‘Tackle obesity, save NHS millions and boost economy’: Manchester biking chiefs back Get Britain Cycling petition
Petition is up to 58,000 signatures and counting
Unhappy snappers: Manchester photographers slam new copyright law making it easier to use images on sites
Act licenses ‘orphan’ works for use by anyone
How ‘green’ are our homes? Greater Manchester households at forefront of study into sustainable living
Salford University are testing the Green Deal
David Cameron’s u-turn on cigarette packaging branded ‘weak and pathetic’ by Manchester MP and health experts
Furore over plain packaging ‘u-turn’
Court ruling on UK’s failed air pollution limits gives boost to south Manchester campaign against energy plant
The Breathe Clean Air Group crusade against Barton energy plant
‘Order, order…please!’ Rowdy David Cameron just half as polite as Gordon Brown according to Manchester study
University of Manchester researcher studied PMQs
Manchester youth smoking shame: Six children take up cigarettes EVERY DAY
More than 10,000 children across region took up habit in 2012
‘Crackpot’ Universal Credit scheme slammed by trade union leader at Ashton-under-Lyne launch
Iain Duncan Smith said changes would ‘revolutionise’ welfare state
Coalition government will ‘suffer’ in next election for privatising health service, claims UNISON official
Arriva won the contract for patient transport from the NHS
How safe are our children? NSPCC demands action as ‘disturbing’ levels of child abuse revealed in Manchester
Stop it before it starts, is the charity’s message
Piccadilly Pulse: Following Margaret Thatcher’s death should ‘Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead’ be played on air?
This week MM asks whether the controversial tune should be played on the radio