Oldham Council cuts: Have YOUR say on finding £20m after budget slashed again
Oldham Council is appealing to residents after budget cuts mean they must find savings of more than £20m.
Turn Manchester’s empty warehouses into homeless shelters, says charity
Manchester’s empty warehouses should be converted into homeless shelters by the City Council, according to a charity spokesman.
Osborne budget busted: 77% of Manchester claim living standards have NOT risen
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday revealed his vision for a ‘Northern powerhouse’ in his final budget ahead of May’s General Election.
Let’s talk budget: Salford Council ask residents to help choose cuts to services
Local residents are being encouraged by the Salford City Council to engage in an interactive conversation to help the council tackle continuing budget cuts on vital services.
Oldham council could close ALL BUT ONE youth centre in bid to cut £60million
Oldham Council have admitted that it may be forced to close all but one of their youth centres if plans to make handover services to charity provision go ahead
The future’s bright: Rochdale gives power back to people with solar farm first to turn Manchester green with envy
Renewable energy will soon be shining bright and available to the public as Greater Manchester’s first accessible solar farm will be opened later this month in Rochdale.
Getting Manchester ‘fit for 21st century’: City Council announce £27million leisure centre project
A £27million investment by Manchester City Council will bring three state-of-the-art leisure centres to Beswick, Hough End and Levenshulme.
Ed Miliband says Alan Henning’s capture says ‘all we need to know about Isis’ in conference speech
He was also seen in the video depicting the beheading of David Haines at the hands of the Islamist terrorist group earlier this month
‘Balls to that’! Manchester says a resounding ‘no’ to Ed’s child benefits cap proposals
The shadow chancellor unveiled a budget containing tough measures the Labour party deemed necessary in order for the United Kingdom to prosper
Tough times ahead: Labour councillor forecasts difficult period for ‘poor’ Wigan ward Ince
There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.
‘First class’: Stockport Council did right thing in keeping family Sure Start Centres open, says town’s MP
Andrew Stunell backs council decision to keep centres open