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.

A ‘pie-in-the-sky election promise’: that’s the accusation from Altrincham Tory candidate Graham Brady against Labour’s new stamp duty pledge.

Chancellor George Osborne yesterday revealed his vision for a ‘Northern powerhouse’ in his final budget ahead of May’s General Election.

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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.

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.

A Manchester councillor has accused half the British cabinet of tax avoidance during a council meeting this week.

A finance watchdog has warned 2,500 customers to stop paying three Bolton debt firms – or face losing their money.

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 owner Marwan Koukash is considering scaling back his investment in the club following a disappointing Super League season.

Manchester accounted for 38% of all city centre regional office take-up, claims the Big Nine report from commercial agents GVA, in a clear sign that industries are beginning to prosper once again after years of difficult conditions