A drop in independent veterinary practices may be causing pet owners to overpay for treatments and medicines, according to a watchdog investigation. The Consumer and Markets Authority (CMA) report has flagged that lack of access to information about treatments and weak competition due to large corporations buying up independent vets may be causing the spike […]
Rushi Sunak has claimed that inequality in the UK is ‘declining’ despite a report highlighting the continued North South divide. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPRR) North report into regional inequality in the UK has found that northerners are likely to experience shorter, poorer, and less healthy lives until at least 2080 unless there […]
Penalty fares on Manchester’s tram network have soared by more than 60% after transport bosses launched a crackdown on fare dodgers. Transport for Greater Manchester has today (February 21) hailed the success of anti-fare evasion measures after tram penalty fare revenue increased by £230,000 in one quarter. The measures include increasing penalty fares from £100 […]
Organisers of a Manchester students Pro-Life society claim they are concerned over ‘death threats’ as a petition to pull the club has gained thousands of signatures. The controversial Manchester Pro-Life Society was started by a committee currently composed of three male students, but has received huge backlash with more than 10,000 people signing a petition […]
A “bonus scheme” to increase access to NHS dentistry for new patients falls short due to lack of funding, claims an industry expert . The newly piloted plan, to award dentists money for taking on new NHS patients, mirrors a similar trial run in Greater Manchester in June 2023, which aimed to increase new patient […]
The Government has announced plans to ban disposable vapes but the owner of one Manchester vape shop believes the ban doesn’t go far enough. The move is part of a plan to tackle the rising number of young people taking up vaping as well as environmental concerns. A recent survey by the NASUWT teachers’ union […]
Storm Jocelyn battered Manchester with winds of over 40 miles per hour last night, but it was not just the storm that was keeping residents awake. In high winds Beetham Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Manchester, emits a loud whistling noise caused by an effect like the sound made when you blow across […]