussed at key debate
Plans which could give the public less say in what happens in their communities are likely to be discussed in the House of Commons.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Plans which could 'shroud communities in secrecy' to be discussed at key debate
Motorway partially closed following 'multi vehicle collision' - live
Motorway partially closed following 'multi vehicle collision' - live
Three of four lanes are closed on the M62 between J11 and J12 heading eastbound following a 'multi vehicle collision'.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Motorway partially closed following 'multi vehicle collision' - live
Ryanair luggage rules that every passenger needs to know
Ryanair luggage rules that every passenger needs to know
Ryanair is reminding passengers flying from Manchester Airport to follow strict baggage rules or risk extra fees at the gate
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December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Ryanair luggage rules that every passenger needs to know
Planned Metrolink strikes POSTPONED after talks opened with TfGM
Planned Metrolink strikes POSTPONED after talks opened with TfGM
Planned Metrolink tram driver strikes from December 6 to 8 have been postponed amid concerns over fatigue and unsafe rota patterns
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December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Planned Metrolink strikes POSTPONED after talks opened with TfGM
Man arrested on suspicion of rape after incident in city centre
Man arrested on suspicion of rape after incident in city centre
A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape following an incident in Manchester city centre over the weekend.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Man arrested on suspicion of rape after incident in city centre
Backlash to Sale land lease plan so charity can build community centre
Backlash to Sale land lease plan so charity can build community centre
Plans by town hall bosses to rent out a seven-acre field in Sale to a charity that intends to build a community centre have sparked an angry backlash.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Backlash to Sale land lease plan so charity can build community centre