Housing crisis? £12billion-worth of homes lie empty across North West, according to report
The North West alone has 115,443 unoccupied homes
Rochdale re-vamp: Historic shopping strip Drake Street gets makeover ahead of Metrolink line arrival
Metrolink will travel into heart of Rochdale town centre
Sod The Apprentice, go it alone! Cheadle ahead of national average for young directors
Figures reveal 8% of 2012 appointed directors Chealde were 25 or younger
Manchester United announce five-year partnership with Russian airline Aeroflot to act as ‘official carrier’
Launch was attended by entire first-team squad
Cool-est collaboration? Manchester City look to increase revenue with Thailand cola drinks partnership
Micah Richards and Scott Sinclair announced link with est Cola
Greenhouse gas emission targets will NOT be met unless chemical industry acts now, says Manchester uni report
Report is from Manchester’s Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Government’s public service cuts leave Manchester with ‘extremely challenging’ future, says city council chief
Manchester City Council will face a funding shortfall of £80million in 2013-15
Flying in the face of unfairness: Manchester businesses urged to join fight against air passenger tax
Rise of air passenger duty tax (APD) is being challenged
‘You’re jeopardising family businesses’: Chinatown fury over bus lane plans in Manchester city centre
Businesses voiced concern in debate at Yang Sing restaurant
Money isn’t everything: Manchester workers less cash-motivated and more job loyal than Londoners, study says
However, some Mancunians disagreed with results
In pictures: Revolutionary ‘plane of the future’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Manchester Airport
Thomson Airways took delivery of their first Boeing 797 from Seattle