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.

Concertgoers have been reassured gigs will go ahead by Manchester Arena after sponsor Phones 4U announced they have gone into administration – plunging 5,500 jobs into danger.

Manchester student pub, The Footage, re-opens this weekend with more to offer than ever before from the latest craft beer or your morning coffee to jukebox DJ apps and super-fast broadband

House prices have sky rocketed in Oldham, Tameside and Bury, taking them from ‘easily affordable’ to ‘out of reach’ for buyers, according to a Trade Union Congress report.

Go Ultra Low is a £2.5 million campaign that aims to encourage motorists in the UK to adopt Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEV’s).

Tameside Council plan a complete rebuild of the current station and will move it closer to the new Metrolink tram stop and teaming up with the redesigned train station to form a ‘transport hub’ by the end of 2017.

Five thousand new jobs will be created as a result of the initiative along with educational programmes that equip Mancunians with essential workplace skills.

Vince Cable’s war on ‘unscrupulous employers’ who use banning clauses in zero-hours contracts has been welcomes by The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.

Dutch brewer Heineken will pour £50million into their Manchester plant as they look to add fizz to their UK performance.

A survey reveals a third of people dream of been a music star while at work

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce chief believes the recovery will become more ‘embedded’ this year