Young people are increasingly losing faith in their futures

Young people across England are becoming markedly less optimistic about their futures, according to new analysis by the Think Tank IPPR, with growing numbers...

Salford secures £5m of Government funding for 45 new homes

The funding has been awarded through the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF), a capital programme that supports councils to provide affordable housing for those...

Plans revealed for new football and community hub in Middleton

Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Borough Council have revealed proposals to create a new Football and Community Wellbeing Hub at Bowlee Playing Fields in Middleton. The...

Statues unveiled celebrating famous moments in Westhoughton history

Three new statues that celebrate famous moments in the history of Westhoughton have been officially unveiled. The ceremony on Monday, June 8, was attended by...

New grant for Salford quantum tech research

A project proposing to use a data-driven and AI-informed approach to the development of quantum computing has just won a grant from the Henry...

Could Global warming plunge our climate into a new ice age?

Icebergs in the Ship Canal, Polar bears roaming on Deansgate? New research looking at ocean currents has raised the possibility that global warming could plunge...

Government targets 60 per cent of children to walk or cycle to school

More than half of short journeys in towns and cities will be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2035 under new national targets announced by...

Counter Terrorism Policing are now leading investigation into Blackley School stabbing

In an update released this evening Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that Counter Terrorism Policing are now leading the investigation into the stabbing at...

Burnham backtracks on WASPI women pledge after Labour backlash

Andy Burnham has sought to clarify his stance on WASPI compensation, after backing "recompense" yesterday during a hustings event Yesterday the Mayor appeared to back...

Police launch investigation as Iman’s house firebombed in Bolton

An investigation is underway after an arson attack on a house in Bolton yesterday evening on Eastgrove Avenue The house belongs to a Bolton Iman...