New 'unapproved' home demolished
Demolition work begins on knocking down a new home which council planners ruled was too high.

Funding secured for observatory
Committed funds secure the future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres.

Manchester fires up for New Year
New Year celebrations similar to those in New York's Times Square are planned for Manchester.

Grabbed girl victim of sex attack
A teenager is seriously sexually assaulted after being dragged into a car in Manchester city centre.

Surgery loses patient data tape
A tape containing the records of almost 12,000 patients is lost by a GP practice in Greater Manchester.

Mental health trust boss resigns
The boss of a Manchester health trust hit by a wave by strike action resigns from her £100,000-a-year post.

Man dies four days after attack
A murder inquiry begins after a man dies following what police call a "domestic incident" in Salford.

Taxi driver held up at gunpoint
A gun is held to a taxi driver's head during an armed robbery by masked men in south Manchester.