Manchester led study highlights stark ethnic healthcare inequalities in the UK

A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK. The review, funded...

New temporary speed limit of 30mph brought in on Mancunian Way to reduce accidents

A temporary 30mph speed limit is to be brought into force along the Mancunian Way from 9pm tonight (Monday 14 February 2022). This new speed...

One arrest as drugs police raid homes in Oldham

A man, aged 25, was arrested on suspicion of importing Class B drugs and remains in custody for questioning following dawn raids in Oldham...

Danny Moran: Does the council’s Planning Committee do rehearsals?

It’s a billion-pound business and the city’s most controversial game, Manctopia’s very own golden-egg-producing goose…development. So you could have been forgiven for straining an...

North West falling up to 17 years behind London in levelling up skills race

Levelling up skills qualifications in the North West to the same levels seen in London could take 17 years unless urgent, large-scale corrective action...

Salford Council to present budget next week with council tax rises by 3.99 per...

A budget to protect local services and make crucial investments in priorities has been unveiled by Salford City Council. It will go to a...

JD Sports and Footasylum fined £4.7m for competition breaches

Bury based and Sports Wear Retailer JD Sports along with Footasylum have been fined a combined £4.7 million for breaching an order that prevented...

Greenpeace Manchester Volunteers show the love for our climate with a giant heart in...

Greenpeace Manchester Group created a giant heart in Whitworth Park, as part of the Climate Coalition’s annual Show the Love campaign, which shows what...

New project to reshape the Broadfield slopes gets underway in centre of Rochdale

Work will soon be getting under way on the slopes behind Rochdale Town Hall as part of an important scheme to protect the town...

New campaign launched as survey shows one in three don’t take up cervical cancer...

The Government is launching a new cervical cancerscreening campaign as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical screening. The...