Manchester has two of the most crowded train routes in the country
Almost 170,000 commuters are being forced to stand on peak time trains in the UK's biggest cities with a service from Manchester one of...
Death of 53 year old Collyhurst man is now being treated as murder
Police investigating the death of a man in Collyhurst at the weekend are now treating it as murder.
The body of a 53-year-old man was...
Council plans to tackle rogue airport meet and greet companies
A dedicated enforcement team has been set up to tackle the problem of cars being parked obstructively by rogue airport ‘meet-and-greet’ companies during the...
Levels of child obesity continue to rise say Public Health England
Levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began, according to new figures published today by...
New vision for largest residential-led regeneration projects in the UK for North Manchester
A detailed vision for the Northern Gateway project,a programme of development that will see 15,000 new homes in the next 15-20 years – will...
Greater Manchester one of three areas in the country that could host Channel Four
Greater Manchester is one of three areas to be shortlisted as the new home of Channel Four.
The region will complete with Birmingham and Leeds...
Just about managing? New report says millions are no better off than in 2003
A new report out this morning by the Resolution foundation paints a picture that many families in Britain are seeing their incomes falling.
The Living...
Tiny clogs tell the poignant story of child poverty in the Industrial Revolution
A pair of children’s clogs from the Industrial Revolution stamped with the instruction “not to be pawned”, demonstrate the extreme poverty that was rife among...
Six arrested after women’s attacked with knife at Deansgate Hotel
Four men, aged 20, 24, 26 and 26 and two women, aged 17 and 20, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after...
Over a quarter of homeless families in the North West are in work, shock...
Twenty-six percent of homeless families trapped in temporary accommodation in the North West are actually working, according to new research released by Shelter’s social...