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Several firefighters and a fire engine outside the burning industrial unit.

Firefighters tackle blaze at industrial unit

Crews remain at the scene after spending all night getting the fire under control, GMFRS says.

A computer-generated image of the planned estate shows red brick buildings of three storeys. The buildings have small shrubberies outside the doors of the properties, and parking spaces in recesses on the ground floor. There are Juliet balconies on the windows on the first floors.

Homes plan on land set to be sold for £4

Church Wharf in Bolton will receive about £5m in grant funding.

A generic image of a classroom. The backs of children who are sitting facing the front of the classroom are out of focus and a box of stationery in the foreground is in focus.

Teacher who drank cider in classroom banned

A disciplinary panel notes he acknowledged his wrongdoing and showed "some insight and remorse".

University suspends vice chancellor after investigation

The University of Greater Manchester suspends George Holmes after 'serious allegations' are raised.

Shoppers on Church Street, Blackpool, on a sunny day with Blackpool Tower in the background.

Twelve arrests in town centre crime crackdown

Officers target aggressive street drinkers and anti-social behaviour in Blackpool town centre.

Beehive roundabout in Bolton on a cloudy day.

Roadworks at congested roundabout to start

The work is set to take more than three months and will involve some overnight road closures.

Pete is sitting in woodland filled with purple wildflowers. He is holding his dog in his arms with his second pooch sitting next to him. He is smiling directly at the camera.

Meet Pete, the woodland 'bird whisperer'

North West Tonight's Kay Crewdson meets 'Pete The Birdman' as part of her '25 in 25' series.

Four police officers, two wearing blue helmets, escort a man wearing a grey t-shirt and tracksuit bottoms into the back of a police van. The man is wearing handcuffs, while the van is parked outside a home.

Three arrested in Oldham child sexual abuse raids

Police investigating "non-recent" child sexual abuse in Oldham carry out a series of raids.

A composite image of the mugshots of Corey Barret, Richard Haslam and Jack Poulson.

Six men from 'depraved' grooming gang jailed

A further six men from a ten-man Bolton gang that abused under-age girls for years are sentenced.