Read all about it! Oldham Council spend £500k on newspapers in SEVEN years
Figures, requested under the Freedom of Information Act, shows that the cash-strapped council spent £62, 205.75 in 2014/15 alone, despite proposing 122 job cuts in December.
George Osborne told to ‘put up or shut up’ as Manchester railway plan put on ‘pause’
Chancellor George Osborne has been told he either needs to ‘put up or shut up’ by an Ashton Labour MP after plans to electrify the railway line between Manchester and Leeds seem to have been out on hold.
‘The beginning is always today’: Will Manchester back Radical Hero of feminism?
Mancunians have been urged to rally together to have one of the women’s rights movement’s most important ‘forerunners’ recognised for good.
Wagner’s wang: Manchester debate Danish candidate who whipped his p…olitics out for election campaign posters
A Danish politician this week bared all in a selection of nude posters ahead of the country’s elections later this month.
‘Power to the people’: Police boss Lloyd promises public involvement after winning role as interim mayor
The current Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner was chosen by a panel representing the 10 Greater Manchester councils and beat off competition from Wigan Council leader Lord Peter Smith.
Top knot-ch politics: Cheadle candidates give old boys’ club trendy makeover
Over the last 65 years the Greater Manchester constituency of Cheadle has been a battleground between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, becoming used to the political pendulum swinging between the two without being challenged from outsiders.
Labour’s future ‘catastrophic’ if Miliband’s legacy watered down, warns Oldham MP
A Greater Manchester Labour MP has said it will be ‘catastrophic’ if the future leadership ignore Ed Miliband’s suffering at the hands of the right-wing press or water down what the party stands for.
Dozens rally in support of Manchester homeless camp as D-Day looms
The rally, outside Manchester City Library in St Peter’s Square, was led by those who have taken up residence in tents around the corner in Albert Square and was also attended by supporters and representatives from RAPAR, the Manchester-based human rights organisation.
At last, some good news for Labour! Manchester council count provides perfect tonic for national failure
Split across two venues votes were counted for 22 out of 32 electoral wards at the Velodrome, granting a welcomed success for Labour.
Comment: General election Tory majority ‘betrays true breakdown of society’
This is a sad day for Britain. We weren’t expecting – or even asking for – a revolution, but a lot of people I know were looking for some kind of change to a system with which millions feel extreme disaffection.
Three and easy for Labour at Manchester Velodrome despite ‘disappointing night’
Labour’s night appeared to be over before it had begun after BBC’s exit poll – but at least they had something to shout about at the Manchester Velodrome.