27 July 2011 Last updated at 01:19 ET

Oldham aims for teamwork legacyJeremy Broadbent

Oldham chases an Olympic legacy of teamwork between the public sector and private companies.

Ryan Johns and familyParents back discipline row head

A Cheshire head teacher who resigned after an investigation into the way he disciplined a pupil should return, the boy's parents say.

Prison van which was ambushed by an armed gangFugitives may have fled to Spain

Holidaymakers and ex-pats in Spain are asked to look out for two fugitives who escaped from a prison van in Manchester.

Arif Ansari Article written by Arif Ansari Arif Ansari Political editor, North West

Merseytravel 'gravy train' allowances curbed

17:01 UK time, Thursday, 21 July 2011

Councillors in Liverpool have agreed to reduce the allowances they receive for serving on the transport authority Merseytravel which some have dubbed a 'gravy train'.

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