Manchester on track for HS2: High Speed Rail Bill gets green light approval despite £50billion price tag
The High Speed Rail Bill has been approved by MPs
‘It serves no purpose, it’s a punishment’: Bedroom tax slammed by Wigan councillors as families struggle to cope
More than 12,000 homes are affected in Wigan
Pay day loan websites blocked by Tameside and Stockport councils in bid to end ‘scourge that prey on society’
This comes in the wake of people defaulting on council tax payments
Manchester’s poorest elderly live in unnecessary poverty after failing to claim Pension Credit, charity says
Around 38% of pensioners are failing to claim Pension Credi
Grim up north: Unemployment in North West rises by 8.6% despite rest of UK enjoying surge of jobless back in work
85,200 people in Manchester were claiming Jobseekers in January
Corrie’s Kym Lomas opens up about life as ‘struggling mum‘ and urges people not to judge Mancunians on benefits
The campaign supports the millions of people currently on benefits
Nick Clegg tells Manchester: HS2 tackles North-South divide that has ‘scarred our country’
Clegg visited Manchester to show his support for HS2 and liberal Democrat MP John Leech
Piccadilly Pulse: Will National Lottery ticket price hike to £2 put you off playing?
Will you still buy a National Lottery ticket after the price was increased to £2?
Broke: Delays in Salford Uni loans cause outrage as corrupted data file leaves students struggling to pay bills
The Student Loans Company will only release payment once students registe
‘We’ve been dreaming about this for 10 years’: Salford residents welcome £650million regeneration scheme
The scheme is set to take place over 30 years
Access denied: Salford council block entry to payday lending websites from computers in public buildings
Computers in public Salford buildings will block the sites