Student influx into Manchester sees soaring shopping sales – as spending smashes national average
There was a 2.6% September rise compared to 0.7% nationally
Greater Manchester is repossession ‘hotspot’: Oldham and Wigan two of worst affected towns in UK, says report
The two Greater Manchester towns have nearly double the national average of repossessions
Nick Clegg tells Manchester: HS2 tackles North-South divide that has ‘scarred our country’
Clegg visited Manchester to show his support for HS2 and liberal Democrat MP John Leech
Graphene facility agrees £5million research partnership in Manchester – promising to bring jobs to city
Bluestone Global Tech will locate their plant at the £61million funded National Graphene Institute
Unite union calls for urgent talks with Heinz as 10% job cuts threaten workers at factories including Wigan
Heinz currently employs 2,600 workers
Housing crisis? £12billion-worth of homes lie empty across North West, according to report
The North West alone has 115,443 unoccupied homes
Revealed: One in five Manchester businesses summoned to court for not paying taxes – 20 EVERY DAY
MM reveal Manchester business struggling to pay rates
Tired Salford tower block given ‘lease of life’ with colourful £3million transformation
Black Friar Court has been rejuvenated
Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants fall yet again across Greater Manchester – but school leaver figures loom
The number claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Greater Manchester has fallen
‘Serious concerns, painful decisions and upheaval’: Sir Peter Fahy on challenge of £145million police cuts
HMIC report said Manchester is ‘disproportionally affected’, losing 1,500 officers
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