Manchester pilot will give artists 50% off Uber rides after late night gigs
A three-month pilot scheme offering local musicians half price transport home after late-night gigs is being launched in Manchester, thanks to a partnership between...
NHS to open new specialist clinics for obese children and young people
Thousands more children and young people who are severely obese will receive intensive support from the NHS, with 10 new specialist clinics set to...
Six Trafford Schools complete Car-Free School Run trial
Six Trafford schools participated in School Streets trials over a fortnight of activity that transformed the school run for many of the borough’s parents...
Increasing Paternaity leave could boost the economy by £23 billion
Increasing paid paternity leave to six weeks could reduce the gender pay gap and help to equalise men and women’s participation in the labour...
Bury will keep the Purple Flag flying
Bury is celebrating after once more being awarded the prestigious Purple Flag accreditation for its evening and night-time economy.
Similar to the Blue Flag for...
GMP’s newest recruit being put through her paces – at six months old
One of GMP’s newest recruits is being put through her paces – and she’s only six months old.
PD Beau is training under the watchful eye...
1989 babies almost three times more likely to have a degree compared to those...
Children born to non-graduate parents in 1989 were almost three times more likely to get a degree compared to those born in 1958, new...
Wigan born billionaire steps in to take over the Latics
Wigan Athletic have been taken over by the local billionaire businessman Mike Danson in a deal which will see funds coming into the stricken...
Homelessness figures are falling across Manchester
Manchester’s homelessness figures have improved significantly, with numbers in temporary accommodation (including B&Bs) and sleeping on the streets both falling.
The reduction – which the...
Train drivers vote overwhelmingly to continue strike action
Train strikes are set to continue after Members of ASLEF, the train drivers’ union, voted overwhelmingly to continue strike action in the union’s ongoing...