Armistice Day: Our region remembers

Appropriately dressed Credit: PA

Commemorations took place at Manchester's St Peters Square today as millions of people across Britain fell silent to mark Armistice Day and remember all those who have died in war.

Traffic came to standstill today as people paid tribute to the city's fallen

A city in silence Credit: ITV News

Nearly 27,000 casualties of World War One came from Manchester.

Veterans, military personnel and the public fall silent Credit: ITV News
Credit: ITV News

Preston remembered its fallen. Over two thousand people from the city were lost in the conflict which ended 97 years ago today.

Credit: Preston City Council