New Costa Coffee Drive-Thru store serving up fresh coffee and jobs at Hollinwood Junction

Costa Coffee has opened its doors to a new Drive-Thru store at Hollinwood Junction, creating 13 new jobs for people from the local community. These...

UK’s first zero carbon social homes completed in east Manchester

Two zero carbon social properties – the first of their kind in the UK – have been completed and passed over to the first...

Widening inequalities for children in the North of England cost billions, increase poverty and...

Amajor new report out today paints a stark picture of inequality for children growing up in the North of England post-pandemic compared to those...

Oldham Council and Street Angels launch Trusted People scheme

Oldham Council’s Youth Service and Oldham Street Angels have launched a new initiative – Trusted People – aimed at helping women and girls feel...

City Centre Stevenson Square could be fully pedestrianised

Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter could be fully pedestrianised under new plans which are to be put to the public. Hundreds of people have...

Emily Williamson shortlisted statue designs are on display at Manchester Art Gallery

Four shortlisted designs for a statue of eco pioneer and founder of the RSPB Emily Williamson (1855-1936) have gone on display at Manchester Art...

International Design competition for Piccadilly Gardens area opens

Manchester City Council is inviting expressions of interest from urban design and landscape teams to transform the 10-acre site, with an estimated construction budget...

Stockport’s Winter’s clock has been restored to his former glory

Stockport’s Winter’s iconic clock is now chiming again after a sensitive restoration has given it a new lease of life. The original clock was manufactured...

Manchester takes next graphene-enhanced leap

Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like – with a graphene-enhanced space habitat developed to meet...

New zone map revealed for GM Cycle hire scheme

A new zone map of the upcoming Greater Manchester cycle hire scheme has been revealed. The 24/7 Bee Network Cycle Hire Scheme, phase one of...