‘Desirable’ Manchester the beating heart of UK’s construction boom after continued Chinese infusion
Construction output in the North West is expanding ten times faster than anywhere else nationally.
Burnham slams Government after Grayling backs Crossrail 2 just days after axing Northern rail plans
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has openly backed Crossrail 2, along with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m always fighting for local people’: George Osborne defends Evening Standard role at Cheshire link road opening
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Cheshire MP George Osborne claims he will continue to serve his Northern constituents whilst simultaneously editing the London Evening Standard.
‘Man-Fran a real trend’: Direct flight link to California a ‘Golden Gate’ opportunity to boost North West industry
Businesses across the North West are set to boom as Virgin Atlantic launch direct flights between Manchester and San Francisco.
‘Rebalancing the economy’: Manchester mayor Lloyd stresses need to speed up HS2 Northern phase
Manchester interim mayor Tony Lloyd says the approval of HS2’s first phase from London to Birmingham must be the catalyst for the speedy progression of phase two to Manchester.
Routes OUT of Manchester key to regional success as city and neighbours play big Northern Powerhouse role
Thanks to the airport’s introduction of a direct route to Beijing this year, the international hub is celebrating a record boost after 25 million passengers have passed through its doors for the first time.
Osborne to make Northern Powerhouse Partnership his new ‘major political focus’
George Osborne is seeking to revive his political career by keeping the Northern Powerhouse dream alive.
‘It’s a platform for dialogue’: Manchester cultural centre improves UK and China’s business links with art work
A Manchester cultural centre is working to create better links between the UK and China as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative.
‘It’s absolutely disgraceful’: Manchester CEO blasts Living Wage snub of young workers
A leading Manchester entrepreneur has slammed the Government’s National Living Wage, describing it as discriminatory against under 25s.
‘Systematic underfunding’: Jeremy Corbyn slams plans for Northern Powerhouse on visit to Greater Manchester
Jeremy Corbyn has slammed George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse initiative in an interview with MM.
Manchester Airport’s annual passenger count rises to over 23 million after busy February
February has seen 1.5million people fly from Manchester Airport, leading the rolling annual total of passengers to rise to over 23million.