Rochdale council elections 2014 round-up: Labour tighten grip and shrug off UKIP threat as European ‘blip’
The evening at Rochdale Town Hall seemed tense at first, with people excitedly awaiting the results after counting began at 10.20pm
Piccadilly Pulse: Do you know there is an election taking place on Thursday?
With local elections taking taking place on Thursday, MM took to the streets to ask if people knew and whether they would be voting
Piccadilly Pulse: Should 20mph speed limits be introduced in urban areas?
On March 31, Manchester City Council announced the 20mph speed limit was to be enforced in Gorton, Miles Platting, Newton Heath, Ancoats and Clayton as well as parts of Hulme, Moss Side and Fallowfield
Bring in standard packaging for cigarettes NOW, demands Manchester MP after government delay
British Heart foundation research found 36% of teens deterred by plain packs
Free school meals? Great! But we MUST tackle causes of child poverty now, demands Bolton foodbank
37% of children in Farnworth are living in poverty
Pardon for Manchester computer ‘hero’ Alan Turing step closer as bill passes House of Lords debate
Turing was convicted for gross indecency in 1952 over homosexuality
‘Tribute to Hazel Grove’: MP Andrew Stunell delighted with knighthood in Queen’s Birthday honours list
Stunell was part of Lib Dem coalition negotiating party
Stockport headteacher ecstatic with Ofsted findings as primary school proves educational trail-blazer
Brookside Primary School has high proportion of disabled children
‘Brilliant path to successful career’: MP welcomes 74% increase in Stockport apprentice numbers
Hazel Grove MP Andrew Stunell revealed figures
More than 130,000 Manchester workers to benefit from income tax cuts – praised as ‘real help for ordinary people’
Manchester MP John Leech praises income tax cuts
‘It’s outrageous’: Finance leader slams Oldham’s 3.5% council tax increase but Labour says there is no other option
First council tax rise for three years approved