John Lewis Cheadle is hosting a fashion show to help raise money for St Ann's Hospice's Build It Together appeal for a new hospice in Heald Green.
The Department for Transport (DfT) will not strip rail operator Avanti West Coast of its franchise, the Financial Times has reported.
Local government, housing providers, and the telecoms industry have announced a partnership to bring fibre broadband to 260,000 social homes.