All aboard with George! Osborne opens Manchester Airport tram line a year early
George Osborne has opened a nine mile extension tram link to Manchester Airport, 12 months ahead of schedule.
Manchester devolution: Mayor and Oyster-style travel for city, says Osborne
Greater Manchester is set to have a directly elected mayor who will preside over regional issues, George Osborne has announced.
Dementia diagnosis boost as Manchester Uni researchers get £24m cash injection
The funding will help improve clinical sample testing and understanding of basic cell biology, George Osborne announced yesterday
‘Get to work’! 77% of Mancunians believe George Osborne’s dole cap cut will do the job for benefit Britain
George Osborne has revealed the Conservatives will cut the benefit cap from £26,000 to £23,000 to fund three million apprenticeships if they win the General Election next May.
Get yourself connected: George Osborne backs £15billion transport plan for northern five-city alliance
A £15billion plan asking for improvements to transport between five northern cities has been backed by Chancellor George Osborne at a speech in Manchester.
So… how do we do this? Nick Clegg wants YOUR ideas on how to make Manchester a northern powerhouse
The Liberal Democrats leader also suggested Leeds and neighbouring Sheffield could also get on board to build an economic centre to rival southern juggernaut London – as suggested by the Chancellor in Manchester last month.
HS2 latest: Osborne and Cameron reveal dream of ‘Northern Powerhouse’… with Manchester at the centre
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne stopped by Manchester Victoria train station and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) following the announcement of a proposed HS3 high-speed railway line to connect northern cities from Liverpool to Hull.
Pint and click: Mossley games developer offers free boozy weekend to anyone who can complete demo without dying
Phigames founder Phi Dinh promised to pay for the drinks of anyone who could complete the demo of his new game TinyKeep without dying a single time
New space dreams become reality for Manchester’s MOSI as ‘fan’ George Osborne hands museum £800,000
Grant will allow museum to take initial steps towards creating a brand-new bespoke temporary exhibition facility on its historic site.
Look who it is… Chancellor George Osborne chats to commuters at Manchester Piccadilly on visit to city
Chancellor visited Museum of Science and Industry, the National Graphene Institute and the Federation of Small Businesses’ conference.
Piccadilly Pulse: Do you find the Conservative Party ‘bingo and beer’ poster offensive and patronising?
Conservative advert has been labelled as ‘patronising’ by Labour and Lib Dem officials