Two Manchester businesses named and shamed over minimum wage failures
Dove Mill Retail Outlet in Bolton failed to pay £461.84 to a worker and HSS Hire Service Group in Manchester failed to pay £149.00 to 15 workers.
From pub to polls: Youngest council leader in UK Sean Anstee is ‘drinking’ of ways to engage youths in Trafford politics
Trafford Council Leader Sean Anstee has urged young voters to join him for a pint as he battles for the Bucklow-St-Martins seat.
Fight (to)bacc: Salford teenager rallies against ‘glitzy’ smoking packaging ads to help save young lives
A Salford teenager has called on the Government to bring in standardised tobacco packaging in a bid to save young lives from going up in smoke.
Exam pressure and school targets put children’s welfare at risk, warns teaching union chief
Vigorous testing and end of year exams occupy children’s minds 24/7, and this coupled with social pressures can causes children to suffer from various health issues
A welcome town hall ‘boob’? I BREASTFEED in Manchester council meetings, reveals Kate Chappell
Breastfeeding is allowed in meetings by Manchester City Council in a bid to be more accommodating to female councillors.
No more cold homes: Landlords must be ‘forced’ to keep houses energy efficient, MP tells Manchester meeting
No More Cold Homes, a campaign aiming to combat fuel poverty in Britain, offered people the chance to grill key politicians at the open meeting last week.
E-petition to ban dog ‘prong collars’ tightens pressure on Westminster to act – as Manchester experts speak up
An online petition has seen almost 2,000 dog lovers call for a ban on the cruel controversial ‘dog pinch prong collars’.
High street help: 15,000 Greater Manchester businesses to enjoy 30% rate cuts
The scheme is part of the Government’s long-term economic plan to help struggling shops, pubs and high streets across the country ‘build a stronger economy’
Pint and click: Mossley games developer offers free boozy weekend to anyone who can complete demo without dying
Phigames founder Phi Dinh promised to pay for the drinks of anyone who could complete the demo of his new game TinyKeep without dying a single time
Back to business: 430 entrepreneurs in Manchester helped off benefits with New Enterprise Allowance scheme
Since its launch in 2011, the NEA has helped 40,240 businesses nationwide get off the ground, 430 of those from Manchester
‘A drop in the ocean’: Bolton Mountain Rescue chief welcomes new grant but says Government must go further
The Department of Transport announced last week that grants totalling £250,000 would be provided to UK mountain rescue teams for the financial year 2015 to 2016.