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Inside the battle for Altrincham and Sale West

As the long-standing Sir Graham Brady prepares to step down at the general election on 4 July - Labour's candidate has suddenly withdrawn from the fight. Where does this leave the race?

By Jamie Lopez

Spelling it out: Educational inequality in Trafford

Trafford is known for its stronghold of grammar schools and its high educational standards mean its attractive to parents. But as people flood to the area for schools, children in Altrincham and Sale are being left without a place.

By Louisa Gregson

Altrincham & Sale West could shun the Conservatives for first time in over 100 years in general election

Support for the Conservatives is so strong that it hasn't elected a non-Tory in over 100 years but latest YouGov polling suggests a first-ever Labour win is now the most likely outcome for the seat

By Jamie Lopez

Historic victory for Labour in Altrincham & Sale West

The constituency, in various forms, has returned a Conservative MP for the last 101 years

By Jamie Lopez

Digitally excluded in Altrincham losing access to vital services

The issue of digital exclusion is growing in Altrincham and the wider UK - despite the area not having the highest levels of deprivation in Greater Manchester.

By Kevin Gopal

'Never look the other away again' in battle to protect Altrincham's waterways

“It’s just a disgusting way to treat the river,” Pete said. “It was here first before us, it’s disgusting.”

By Jamie Lopez

“I feel like a prisoner in my own home”: Sale woman unable to leave flat due to faulty lift

Residential Management Group, who manage the property, said the sympathise with Natasha Freedman - who pulled herself up the stairs instead.

By Ella Glover

'Right balance of old and new' for £10m cultural hub for Blackpool

Funding still needs to be found but councillors have given the green light to proposals for a major revamp of the Grundy and Central Library

By Shelagh Parkinson

Plans for East Stand at Blackpool Football Club due to be submitted

Work on the Revoe Sports Village has been delayed since planning permission was granted in January 2023

By Shelagh Parkinson

Britishness can't be untangled from migration. A new exhibition drives the message home.

The Migration Museum sits in one of London's most diverse neighbourhoods, once the scene of fierce clashes with the Far Right. A new, timely installation opened last week - we went to take a look.

By Diyora Shadijanova

Ambitious plans for £10m Blackpool cultural hub set for green light

The scheme would see a two-storey extension built to the Grundy Art Gallery on Queen Street

By Shelagh Parkinson

The long wait for work to resume on the Sands Resort Hotel in Blackpool

It is nine years since plans were first put forward - and almost three years since any work has been done

By Shelagh Parkinson

Voices and stories of Blackpool's young homeless to be heard

Poet and spoke word artist Nathan Parker teams up with Streetlife to bring stories from the streets to life

By Ed Walker

Councillors to debate £75,000 spend on cultural plan for Blackpool

Blackpool Council wants the town to be the UK’s Coastal Capital of Creativity by 2030

By Shelagh Parkinson

Scaffolding up as The Grand Theatre restoration begins

A £450,000 project to restore and repair The Grand in Church Street is up and running

By Ed Walker

Ride The Lights Blackpool offers first look at Illuminations

All the info you need from parking, route, length, safety information and more as the annual cycling route runs the length of the Prom

By Ed Walker

A mom arrested over a birthmark? Hospitals must be held accountable for medical racism

A Nepalese mother was arrested in an NHS hospital because staff mistook a common birthmark for child abuse. Structural racism in medicine needs to end, and only structural upheaval can end it.

By Leah Borromeo

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