Events are being held across the North West to mark World Aids Day.

Seven "lost" war heroes are finally to take their place on a town's roll of honour.

If one painting is the star of the show in Manchester Art Gallery's upcoming Turner exhibition, it is Rockets And Blue Lights.

A Manchester street scene drawn by L S Lowry has emerged from the shadows after almost 50 years.

Online marketing watchdog and think tank the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is to launch a series of one-day regional conferences to boost the UK�s digital ad industry.

"Online retailers are predicting record Christmas trading with the release of the latest spending figures.

Media groups Granada and Carlton last night signalled job cuts as they unveiled plans to boost savings from their merger to �100m.

Lending looks set to continue steaming ahead, with a record number of new loans approved during October, latest figures show.

The death of an army veteran in 2001 was linked to his service in the 1991 Gulf War, a coroner has ruled.

Despite fears of a housing market crash, not one area of the UK reported a fall in prices in November, a survey has found.

A famously polluted canal is now supporting one of the fastest growing fish populations in the UK, experts say.

Now in their fifth year, the markets offer the chance to soak up the pre-Christmas atmosphere and sample some festive food and drink in the aromatic sounds and scents of Christmas.

Rugby mania has sparked a business boom for Cotton Traders, the sports and leisure-wear firm founded by former England captains Fran Cotton and Steve Smith.

The Fourth Grace will not be finished in time for Liverpool's Capital of Culture year - despite being a key part of the city's winning bid.

Liverpudlians are the third happiest city dwellers in the country, new research has revealed.

Crosby rugby star Ben Kay thought he was more likely to end up in a pizza advert than get his hands on a World Cup winners medal during Saturday's gripping final against Australia.

Floral tributes to mark the second anniversary of the death of George Harrison are to be laid at the John Lennon statue in Mathew Street next Sunday.

More than 2,000 jobs could be created in Lancashire as part of plans to build a new technology park.

Liverpool�s controversial Fourth Grace has taken a significant step closer to becoming reality.

Work on a multi-million pound centre of excellence for Liverpool's digital industry will begin early in the New Year after the final piece of land was acquired for the project.

Inner city areas where housing demand has collapsed are set to be revived with �125m in government grants.

Most of Victoria Baths could be turned into a bar or flats unless millions more are pumped into its regeneration, it emerged today.

Manchester is fighting three other cities to sign a major high-tech investment deal with the Chinese government.

Monarch is scheduling to launch three exciting new routes at the beginning of November - Barcelona, Gibraltar and Tenerife - as it continues its rapid expansion from Manchester.

World-class science projects in the Northwest are to get a �130m boost from the regional development agency.

An anonymous Bolton family has sold an ancient sculpture to a Bolton Museum and Art Gallery for nearly half a million pounds.

SHARES IN Manchester United leapt to an all-year high today after yet another billionaire was rumoured to be considering a bid for the club.

NORTHWEST job prospects in the coming months are above the national average, according to a survey by workforce management company Manpower.