Oscar win for Altrincham Pinocchio puppet makers
Puppet-makers Mackinnon & Saunders, based in Altrincham, are celebrating their role in the now Oscar-winning Pinocchio.
They collaborated with Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro to...
Lineker is back and gets an apology from the Director General
Gary Lineker is to return to the airways with Match of the Day this Saturday after being taken off air over his tweets criticising...
Avanti trials superfare tickets on London to Manchester route
Avanti West Coast has launched an innovative low-cost ticket aimed at customers who can be more flexible with their journeys.
Superfare tickets will enable customers...
Smoothies in but out go alcopops
Frozen berries used to blend home-made smoothies are in, while alcopops at the pub are out, according to Britain's annual update of the goods...
Increase Universal Credit childcare cost cap to help working parents – councils
Working parents should be helped with childcare costs by raising the cap on what they can claim back under Universal Credit, as figures suggest...
Corporate profiteering soars an astonishing 89% compared to pre-pandemic levels says union report
A new report by the Union Unite analysing the FTSE 350 shows how profit margins for the first half of 2022 were 89% higher...
Manchester led report says that Statutory duty needed to prevent unnecessary criminalisation of children...
Local authorities should stop using ‘a one-size-fits-all’ approach to tackling behaviour issues with children in care and avoid calling police into care settings, new...
Dame Sarah Storey visits ‘School Street’ in Manchester
Children and parents are making the most of safely walking and wheeling to and from a primary school in south Manchester thanks to an...
Warning as thousands of junior doctors begin 72 hour strike
Junior doctors are beginning a 72 hours strike this morning over pay
Emergency, urgent and critical care will be prioritised by the NHS this week...
Over 3,200 weapons seized as Greater Manchester Police continues to ramp up response to...
Greater Manchester Police News
12 Mar 2023
Over 3,200 weapons seized as Greater Manchester Police continues to ramp up response to knife crime and serious violence
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