Section 60 order comes into force in Oldham

Greater Manchester Police have instigated a Section 60 order in Oldham this evening after several incidents of disorder in the town believed to be...

Arriva bus drivers to strike across the region

Bus workers employed by Arriva in the North West have voted in huge numbers for strike action in a dispute over pay. Unite, the workers’...

New plan calls for urban wetlands to help ‘level up’ inequalities in wellbeing

Creating wildlife-rich wetlands like ponds, streams, wetland parks and rain gardens in deprived urban communities could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the...

Bolton Youth Justice Service doing ‘Good’ work with local children

Bolton Youth Justice Service (YJS) has received an overall rating of ‘Good’ following an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation. Chief Inspector of Probation...

Online gambling is tackled in new interactive short film ‘Odds On’ commissioned by The...

Odds On is a new interactive short film from the award-winning Dante or Die, which dives into the alluring and compulsive world of online...

Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth set to host new afternoon show on BBC Radio...

BBC Radio 1 have announced that Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth will join forces to host a brand-new daytime show (Monday – Thursday, 1pm...

Manchester HipHop archives project with HideOut ends with final showcase

Saturday 2nd July saw the end of the Manchester HipHop Archives ‘Hip Hop Takeover’ project with HideOut Youth Zone. The six-week project, which began on the 28th May, provided...

More home test kits could prevent 11,000 bowel cancer deaths, study finds

More than 11,000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented by simply sending an additional invitation to people who have not yet been screened, a...

Johnson fighting for his political life as Chancellor and Health Secretary resign saying they...

The Health Secretary Sajid Javid and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak have resigned as the fall of the Chris Pincher row continues In his resignation letter...

It’s absurd to say a man who is a congenital liar is the best...

Manchester MP Graham Stringer has said that ‘It’s absurd to say a man who is a congenital liar is the best man to lead...