United Utilities to trial new river champion in Tameside
United Utilities will trial a pioneering approach to managing its operations and how it engages with the local community in Tameside this winter.
The North...
People from England’s most deprived areas ten times more likely to be in prison,...
A study of prison rates from Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre reveals massive disparities between England’s most deprived areas and its least deprived.
The report...
Have your say on the future of Bury’s Mill Gate shopping centre
The new owners of Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bruntwood and Bury Council, want to hear from the local community as they explore plans for...
Trafford Council’s electric vehicle charging roll-out gathers pace
Trafford Council’s drive to improve residents’ lives has been boosted with the installation of 19 more electric vehicle (EV) charging bays.
The EV bays will...
Postal workers to strike in run up to Xmas
Post Office members will once again be taking strike action at Crown Offices, Admin and Cash Centres & Supply Chain depots unless bosses sit...
Shisha bars, and their owners, fined more than £5,000 for breaking smoke free law
Three shisha bars and their owners have been successfully prosecuted by Oldham Council for allowing people to smoke on the premises.
When environmental health officers...
UK lorry drivers denied toilet dignity
On the eve of World Toilet Day (Saturday 19 November) the Unite union, has released an extensive survey of lorry drivers revealing that most...
Satisfaction with working from home is distinct from job satisfaction, new study shows
New research reveals that influences on the job satisfaction of homeworkers are no different from those normally associated with it; but influences on their...
£55 billion in spending cuts and tax rises as Chancellor delivers Autumn statement
More people will be paying the tip rate of tax as the Chancellor has reduced the threshold at which the top rate of income...
Autumn statement reaction from across the region
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement Chris Fletcher, Policy Director at Greater Manchester Chamber, said:
“It was clear coming into this that there was very...