Great North mayors and leaders have written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, calling for investment that will unlock investment and opportunity across the North. In their joint letter, The Great North calls for major investment in…
UK unemployment has risen to 5% in the three months to September – the highest rate since 2021 in further signs the jobs market has struggled to bounce back. The Number of employees on payrolls is continuing to fall with ONS estimates down…
A sixty two year old man from Leicester has been jailed for 30 years in Manchester after he was found guilty of attempt murder, controlling or coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm Nicholas Martin poured petrol…
A public consultation has launched on plans to transform Trafford’s former police HQ site into a 1,200-home mixed-use neighbourhood with green spaces, a hotel, and commercial areas The scheme is joint venture between FEC, Trafford Council…
Manchester’s cold weather plans to help get people rough sleeping indoors and out of freezing temperatures are now operational. Every year plans to provide a warm space for people who want to come inside during periods of severe cold…
A Lake District theatre is to be named after Bury’s own Victoria Wood The Old Laundry Theatre in Windermere is to be renamed the Victoria Wood Theatre from January A brand new musical will debut at the theatre in 2026 using songs from her…
Manchester Opera House has announced a brand-new partnership with iconic British sweet manufacturer Swizzels ahead of its highly anticipated pantomime season. Swizzels – creators of much-loved sweets since 1928 – will be an official…
The Manchester based Co-op is calling for Government to finish the job on business-rates reform as it plans to open 50 stores before Christmas. Co-op plans to open more than 50 new or transformed stores across the UK before Christmas as it…
Two members of staff from the Edenfield Centre mental health unit in Prestwich have been charged with patient ill-treatment following a police investigation sparked by undercover footage. Support worker Sheryl Price aged 45 of Eldergreen…
First it was Labour’s newly-crowned deputy leader Lucy Powell and now another Greater Manchester MP has warned their party over breaking its manifesto tax pledge The Sunday Telegraph runs quotes from backbenchers, including Clive Lewis…
Members of a North Manchester drugs ring inherited by the brother of Thomas Campbell, who was found murdered in July 2022 have been jailed after a covert investigation by police After he was killed, Campbell’s brother, Lee Campbell, took…
A man found guilty of 11 counts including indecent assault and sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 years has been jailed for 20 years at Manchester Square Crown Court Sixty three year old Charles Liburd had assaulted two young girls…
The Car Man will return for a 2026 UK tour including a return to Lowry, Salford from Tuesday 23nd to Saturday 27th June 2026 ahead of a 5-week summer season at Sadler’s Wells in London. Loosely based on Bizet’s ever-popular opera, it has…
Three men who supplied approximately 14 kilos of Cocaine have been jailed for a combined total of 28 years Keiron Leonard 32,Rhys Shaw 34 and Mark Cosgrave 42, were working together in obtaining large weights of cocaine before breaking…
Police have brought in Section 60 and Section 34 powers which will run for 24 hours after a number of incidents in the City Centre around Piccadilly and the Northern Quarter A male had been found with life-threatening injuries on Back…
Greater Manchester’s Chief Constable, Sir Stephen Watson QPM, assisted with the arrest of a suspected shoplifter in Bury on Thursday afternoon. Following a reported theft from a store on Bury New Road, where a security guard was allegedly…
Manchester’s Piccadilly Station will close for nine days next February as Network Rail invests £7.9m to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to the station which date back to the 1980s. Teams will replace…
Greater Manchester will be one several mayoral areas set to receive funding from the Government to build new social housing. Along with the West Midlands and the North East, the major housing boost is aimed at lowering social housing…
A total of 27 arrests were made across Greater Manchester over Halloween and Bonfire Night, with four weapons seized. Police responded in total to 798 incidents and on Bonfire Night alone we responded to 350 calls to incidents which…
A man subjected the woman to two brutal attacks in Clayton in June this year this year has been jailed for life Forty one year old Kevin Wyatt of no fixed address will serve a minimum of 12 years and six months, after pleading to rape,…
Manchester Central MP and newly elected Deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell the party should stand by it’s promises not to raise income tax, national insurance and VAT in the Budget. She said “We should be following through on our manifesto,…
A Swinton man has been jailed for three years iand three further years on license after being found guilty by jury of 16 offences at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. Michael John Worton aged 73 of Moss Colliery Road committed the…
A Greater Manchester Police sergeant has been demoted following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into police contact with a man who died in Wigan. Gareth Roper, 35, died after being hit by a vehicle on…
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee have voted by a majority of 5-4 to keep interest rates at 4%. The Bank said that although Inflation has come down a long way from its peak three years ago, it remains too high. “In our…
What has been termed the largest affordable housing scheme in Salford in over 50 years has been approved by Salford Council today 660 social homes will be included as part of the 10-tower, 3,300-home redevelopment of Regent Retail Park in…
Passengers in Greater Manchester will be among the first in the country to benefit from simpler and more convenient train travel when a confusing range of fares are replaced by two simple options in December. More than a dozen different…
Pupils say they’re enjoying school more since they started locking away their phones at the start of the day. Holy Family RC & CE College in Heywood introduced lockable pouches at the beginning of term in a bid to help them focus on…
Serving and former members of the military can travel for free all day on Bee Network buses and trams on both days of Remembrance this month. The offer from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) will be available on Remembrance Sunday …
Detectives investigating a sexual assault on board a train from Rhyl to Manchester Airport have released these CCTV images in connection. At around 1.45pm on Saturday 11 October a man proceeded to stare at a woman on board. As the woman…
A new study from an expert at The University of Manchester has found that ancient Buddhist wisdom could help address growing social and emotional challenges created by modern life and the pressures of today’s mental health systems. The…