Legal high use in Manchester to be researched after claims of ‘significant’ usage amongst homeless and vulnerable
Legal high use in Manchester is set to be officially researched for the first time, by Manchester Metropolitan University.
Is it £94k or £1m? Manchester council want limited access to ‘costly’ FOIs… but don’t know how much they spend a year
Despite their vigorous calls to limit public access to their records due to the cost, Manchester City Council can’t even get their facts straight on how much they spend on Freedom of Information requests each year.
Ghost of Christmas Past: Manchester council urge you to recycle your festive firs
Manchester City Council are encouraging families to give their Christmas trees the send-off they deserve by recycling
‘Over-generous’ evaluation and ‘ineffective’ leaders stop Crumpsall school progress
A Manchester primary school has been told it requires improvement after an Ofsted inspection found it had been given ‘overgenerous’ evaluations by the council.
‘We have to do something’: Hulme Library opened to homeless ahead of Christmas
Homeless people in Manchester will be able to spend Christmas indoors after Manchester City Council opened disused buildings for them to stay in this week.
New Amazon warehouse in planning stages near Manchester Airport
Knowing a thing or two about successful online trading, Amazon have recently submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council, to build a site close to the M56 motorway.
Manchester rape survivor bravely shares her story as support services fear funding cuts and assaults rise 45%
More and more victims of rape and sexual assault are seeking help and advice across the city but support serivce, Manchester Rape Crisis, could face budget cuts.
‘Pioneering’ Manchester will drive UK to be smart city world leader with £10m prize
Manchester is expected to lead cutting edge research into smart cities and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, following a multi-million pound government award.
Syria air strikes will wound ‘resilient’ travel industry but only in short-term, says Manchester Airport boss
The travel industry will suffer following parliament’s decision to extend airstrikes on ISIL in Syria – but not for long – according to Manchester Airport’s Managing Director.
Manchester council took FOUR MONTHS to deal with mouse infestation and ‘fresh droppings’ in school kitchen
Council staff at a Manchester primary school failed to deal with a mouse infestation until after food hygiene inspectors said the kitchen ‘required major improvement’, an FOI has revealed.
‘Help them off streets for good’: Manchester City Council turns empty buildings into homeless shelters
As many as 165 extra overnight bed spaces have been created for Manchester’s homeless this winter, after the City Council made two empty buildings available to rough sleepers.