Manchester children in need of adoption face 20% longer wait to find families
Children hoping to find new families across Greater Manchester are facing a 20% longer wait to be adopted than three years ago, according to latest government figures.
Manchester’s ‘vast’ hidden sex crime shame: Trafficking, forced marriage and FGM
The report – Tackling Hidden Crimes and Behaviours – published on January 14 by Manchester City Council states that the city is a ‘hotspot’ for unreported sex crimes such as female genital mutilation.
‘Blind drunk’ Rochdale man stole car outside takeaway shop with passenger inside
John Horner, 33, made off with Mohammad Zafar’s Tayota – and his wife – as he entered a takeaway on Manchester Road.
Northern powerhouse rail revolution ‘must benefit big businesses AND commuters’
Manchester MPs think Transport for the North (TfN) will be good for business, but have said it needs to be beneficial for everyone else as well.
Kerry Katona’s ex dodges jail time for running cannabis farm from Bolton attic
Reality TV star Kerry Katona’s ex-husband escaped jail yesterday after he admitted running a £50,000 cannabis farm from his attic to pay off his drug debts to Bolton Crown Court.
Revealed: Manchester pensions invested in world’s most unethical companies
Millions of pounds of pension money from all 10 Greater Manchester councils are being invested in companies accused of war crimes, racial discrimination, and massive environmental ruin.
NHS crisis: Tories are trying to put ‘plaster’ on gaping A&E wounds, claims Tameside MP
Tameside MP Andrew Gwynne has condemned the government’s response to the A&E crisis that has left units across the country ‘at the point of collapse’.
Ed’s ‘secret weapon’ will beat all the cash Tories can splash, says Hulme councillor
A Manchester councillor says local activism will be Labour’s ‘secret weapon’ in the run-up to the general election as the party prepare to hold ‘four million conversations’.
Manchester councillor’s pride at being ‘working class, single mum’ on stage with Miliband
A Manchester councillor revealed her pride at being a working class, single mum representing her community, as she stood on stage alongside the potential Prime Minister Ed Miliband at his defiant speech in Salford yesterday
Shamed ex-Wigan councillor jailed for eight months over fake childcare expenses
A former Wigan Councillor has been imprisoned for eight months for making fraudulent childcare claims.
Miliband brings politics to the people with ‘four million conversations’ election vow
Ed Miliband vowed to go door-to-door holding ‘four million conversations’ with the working people of Britain to win Labour’s ‘once-in-a-generation fight’ against the Conservative Party.