Plans for Oldham’s new £24m theatre go on display

Detailed plans for Oldham’s new theatre and home for the Coliseum have gone on display to the public this week Computer-generated images of architects’ designs...

Labour reveals £351m a year in housing benefit going to bad landlords in the...

Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Housing John Healey has today revealed that £351m a year in housing benefit is going to private landlords...

Greater Manchester’s Police Chief to take on national role

Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) Chief Constable (CC) Steve Watson is set to lead a new national police leadership programme as it’s appointed Service Director;...

Regenerating Greater Manchester’s Town Centre’s will be the new focus of planning pledges Mayor

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has announced that he is refocusing the planning debate on town centres. The move comes after in response to public concerns...

Salford Council to commit £3m to alleviate poverty in the Borough

Salford City Council has committed over £3 million to provide essential support to residents, families and young people facing challenges with the rising cost...

From the cradle to the grave-Bold new vision laid out for Greater Manchester

A bold new vision to make Greater Manchester one of the best places in the world to grow up, get on and grow old...

Path to greater national prosperity runs through Britain’s ‘twin second cities’ of Manchester and...

Britain’s ‘twin second cities’ can and must lie at the centre of national efforts to restart growth – but that means avoiding wishful thinking...

ITV fulfils Tony Warren’s wish for Drama Student Bursary

A professional actor before he became a writer, Coronation Street Creator, Tony Warren, was always a champion of local talent and acutely aware of...

New scheme launched to help 1,500 disabled people in Greater Manchester into work

Thousands of people with health conditions will receive new help to find work in Greater Manchester. The scheme known as the Working Well Individual...

Rochdale Council leader steps down as Knowl View allegations just won’t go away

The continuing controversy surrounding who knew what about the sexual abuse scandal in Rochdale has claimed the head of the Labour leader of the...