A record-breaking number of passengers have been flying through Manchester Airport to escape the rain-soaked weather of the North West.

A massive £99million in funding is to be provided to local firms across Cheshire and Warrington to help create jobs and boost skills.

Young workers in the North West are more likely to job-hop in search of higher pay and benefits than the previous generation, who prioritised job security, new research reveals.

Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the coalition’s final budget earlier this week which included raised income tax allowances however, not everyone was pleased with Mr Osborne’s ‘roof fixing’.

With the looming general election and prospect of devolution the city is ‘at a very important point in our history’ according to the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (GMCC) chief executive.

A leading Greater Manchester economist has labelled the latest set of public sector finances a ‘serious embarrassment’ for the government.

Manchester businesses urged to take part in British Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly economic survey as more accurate results could provide an even brighter future

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.

While the government claimed the crisis was over thanks to a ‘recovering economy’, the union claim North West workers are not out of the woods just yet.

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The number claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Greater Manchester has fallen