Labour Council leaders write to Theresa May over house building policy

64 Council leaders have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister urging her to think again about her disappointing proposal on house building...

Chancellor to announce £400m boost for Northern Powerhouse transport

The Chancellor Philip Hammond will use his speech at the Tory Party Conference in Manchester today to  announce that £400m is to be spent...

£3 Billion pounds could create up to 850,000 jobs across the North says report

A new Landmark report sets out details of how the North can tackle productivity gap and create an extra 850,000 jobs. The report from the...

Burnham sets up commission to build stronger, safer communities

An ex-member of the far-right group Combat 18 who has turned his back on hate, the chair of the review into the 2011 riots,...

Rayner pledges to change lives in the way that hers was changed

The next Labour Government will create a National Education Service, a cradle-to-grave system supporting everyone throughout their lives. That was the pledge made at the...

Gwynne calls for radical plan for a renaissance of local government

In his speech to Labour Party Conference in Brighton Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and MP for...

Long standing Droylsden councillor steps down after 27 years

AFTER 27 years’ service to the people of Droylsden East, Jim Middleton has announced that he is to stand down as a Tameside councillor...

Rayner’s warning on Cost of holiday childcare in North West rose by a quarter...

Shadow Education Secretary and Greater Manchester MP has warned that childcare costs are rocketing just as the government’s new free entitlement fell dramatically short of...

Brexit risks damaging English language support and the UK’s global outreach says Manchester study

Research by The University of Manchester has found that leaving the European Union may reduce levels of support for the teaching of English as...

The Paradox Awards are Revamped for the Best and Worst of civic Manchester

It's that time of the year again, yes your chance to vote for the Manchester Paradox awards. The Paradox Awards are Revamped for the Best...