One baa-d balti! Salford council’s got beef with Indian takeaway after meat ‘mix-up’
The owner of an Indian takeaway found himself in a hot spot after serving up a ‘lamb’ Balti that was revealed to be 100% beef by Food Standards Agency lad tests.
‘I saw change falling from the sky’: Drunk man talked out of Deansgate car park jump
One Manchester retail worker tonight described his fear after seeing ‘change falling from the sky’ and realising the source was a drunken man threatening to jump.
GMP boss Tony Lloyd urges David Cameron ‘stop chipping away’ at our police force
Greater Manchester Police are under severe strain as cuts and crime rates increase but officer numbers continue to fall, shocking statistics reveal.
Breaking: Lorry engulfed in flames on M602 between Manchester and Salford
A lorry has set ablaze, sending clouds of smoke billowing across the Manchester-bound M602 motorway – it is not yet known whether the driver of the vehicle has managed to escape the fire.
Benefit cuts will force more Manchester families to rely on food banks, warns study
The number of Manchester residents relying on food banks for their next meal is set to surge with the welfare cuts announced by George Osborne in the Tory’s 2015 Budget, according to new research.
‘I am Manchester’: Urban artist Mancsy on changing perception of graffiti and ‘beauty in the back streets’
MM caught up with Mancsy to discuss his work around the city, his experience as a street artist and a descendent of Bristol’s Banksy, and how the face of graffiti is changing.
Award-winning Phone Whore to get a rise out of audiences at Manchester Fringe Festival
Phone sex operator Cameryn Moore will be performing her award-winning play Phone Whore and writing her world-famous ‘sidewalk smut’ at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival this month.
Elderly treated ‘by strangers’ and given wrong medication doses at Trafford care home
Patients at a Trafford care home have been left feeling unsafe as they are treated by ‘strangers’ and given incorrect doses of their medicine, a Care Quality Commission report reveals.
Whitworth director stays true to vow to ‘act for perpetual gratification of Manchester’
The director of Museum of the Year 2015, the Whitworth Gallery, attributes the museum’s recent triumph on the international stage to the people of Manchester, vowing to inject prize fund back into the community that sculpts its success.
Is she the soy cream of the crop? Manchester’s Sexiest Vegan finalist needs votes
A Manchester resident has successfully topped other entrants to become one of four female finalists in PETA’s Sexiest Vegan in the UK and Ireland competition for 2015.
Osborne’s ‘living wage’ move will leave Labour floundering, claims Trafford Tory chief
Councillor Sean Anstee has heralded the move for reducing low paid workers’ reliance on tax credits while Labour MP for Manchester Central Lucy Powell dismissed the chancellor’s move as a ‘sleight of hand’ that would leave Manchester workers out of pocket.