The gates are open for Rochdale’s blooming alleyways

Residents with a passion for creating blooming lovely spaces are encouraged to get creative as the ‘Alleyways in Bloom’ competition returns for its 15th...

Investing in nature is key to levelling up rural regions in the UK says...

Protection and use of environmental assets is key to evening out economic imbalances between metropolitan and rural areas and should play a crucial role...

Schools need to provide inclusive education to integrate migrant pupils, research suggests

Integration strategies that reflect diversity within schools can help migrant children to settle in the UK, new research suggests. Recommendations about the integration of migrant...

Over 3 million pensioner “millionaires” revealed

There are now more than 3 million people over the age of 65 living in millionaire households, according to new analysis of government data...

Royal Mail managers vote to strike over threats to 542 jobs, pay and working...

Royal Mail faces UK-wide strikes this summer over plans to remove 542 frontline delivery managers alongside a redeployment programme to bring in worsening terms...

Pre-recorded evidence for rape victims rolled out to more North-West courts from today

Courts across the North West including Manchester Crown Square and Manchester Minshull Street will from today be able to hear Pre-recorded evidence in a move that...

Johnson misleading Parliament inquiry will not report until the autumn

Downing Street staff will be able to give anonymous evidence suggesting Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate, MPs ruled as they began their...

“Don’t level down our city centre” says Burnham to the Government as new non...

The case for a new investment-led, non-charging Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan has been published which rejects the Government's recommendations for a City Centre...

A ‘year of financial fear’ is being endured by UK’s low-income families

New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation using a survey of around 4,000 people on low household incomes (the bottom 40%, which equates to...

Latest Business Survey Shows Economic Headwinds Are Gaining Force across Greater Manchester

The economic outlook is weakening according to the findings of this quarter's Economic Survey (QES) conducted by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The Greater Manchester...