Ninety thousand manufacturing jobs lost in the NW in last ten years says union
These jobs have fallen by the wayside while the Conservative party bickers over Brexit says GMB Union
The North West has lost more than 90,000...
Wigan born billionaire steps in to take over the Latics
Wigan Athletic have been taken over by the local billionaire businessman Mike Danson in a deal which will see funds coming into the stricken...
Plans for housing development on the site of former Radcliffe paper mill to go...
Proposals to build more than 400 new houses on a former paper mill in Radcliffe are to go on public show this week.
The plans...
Three arrested after Brinnington drugs raid
Over 150 bags of suspected class A drugs have been seized by police after an address on Lenham Towers Brinnington was searched today.
Over 150...
COVID economic crisis risks worsening social mobility says report
The Covid economic crisis risks worsening social mobility in Britain over the coming decade, as young people from less affluent backgrounds were more than...
It’s great outdoors – Green spaces clear minds and pave way for research
People using mental health services in Bury and Rochdale have been utilising their areas’ natural green spaces to improve their mental and physical health.
Pennine...
Mental health project for children and young people has won £2.5 million funding
A new mental health project for children and young people has won £2.5 million funding. This is one of the largest research grants of...
Mass tree planting event sees over 1,000 trees planted in one day
At the weekend,City of Trees were joined by nearly 200 volunteers including Radio 1 DJ, actor and presenter Cel Spellman and Youth Strike Manchester...
Green Homes Grant cut to hit North of England and Midlands hardest
The TUC has today released analysis which reveals the withdrawal of hundreds of millions of pounds of funding from the Green Homes Grant is...
Brexit is the 2019 Children’s Word Of The Year
The Brexit impasse and Theresa May’s travails are inspiring children’s creativity according to analysis of short stories submitted to BBC Radio 2’s 500 Words...