Permission has been given for two houses to be built on a plot of empty land situated in a main road in Oldham. Plans to develop two separate three-storey homes on Manchester Road were submitted back ...

England legend Jonny Wilkinson has been named the best Six Nations player of all time – ahead of Welsh stars Sir Gareth Edwards and JPR Williams. The World Cup-winning fly-half had a glittering career ...

Leading racehorse owner John Hales has died at the age of 85. Hales, who made his money through the Golden Bear Toys company he co-founded in 1979, which went on to produce products from major ...

A wedding venue and hotel based in Oldham has been named as a finalist for a national wedding award. Smokies Park, based at Holiday Inn Manchester Oldham on Ashton Road, Bardsley, has been named a ...

A woman who put a piece of cardboard which was on fire under her neighbour's front door and racially harassed her has been jailed. Veronica Rouse was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on ...

Arsenal have announced the signing of England forward Chloe Kelly on loan from Manchester City. Kelly, 27, returns to the Gunners having come through the club’s academy, making 19 first-team ...

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to “wonderful friend and beautiful singer” Marianne Faithfull following her death aged 78. He was joined by bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith ...

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%. Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses ...

A former RAF pilot who launched a charity which flies humanitarian aid to isolated communities has died, with his wife paying tribute to him having “lavished 103 years of love” into the world.

Kobbie Mainoo set up one and scored the other as Manchester United booked their place in the Europa League round of 16 with a 2-0 victory against FCSB in Romania. There have been some bumps in the ...