The Liberal Democrats on the council voted against plans to spend £771,000 on Exchange Square’s centrepieces.

In the June 2016 referendum, the city of Manchester had the fifth highest vote to Remain in the EU with 60% – here MM take a look at what the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester have done in preparation for the March 29 European exit.

Did you know nearly one in five Brits has a disability while over 50% of households know someone with a registered impairment?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced £2bn investment in mental health services,an extra £500m for preparations for leaving the EU, and £1bn extra to the Ministry of Defence in his 2018 budget today.

The event’s Facebook page said that the demonstration was held in order to “highlight the struggle against Trump’s bigoted policies – from fighting racism, war and sexism.”

The two biggest parties won eight seats each, while the Tories won three and the Heald Green Ratepayers claimed one.

Liberal Democrats’ John Leech has been re-elected to Manchester City Council – and he’s no longer the only member of opposition to Labour.

The pair of Geraldine Coggins and Dan Jerrome re-wrote the party record books by securing the Greens’ first ever seats in Trafford.

After an increase in voter turn-out from two years ago at 42.9% and the growth in support for Labour and the Greens, Trafford became red for the first time since 2004 with one more councillor than the Tories who have 29 while the Lib Dems and the Green each now have two apiece.

After all the votes were counted Labour leader Lord Peter Smith found out his party had lost a further five seats bringing their total for this election in at 18.

The party now has 31 of the council’s 51 seats having lost two but gained one from the Conservatives.