It's been 55 years since a terrible and tragic explosion turned the Manchester Ship Canal into a 'river of fire'.

Leading UK port operator, Peel Ports Group, has been recognised as the UK’s top company in this year’s prestigious Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table. Its ambitious development ...

A controversial increased toll has come into force on a bridge linking Cheshire and Greater Manchester. The Warburton toll ...

A man was rescued by firefighters from the water at Pomona Island. Specialist firefighters were scrambvled to the scene on ...

In 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal spurred rapid growth, particularly around Old Trafford. Post-war development saw Trafford ...

A local residents' toll bridge discount scheme is "unfair" to people living in a nearby village which has not been included, a council has said. The one-way charge for crossing Warburton Toll Bridge ...

Digital Edition: Manchester’s shipmate John Whittaker is frustrated at the slow progress of Peel’s plans to use the Manchester Ship Canal as a springboard for £50bn of projects in the region.

Nature has done a very good job of reclaiming these 186 acres beside the Manchester Ship Canal. This land was once used for farming and quarrying. Through the middle of the reserve runs the vestiges ...