’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.
Minted Imperial: The boring Altrincham retail park you never knew the Queen owned
Just half a mile out of town is Altrincham Retail Park – yet another boring concrete metropolis with shops no different from anywhere else in the country. But there’s a twist: it’s the Queen’s.
Altrincham Tory candidate slams Labour stamp duty pledge as ‘pie-in-sky promise’
A ‘pie-in-the-sky election promise’: that’s the accusation from Altrincham Tory candidate Graham Brady against Labour’s new stamp duty pledge.
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.
Money problems? Eliminate your stress by making 2015 a financial success
Don’t let your money worries get you down. Eliminate the stress of dealing with financial matters such as budgeting, bills and debt.
Cost of raising child soars to £230K… and it’s only going to go UP, say poverty aid bosses
A national report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research (CERB) has revealed that the cost of raising a child to the age of 21 was up by £5,000 last year.
Wanted – Robin Hood tax: Should richest 1% share their money with the poor?
The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population will own more than the remaining 99% within two years, according to a report by the aid and development charity Oxfam.
‘Half the Cabinet are tax avoiders’ – sensational claim from Manchester councillor
A Manchester councillor has accused half the British cabinet of tax avoidance during a council meeting this week.
Finance watchdog warns customers to stop paying trio of Bolton debt firms – or say goodbye to your cash
A finance watchdog has warned 2,500 customers to stop paying three Bolton debt firms – or face losing their money.
We can’t make elderly isolation disappear with £10milion ‘magic’ grant, says Greater Manchester charity
The Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) is to receive the Big Lottery Fund money for its Ambition for Ageing project, which will look to tackle the widespread issue
Salford Red Devils chairman ‘reconsiders investment’ as low attendances and poor form ruin season
Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash is considering scaling back his investment in the club following a disappointing Super League season.