‘Better future for all’: Small local firms get £99m fund to build Northern Powerhouse
A massive £99million in funding is to be provided to local firms across Cheshire and Warrington to help create jobs and boost skills.
TfGM secret keeping means companies can run ‘shoddy’ service and ‘pocket cash’, warns Stockport Lib Dem
Local Liberal Democrats are demanding that secret information on how bus companies are performing should be made accessible to the public by Transport for Greater Manchester.
Flaunt your assets: Council’s treasure trove of property ‘vital’ to save Manchester from further budget cuts
In the wake of the announcement of £59million cuts to the city’s budget this year, MM submitted a Freedom of Information request to the council to discover their other sources of income.
Budget 2015: Salford Uni speak out in favour of Tories scrapping student grants
Salford University ‘welcome the measures’ that students are funded at university yesterday by Chancellor George Osborne at the unveiling of the first all-tory budget since 1996.
‘Find £8bn a year for NHS or a deal is off’: Clegg gives rivals ultimatum on Chorlton visit
The announcement joins three other ‘red line’ policies which the party says will be non-negotiable conditions in any coalition deal, just before a possible hung parliament next week.
Cheadle MP urges Cameron to ‘pay tribute to St Ann’s Hospice with greater funding’
Hospices like St Ann’s are in need of funding from the £6billion NHS budget devolved to the city, a Manchester MP has told Prime Minister David Cameron.
Manchester ‘at risk’ as £41m cuts will take ‘hundreds’ of police off streets
Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Lloyd revealed that millions have been taken from Greater Manchester to fund government ‘pet projects’.
Cable’s £10m biotech funding injection is ‘another step for Manchester devolution’
Business Secretary Vince Cable announced yesterday at the University Of Manchester Government plans to invest £10.3million into their Institute of Biotechnology.
Manchester City Council cuts: Have YOUR say on how £59m gets axed from budget
People are being offered the chance to have their say on services currently under threat by Manchester City Council’s £59million budget cuts
Can ‘waxis’ sink or swim? £75K project hopes to put taxis on Manchester’s canals
A Manchester entrepreneur will be hoping his latest idea doesn’t sink as he looks to raise funds for a new form of taxi, which will launch onto the city’s canals.
Piccadilly pulse: Should we pay for healthcare to meet the shortfall in NHS funding?
Manchester objects to paying for healthcare despite a predicted shortfall in NHS funding