Despite their vigorous calls to limit public access to their records due to the cost, Manchester City Council can’t even get their facts straight on how much they spend on Freedom of Information requests each year.

In the wake of the announcement of £59million cuts to the city’s budget this year, MM submitted a Freedom of Information request to the council to discover their other sources of income.

A Moston shop owner has been fined £1,000 for selling tobacco products to an underage person following a sting operation by trading standards.

Just 0.1% of fly-tippers were brought to justice in Manchester over the last year – despite £1.5million being spent clearing up the mess.