Sweet treat for Black Milk cafe as it secures huge financial boost
A Manchester cereal café planning to expand its business has secured funding from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. Black
Greater Manchester leads the way for productivity growth in the north, beating national average
Greater Manchester is at the forefront of productivity growth in the north of England, according to ONS data and analysis
Manchester reacts: The North hit by Government’s latest railway trackback
The North was dealt a sour hand after wide-ranging plans for HS2 were curtailed and the Northern Powerhouse project was
Manchester hit after the North given the boot over HS2 trackbacks
The North of England has been deprived of much needed and previously promised rail improvements and extensions after the government
Manchester to Liverpool: The longest 35 minutes on the space-time continuum
MM’s Gemma Corby writes why, in what feels like a really rubbish version of Sesame Street for adults, her commute from Liverpool to Manchester is usually brought to her by the words ‘cancelled’ or ‘delayed’.
Labour pledges to boost Northern Powerhouse status with launch of unorthodox ‘regional’ manifestos
Labour has announced that it will launch regional manifestos across the country to bring “wealth, power and prosperity” to communities.
Behind the masks: Manchester’s Hong Kong protesters speak out
Molotov cocktails streak across the night sky. Tear gas hovers just above the ground. Hong Kong appears on the brink of collapse.
Interview: Behind the façade of Manchester’s economic transformation with ‘Not Quite Light’ photographer Simon Buckley
There aren’t many places where Manchester’s brutal industrial heritage brushes up against its modern infrastructure.
Recap: Protests, blimps and very little else at lacklustre Conservative Party Conference in Manchester
A conference that came and went in the blink of an eye and ended with a predictable Boris rhetorical onslaught has now already been forgotten.
Analysis: Why history proves HS2 is the key in turning the Northern Powerhouse from dream to reality
Eagle-eyed history buffs from the North West may already be aware of an important anniversary that occurred on September 15: when in 1830 two of Britain’s true Northern powerhouses were forever linked when the first journey on the Liverpool to Manchester railway line took place.
‘Purple Tuesday’ provides boost to Britain’s disabled shoppers while government flounders over Brexit
Did you know nearly one in five Brits has a disability while over 50% of households know someone with a registered impairment?