Clean air for Manchester? Supreme Court ruling quashes government clean air pollution plans

According to the Government, there are 1,347 deaths a year attributed to air pollution in Greater Manchester. Now in a ruling this morning, the Supreme Court has...

Schools Out-Manchester academics slam education system 

Successive governments have failed to deliver an education system that offers better opportunities for all children and young people, according to a new report...

World War One medal is found in a Wythenshawe sewer

AN online campaign, #ReuniteMe, has been launched to help reunite a World War I Victory Medal with the soldier’s family after two utility workers...

Quaytickets generates £1m for parent company, The Lowry and sets its sights on ‘Eventbrite...

Salford based ticketing service Quay Tickets has announced that its contributions to its registered charity-parent company, The Lowry, have topped £1m.  The ticketing agency made an...

New Vice Chancellor confirmed for Salford University

The University of Salford has a new Vice-Chancellor. Professor Helen Marshall's  appointment comes after her short period as acting Vice-Chancellor following the retirement of former Vice-Chancellor,...

The future of jobs lies in the creative sector

The more creative your job, the less likely you are to be displaced by computers and robots in the future. That is the finding of...

Our moral duty to take refugees says Bishop of Manchester.

Britain has a moral duty to accept refugees from its war according to the Bishop  of Manchester. Writing on the Guardian's comment is free website...

Whitworth and Dunham Massey up for museum of the year award.

Two Greater Manchester Museums are competing for the title of Museum of the Year 2015. The newly refurbished Whitworth and the National Trust's Dunham Massey will...

Waving the flag for Jimmy’s record

A giant flag celebrating Jimmy Anderson’s achievement of breaking the England Test wicket record was on display at the Trafford Centre and Jimmy's home ground...

New BBC2 series the Detectives will focus on Greater Manchester’s sex offences unit.

In July 2012 Greater Manchester Police set up a new unit to investigate sex offences. In the first of its kind for the force,...