Police investigating death of baby in March at St Mary’s hospital

Police have announced this morning that they are investigating the sad death of Polly Lindop, who died within 24 hours after being born at...

Haigh named as one of Britain’s poshest villages

The village of Haigh has been named as being amongst the poshest in England according to the Sunday Telegraph According to the paper the village...

£200k funding for foodbanks in Greater Manchester announced

Following the Greater Manchester COVID-19 Emergency Committee meeting today, it was announced by Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham and Deputy Mayor, Baroness Beverly...

Pop Up Lanes and Quiet Streets-£3.1 million schemes confirmed to enable thousands more journeys...

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has allocated the first phase of its emergency active travel grant set to prioritise the rapid implementation of...

£13m in budget cuts proposed by Salford Council this year

Salford City Council has shared proposals to cut another £13 million in its budget for 2019/20. Cumulative cuts since...

Rebirth of Wythenshawe town centre begins as Council acquires site

Manchester City Council have completed the acquisition of Wythenshawe town centre from St.Modwen marking the beginning of a major regeneration programme for the site. The...

United Utilities unveils plans to transform its wastewater network monitoring

Maintaining a network of 78,000 kilometres of wastewater pipes, the equivalent of four flights from Manchester to Sydney, a growing population and the impacts...

GMP special constables now trained to deal with disorder and high-profile events

Greater Manchester Police is now one of three forces in the UK to offer public order training to its special constables. Public order public safety...

Urmston businessman jailed and fined over misleading health claims about Royal Jelly

The Director of an Urmston based company, has been given an eight month prison sentence (suspended for 12 months), and ordered to undertake 250...

Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City of Literature

Manchester has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all categories by UNESCO after submitting its first report since becoming a City of Literature – a unique...