North West Ambulance service declared a major incident due to the high level of...
The North West Ambulance Service was forced to declare a major incident after it received 2,200 calls, a 36 per cent increase on a...
Mayors call on PM candidates to raise ambitions for the North ahead of Leeds...
Mayors from across the North of England including Andy Burnham have written to the candidates vying to be Prime Minster to raise their concerns...
ITV documentary to reflect on the Manchester Arena bombing five years on
has commissioned a new documentary, Manchester Bombing: Fifth Anniversary (w/t), which will mark the anniversary of the appalling Manchester Arena attack, five years on.
The...
New figures show UK textiles manufacturing in Greater Manchester is experiencing a revival
Interim findings of the Textiles Growth Programme show the textile industry in Greater Manchester is thriving.
In total 77 textiles manufacturing business across Greater Manchester...
Moors Murders victim Pauline Reade is laid to rest a second time
The remains of the Moors Murder victim Pauline Reade has been reburied in order to add remains kept by police for 30 years to...
New charity awards launched to fight child poverty in the North West
The Equilibrium Foundation has announced the launch of the Equilibrium Foundation Grant Awards, through which it will provide £60,000 in funding annually to...
HMRC ignorance and inaction “rewarding the unscrupulous” and looks “soft on fraud”
The House of commons Public Accounts Committee Public says in a report today that “HMRC’s unambitious plans” for recovering a total of £6 billion...
Manchester is invited to a Big Fat Asian Wedding
Decades of South Asian henna, dance and wedding traditions to be celebrated in Manchester
A project to explore the rich heritage of South Asian wedding...
£10,000 fine for man who hosted party of 50 at rented Stockport flat
A man has been given a £10,000 fixed penalty notice after officers closed down a party with over 50 people in attendance at St...
Mayor Andy Burnham salutes Broughton House
Andy Burnham hailed the ‘tremendous’ standards of care and facilities at the UK’s first Veteran Care Village during a tour of the recently-completed £12.5m...