Manchester public transport can save THOUSANDS of lives, claims green campaign group
More than 2,000 premature deaths could be prevented every year in Manchester by taking public transport, an environmental group has warned.
Potholes galore: Manchester ranked second in highest number of UK accident claims
Manchester has ranked second in a list of UK cities with the highest number of accident claims filed against local councils in 2014, citing Manchester’s roads as one of the main problems.
‘We are all moved by Syria’s plight’: Stockport Council will not stand by as refugees die
Stockport’s council leader is determined to accept more Syrian refugees but says her borough and all of Greater Manchester will need greater government support if they are to carry out this ‘simple act of human compassion’.
Proud resident cuts ribbon as Manchester home for learning disabilities opens
Heys Court will provide 19 apartments focussed on allowing disadvantaged adults to live a more independent life, with a further six to be used as assessment units for residents with more severe illnesses.
’Anti-poverty’ financial services and affordable goods store opens in Bolton
A unique financial services and affordable household and white goods store has opened in the former Millets store in Bolton’s Victoria Square.
Bolton’s bins to be slimmed in bid to save council more than £1m per year
Household bins in Bolton are to be replaced with slimmer ones in a bid to save the borough £1.25million a year.
Hard ‘core’ Manchester youth in BMX battle to compete at UCI World Cup
Up to 16 students (eight boys and eight girls) will then pedal the same weekend as the world’s best riders, something NCC BMX development coach Andy Adkin said was vital for growing the sport.
Tell us where the legal highs are: GMP map Manchester ‘dealers’ after Lincoln ban
Manchester could possibly be following Lincoln’s lead to ban ‘legal highs’ after GMP announced they were locating shops that are selling the substances across the city.
Manchester £6bn NHS budget: Osborne’s power shift labelled ‘arse about face’
Chancellor George Osborne announces groundbreaking plans at Manchester Town Hall to make the region the first to get full control of its £6billion health and social care budget.
Health campaigners hail plans for £6bn NHS budget control for Manchester
Campaigners have welcomed plans for control of the £6billion NHS budget in Greater Manchester to be handed over to city council and health leaders.
Show Selfridges your ‘anger’: Mass protest planned over ‘anti-homeless’ spike row
Manchester Metropolitan University professor Cathy Urquhart – who launched an online petition against the spikes last weekend – revealed to MM that there could be up to two protests across the weekend and early next week.