8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (398+ words) Arthur Aspinall, recognised as England's oldest man, passed away on Monday (June 1) England's oldest man has died peacefully at the age of 109. Arthur Aspinall, a Bolton-native, lived through the reigns of four British monarchs and the terms of 24 UK prime…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (547+ words) Jewish leaders are calling on the US tech company to apologise The Google description of Holocaust survivor Ike Alterman as a 'fictional character' has now been changed after being reported by the Manchester Evening News. Jewish leaders in Greater Manchester…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (765+ words) It is a crumbling, empty, but once magnificent relic of worship. It's fate reflects a sad fact - hundreds of beautiful churches are on the brink of being lost forever. The Victorian Grade II listed St John The Evangelist Church lies…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (608+ words) Countless people who use a rusty iron footbridge as a convenient crossing point remain unaware of its former starring role in an acclaimed 1960s film. Known locally as the Gas Street bridge in Oldham, the structure once traversed an extensive railway…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (546+ words) The village has been completely submerged(Image: PA) It sits at the foot of a beloved walking spot in Derbyshire, yet it was once a village people called home before it was deliberately flooded and submerged beneath water. During the…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago  (738+ words) For some people, exploring the craggy hills and valleys of Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas is the perfect way to spend a weekend. The region is cradled by rugged, high-altitude moorlands and rural hills. People living here are rarely…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (761+ words) Chernobyl nuclear plant In Chernobyl, Ukraine On April 31, 1986 Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the worst nuclear plant disaster in history. On the 26th of April 1986, reactor four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat in the then Soviet Union,…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (926+ words) Antwerp Mansion in the Victoria Park area of Rusholme(Image: Manchester Evening News) It's not unusual for a building that's had many lives in its 180 years to pick up a ghost or two. Antwerp Mansion has been home to wealthy…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (242+ words) Hundreds of people walk past the door each day unaware of what lies on the other side Every day hundreds of people walk past this inconspicuous door without knowing what lies on the other side. But in fact the graffiti-covered…...