Inside issue one we look at a campaign to get Manchester to quit smoking, speak to LGBT campaigner and activist Mike Jackson and look at who might wrestle the title of Manchester’s next boxing king of the ring!

YouthPolitics UK will be holding their first ever press event at Manchester Grammar School this Saturday with keynote speakers Alastair Campbell and Andy Burnham.

Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request show that the number of men and women earning the higher wages at those councils which responded is more equal than the national picture.

The average number of cycle journeys recorded across four different survey points along the Manchester cycleway which opened in 2016 rose by 86% from 960 in March 2015 to 1791 in March 2017.

On top of the existing high car parking rates, visitors at the hospitals can receive fines for overstaying their ticket time or not paying for a ticket at all.

An alarming number of teachers have been forced to go on long-term stress leave in the North West.

Mancunians want more protected bike routes even if it means taking space away from other road users, a report revealed last week.

FOI to Greater Manchester Police has revealed that reported crimes in the area did in fact double after the removal of the camera, and have remained at a rise ever since.  

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester and Chair of Greater Manchester combined authority, today outlined his vision to make Manchester a better place to live in for everyone.

The charity Fields in Trust is asking the public to nominate their favourite local park to win a national award.

We have news on the group of prominent Manchester businessmen and women sleeping out for charity, the latest from the run up to the Conservative Party Conference this weekend and much more.