Tory candidate regains PCC role from Labourpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
Conservative John Dwyer returns as the police and crime commissioner five years after being ousted.
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Latest updates as Storm Christoph brings disruption to the North West on Thursday 21 January
Cheshire takes brunt of flooding
Severe flood warnings in place on River Bollin near Lymm and River Dee near Chester
Dozens of pensioners at a Northwich retirement village are stranded by flooding
Thousands of homes narrowly escaped serious flooding in Manchester
Rail services disrupted across Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire
Tory candidate regains PCC role from Labourpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2021
Tories hold on to Lancashire County Councilpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
The leader of the authority is to be decided by a secret ballot of Conservative party members.
Read MoreCounty Championship affected by rainpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Rain affects Saturday's County Championship fixtures, with six games abandoned without a ball bowled.
Read MoreAndy Burnham wins landslide mayoral electionpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
The Greater Manchester Mayor is the bookmakers' favourite to become the next Labour leader.
Read MoreAndy Burnham's emotional winning speechpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Andy Burnham thanks his family for their support as he is re-elected as Greater Manchester Mayor.
Read MoreLabour candidate wins Merseyside PCC electionpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Emily Spurrell will be responsible for ensuring that the region's police force is run effectively.
Read MoreStabbed boy, 15, was cheeky and funny, family saypublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been charged with murdering Reece Tansey who was killed in Bolton.
Read MoreRotheram re-elected as Liverpool City Region mayorpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Labour's Steve Rotheram, who was elected as the area's first metro mayor in 2017, retains his post.
Read MoreJoanne Anderson elected mayor in historic winpublished at 10:37 British Summer Time 8 May 2021
Liverpool's new Labour mayor makes history as the first black woman to lead a British city.
Read MoreLabour retains control of region's councilspublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Most Greater Manchester councils were held by Labour, while Sean Fielding lost his seat in Oldham.
Read More'Bojo of Blackburn' gains Labour seat in townpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Labour hold on in Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Chorley, but lose control of Rossendale.
Read MoreLiverpool elects first black woman mayorpublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Image source, Press AssociationLabour's Joanne Anderson has become the first black woman to run a major UK city after winning the mayoralty of Liverpool.
She succeeds Joe Anderson, who is subject of an ongoing police investigation. The city council was also subject of a highly critical report and some services will be run by government appointed commissioners.
Ms Anderson says she is "wholeheartedly determined to put our city on a restorative path after a difficult year".
Anderson shines but Glamorgan prosperpublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Jimmy Anderson claims three for 40 but Glamorgan still reach 344 against Lancashire, who finish on 22 for no wicket in reply.
Read MoreAs it happened: West Midlands election resultspublished at 05:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2021
Results of and reaction to council, mayoral and police and crime commissioner elections.
Read MoreAnderson strikes for Lancs v Glamorganpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Jimmy Anderson's first appearance of the season sees him dismiss Marnus Labuschagne cheaply as Glamorgan reach 117 for three against Lancashire.
Read MorePlea to help hedgehogs waking from hibernationpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
An animal sanctuary asks people to "check the long grass" and make their gardens safe for hedgehogs.
Read MorePlea to help hedgehogs waking from hibernationpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
An animal sanctuary offers advice how to make a garden safe for hedgehogs waking from hibernation.
Stab death could have been prevented, says familypublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Reece Tansey, 15, who was stabbed to death in Bolton, was "a good, loving lad", his cousin says.
Read MoreMan murdered neighbour in punch and stamp attackpublished at 10:07 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Andrew Claydon attacked Matthew Pearson in the street with no apparent provocation, police say.
Read MoreBoys aged 14 and 15 held over teen's stab deathpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 5 May 2021
Two teenagers are arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15-year-old boy in Bolton.
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