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.
Sale mum of meningitis survivor says NHS vaccine cheaper than son’s £3m care
The life-saving vaccine is currently available privately, but Manchester meningitis ambassador Christine Etheridge, whose son Ben contracted the disease in 2004 when he was just three, believes it should be provided by the NHS.
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 teens call for plain cigarette packaging as 18k take up smoking a year
Manchester teens are doing their bit to stub out smoking amongst their peers after Action on Smoking on Health (ASH) figures revealed 18,000 young people take up cigarettes each year in the region.
Proud to be a quitter? Smokers reveal triumphs and failures for No Smoking Day
Thousands of smokers across the country are giving up the cigs for this year’s No Smoking Day, but what will one day of being smoke free achieve?
Simon Danczuk claims Margaret Thatcher ‘turned blind eye’ to paedophile MPs
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher turned a ‘blind eye’ to politicians sexually abusing children, according to Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk.
Disabled people in the North West struggle to make friends, claims charity
Almost two thirds of disabled people in the North West face greater barriers making and sustaining friendships compared to non-disabled people according to a report commissioned by a UK disability charity.
The real deal or a pre-election ploy? Manchester’s verdict on promise of new rail fleet
The rail network in Manchester and the North of England is to be revitalised between now and 2020, according to new government plans.
Mancunian misery: Only London has more rough sleepers than Manchester
Government statistics have shown a worrying 79% increase in the number of rough sleepers in Manchester- which homes more rough sleepers than anywhere except London
OpenPolitics: ‘Wikipedia-like’ manifesto lets YOU decide the agenda
The OpenPolitics Project, a non-partisan experiment, attempts to cleave open the system and re-engage a frustrated public in democracy.
Manchester £6bn NHS budget: Osborne’s power shift labelled ‘arse about face’
Chancellor George Osborne announces groundbreaking plans at Manchester Town Hall to make the region the first to get full control of its £6billion health and social care budget.