Neighbours say David Askew, 64, became extremely upset after two ‘hoodies’ broke down a gate and got into the garden of his end-terraced home on Melandra Crescent, Hattersley, last night.

Rachael Wakefield was taken into theatre just before 6pm and the operation ended at 5am, having gone “as well as can be expected”.

Kingsman Sean Dawson, 19, from Stalybridge, was killed in a suspected friendly-fire incident in Helmand province in Afghanistan last month.

Public concern surrounding premature deaths, infections and failings in basic care has prompted two major probes into the hospital.

Geoffrey Prestley Humphreys, 39, of Victoria Street, Hyde, was jailed for six years at Manchester Crown Court last March after he was found guilty of manslaughter.

Rachael Wakefield, 22, was struck down with a rare condition eight years ago but was only recently granted a place on the waiting list for a transplant operation.

The final green light for the tram has now been given by the Department of Transport after plans were rubber stamped last summer. As a result, the council is hoping to make Ashton one of the best places to shop in Greater Manchester.

Now traders and customers at the market hall are preparing to say goodbye to one of its most familiar faces – sweet stallholder Barry Gleave who died last month following a battle with cancer.

Milton Pena, an orthopaedic specialist, leaked a dossier of shame to the M.E.N. in 2005 showing that vulnerable elderly and critically-ill patients at the hospital were left unattended for hours because there were not enough staff to look after them.

The victim was working in BP's Maynestone Service Station when three robbers ran in, jumping over the counter and holding an air pistol to his head.

The man, who was wearing a balaclava, threatened her and demanded money before making off with a bag of money.

Police searched eight houses as part of the crackdown on drug dealers, carried out in response to tip-offs from the public.

Children from Denton’s Russell Scott Primary School were among those dressed up as famous characters.

The two thugs, one armed with a handgun, burst into Coral bookmakers demanding money at around 6.30pm last Wednesday (March 3).

Emma Bateman, 20, was found on her bed at home in Ashton under Lyne beside her partner Nicholas Sidebottom, 42.

The 42-year-old man and his girlfriend, aged 20, were found lying side by side on a bed in a terraced house in Ashton.

The protesting OAPs at Hurst Meadows in Ashton under Lyne decided not to budge from the lounge when it came to meal times.

They used a crowbar to smash the back door of a house on Tatton Street in Stalybridge.

Even the artist thought some of his work so bad that he gave unwanted drawings to his milkman to throw in the bin.

Former music teacher Cllr John Sullivan’s composition ‘Joie-de-Vivre’ will be performed at a charity concert later this month.

The current affairs programme, titled ‘Trust Us, We’re An NHS Hospital,’ will look at how hospitals are run and whether it’s possible for them to go unnoticed if they are failing.

For when Ethan Gleave turned seven he had a special reason to celebrate after discovering the inoperable brain tumour he has been fighting for the last two years had almost disappeared.

We know there are some real gems across our patch, pubs that are true standard bearers and hubs of the community.

Kingsman George Newton, 21, successfully completed the 26-week long combat infantryman’s course at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire and won the best recruit prize.

Annie Marsden marked the milestone with a party at the town’s George Lawton Hall but instead of presents asked guests to make a donation to Mossley Methodist Church.

The pair were pronounced dead at the scene.  It is understood officers were called by relatives who had not seen the man and woman for a few days.

Jason Daniels, 27, of Mancunian Road, Haughton Green, and Philip Cavanagh, 34, of Worthington Road, Haughton Green, were at the heart of a conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

The owner of the house heard the noise and went downstairs to investigate.

The investigations were announced last week after local MPs called for action and following mounting public pressure including a Facebook group and a petition launched by the Advertiser and Manchester Evening News.

The unit, run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, opened in October but was given the MP's seal of approval during a special visit on Friday.

The Vauxhall Astra was set on fire in the car park of Thornley House Medical Centre, Thornley Street, Hyde, at around 9pm on Thursday.

Now a retired physiotherapist is preparing to say goodbye to one of her closest colleagues – a real human skeleton.

It means residents will pay a minimum of 27p extra per week (band A property) up to a maximum of 50p (band E).

Mr Purnell, who was elected as MP in 2001, broke the news to his Labour party colleagues on Friday.

The 70-year-old has received official recognition – and cash – for the work he has done to make his neighbourhood a safer place.

It will be Private Stuart McLean’s first tour of duty in Afghanistan.

The couple were first introduced shortly after the war when Molly was aged just 16.

Rudi Oppenheimer has first-hand experience of the Nazi regime during World War Two which saw the genocide of millions of Jews and others.

Greater Manchester Police have named the most wanted offenders in each of its division as part of Operation Sabre and want the help of readers to take them off the streets.

Police raided homes across the borough on Friday hunting down criminals responsible for alcohol-fuelled assaults and those who were on the run.

Pc Jason Hanvey, 37, is one of four officers and a Greater Manchester Police employee on trial accused of assaulting and threatening two teenage girls.

Ashton United face financial ruin after the High Court ruling, described as a landmark case with implications for all semi-professional clubs.

Mr Burnham welcomed an investigation by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into patient care at the hospital, whose foundation trust is being held accountable for a catalogue of failings.

The smash, outside the Arden Arms pub, brought rush-hour traffic to a standstill as police were forced to close Stockport Road at around 7.30am on Monday.

Fred Smith was looking forward to celebrating his 67th birthday and the New Year with his daughter Wendy, 46, at his holiday apartment in Tenerife.

Robbers stormed the Royal Bank of Scotland, on Stamford Street in broad daylight on Friday.

Healthcare regulator Monitor is to carry out an independent review of the way the trust is run following a campaign by the Advertiser and the M.E.N. for action and public outcry into a catalogue of failings. The Care Quality Commission will also be examining patient care at the hospital.

His sensational decision to quit his post and work and pensions secretary last June nearly toppled Mr Brown.

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The 75-year-old has been head of Tameside Council since 1980, making him the longest-serving council leader in British history.

Liz Degnen, from Hadfield, has already set up a campaign group on social networking site Facebook which has attracted around 1,500 members.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed yesterday that they are probing whether his death, on Sunday, was a so-called ‘friendly fire’ incident.

The 29-year-old had closed his shop and was getting into a car when he was attacked on Tuesday evening.

More than 40 firefighters were called to Sandpits Business Park, on Stockport Road, after fire broke out in the early hours of this morning (Thursday).

Watch commander Martin Cain will be leaving his crew behind in April when he travels to Africa to take part in the Marathon Des Sables, billed as the toughest footrace on earth.

Their action comes just days after MPs backed the Advertiser and its sister paper the Manchester Evening News’s demand for a full, open investigation into the hospital to restore public confidence.

For rather than being something smutty, David uses his blog to discuss the latest news in the world of plus size lingerie – and to promote the knicker business he recently co-founded.

Jill is this year’s president of the Ashton branch of Soroptimist International and the 2010 charity – the young oncology unit at Manchester’s Christie Hospital – is close to her heart.

The clinics were due to open last year to treat some of the estimated 1,000 people living with the illness and following five years’ lobbying by campaigners.

Little Apples Will Grow Again by Ramon Towers is a biographical novel based on the life of Ramon’s father. It recounts him growing up in Manchester, joining the army in the years before the First World War and later being posted to India. He returned to Europe to fight on the Western front – where he was injured twice.

Tributes have poured in for Kingsman Sean Dawson, 19, who suffered a fatal gunshot wound during an ambush of suspected insurgents in war-torn Helmand Province.

Work has been carried out in the Victorian park over the last three years including the building of a skate park, a games area and the gating off of various areas to try and combat anti-social behaviour.