Shoppers turning to discount stores as grocery inflation reaches new high

The UK's grocery inflation hit 14.7% in October, another new record, and it is still too early to call the ceiling according to a...

Jailed after cops caught him with cocaine and cannabis in his hotel room

A drug-dealer who was rumbled police caught him in a hotel room with cocaine and cannabis has been jailed following an investigation. Joshua Wood aged...

Generation Isolation: Northwest young people retreating to their bedrooms post pandemic

A major new study into the social lives of children and young people aged 11-18 in England published today by the youth charity OnSide,...

Police clampdown on Manchester’s Metrolink Victoria Station sees multiple arrests and weapon seizures

Over 7 days in October 2022, officers from Greater Manchester Police Transport Unit were deployed to Victoria Metrolink Stop. In the course of their...

Greater Manchester residents are being encouraged to help stop local kids from smoking by...

Greater Manchester residents are being encouraged to help stop local kids from smoking by reporting the sale of illegal tobacco. As part of Greater Manchester...

The Burton Road Sketchbook launches this week

A new sketchbook about a single street in south Manchester is launched this week by local artist Len Grant. For the last couple of years...

Big Pink Bus Hits The Streets Of Manchester To Raise Awareness Of Breast Screening

From Wythenshawe to Cheetham Hill, the BooBee bus tour has hit the road today to raise awareness of the importance of attending breast screenings,...

As new Meatfreed App is launched in Manchester-Cost inconvenience and isolation are the three...

Veganism and plant-based diets appear expensive, too difficult, and inconvenient for those considering trying them, according to a new study by plant-based app and...

NHS backlog and shortage of care the ‘perfect storm’ for unpaid carer breakdown this...

Unpaid carers and the older and disabled people they support are facing serious difficulties getting NHS treatment and their health is deteriorating as a...

Billionaires responsible for a million times the carbon emissions of the average person

The investments of just 125 billionaires emit 393 million tonnes of CO2e each year – the equivalent of France. According to a report published...