Shisha bars, and their owners, fined more than £5,000 for breaking smoke free law

Three shisha bars and their owners have been successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for allowing people to smoke on the premises. When environmental health officers...

Autumn statement reaction from across the region

Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Chris Fletcher, Policy Director at Greater Manchester Chamber, said: “It was clear coming into this that there was very...

Vital funding secured for the ‘discovery’ of North West’s peatlands

Peatlands across Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester will be identified and investigated thanks to thousands of pounds of ‘discovery’ funding from the Government’s Nature...

Manchester’s first zero carbon aparthotel comes a step closer

Specialist lender Together has provided a £3.5million loan facility to kick-start plans for Manchester’s first fully-sustainable eco aparthotel tower. The client, Northside (Manchester) Ltd,...

Volunteer firefighter team provides specialist training in Montenegro

A volunteer team of firefighters from Greater Manchester have provided specialist firefighting and rescue training to their counterparts in the Balkan state of Montenegro. The...

Transformation of Oldham’s Old Library continues

The transformation of Oldham’s Old Library has reached a major milestone with completion of the first phase of the work. Significant work has gone into...

Experienced public health lead joins Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit

Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has been bolstered by a new public health lead with more than 20 years’ experience as a Chief...

We cannot accept the cruelty and unfairness of this say family of toddler who...

The family of a baby girl who died after an incident at a Cheadle Nursery have paid tribute to her Genevieve - aged 9 months...

Specialist officers will be operating at this year’s Greater Manchester Christmas markets

This week sees the return of the Christmas markets to Manchester city centre and Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are eager to welcome people to...

Public invited to have their say on Ashton Market Square and Outdoor Market

The public consultation is now open on proposals for the redevelopment of Ashton’s Market Square and Outdoor Market. Everyone is invited to have their...