Figures released by the Office of National Statistics have put the City top of the list when it comes to deaths of homeless people.

21 homeless people died in the city in 2017, the first year in which the figures have been published with nationwide figures showing that the most deprived areas had about nine times more deaths of homeless people relative to their population than the least disadvantaged areas. There was a ipp

The first Council-built homes for more than 7 years were completed in north Manchester.The 40, 2-bed homes located across six sites across north Manchester would  be managed by the Council’s housing management organisation, Northwards Housing.

Stockport MP Ann Coffey was one of seven Labour MP’s who have announced that they were breaking away from the party.Former shadow cabinet ministers Chuka Umunna and Chris Leslie will resign the whip, alongside Ann Coffey, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Luciana Berger and Gavin Shuker.

The original ‘Angry young man’ Albert Finney  died at the age of 82.The Salford born actor passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side.” said his family.

The former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester John Stalker died aged 79.Stalker had a meteoric rise through the ranks of the police, before a later career in television and the media. He famously headed up the Stalker Inquiry – a police investigation into the shootings of a number of suspected IRA members in the 1980s.

A gang who kidnapped a man and subjected him to a brutal attack in Levenshulme were jailed for a total of 35 years.Detective Inspector Gareth Davies, of GMP’s City of Manchester District, said: “This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim, who feared for his life when he was attacked and held against his will by these violent men.

It was announced that Manchester City Council are considering moves that will make a raft of offences including offensive begging, urinating in the street and businesses piling up rubbish punishable with on the spot fines. The proposals were later dropped

Sir Jim Radcliffe, the Manchester Grammar school boy who amassed a fortune of more than £21bn through buying unloved industrial subsidiaries was reportedly quitting Britain for Monoco to avoid paying tax.

Annual screening for younger women aged 35-39 who have a family history of breast cancer would be highly effective in detecting tumours earlier, a major UK trial based in Manchester has found.

An expert panel of top economists said that  Greater Manchester has world-class strengths but is still punching below its weight.They highlighted Greater Manchester’s strengths in health innovation and world-leading advanced materials such as Graphene. It also emphasises the city-region’s  strengths in manufacturing, digital and creative industries, and professional services.

A charity that began as an idea in the head of Mancunian born Duncan Craig, a male survivor of childhood sexual abuse himself, was celebrating its 10th birthday from its new premises on the edge of the city centre.

Launched in 2009 from Duncan’s city centre apartment, Survivors Manchester has grown into a leading charity in the field of sexual violence, directly helping over 2,500 male victims / survivors to break the silence and develop their own healing journey.

A free exhibition of the Chris Sievey and Frank Sidebottom archives opened to the public at Manchester Central Library.The exhibition included key artefacts telling the life story of the cult comic character and his creator, the Greater Manchester-born writer and musician Chris Sievey, who died in 2010.

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