Manchester hosts 2,000 stags, 400 hens, 54,000 extra pints and 1,500 more kebabs…all on Bank Holiday weekend
May bank holiday will bring a £650,000 boost to local economy
‘Answerable to Manchester’s people’: Police boss Tony Lloyd welcomes MPs report for tighter scrutiny
Home Affairs Select Committe warned against ‘maverick decision-making’
Flights launch from Manchester Airport to Athens as airline company Aegan expand UK routes
First flight to Greek capital is on Saturday
‘Caught hiding the truth’: Pension reforms affecting 1,000 women slammed by Stretford and Urmston MP
MP Kate Green said ministers have been ‘caught red-handed’
Big name sponsors on board for Manchester Day Parade as organisers hope to replicate economy cash boost
Parade will be held on June 2
Manchester city centre remains UK hotspot for jobseeker claims, latest figures reveal
More than 5,700 of Manchester Central’s constituents claim
‘Dangerous’ buildings could lead to deaths because of late payment culture, Manchester MP’s inquiry is told
One contractor claims it is ‘organised crime’
HS2 rail service to link Manchester and London stuck with £3billion funding gap, say spending watchdog
The timetable of phase one has been challenged
Oldham MP brands Iain Duncan Smith’s false benefit claims ‘unacceptable’
Debbie Abrahams made a Point of Order in Commons
‘Tackle obesity, save NHS millions and boost economy’: Manchester biking chiefs back Get Britain Cycling petition
Petition is up to 58,000 signatures and counting
‘Crackpot’ Universal Credit scheme slammed by trade union leader at Ashton-under-Lyne launch
Iain Duncan Smith said changes would ‘revolutionise’ welfare state