A Manchester technology company Managing Director has spoken of his frustration with the Chancellor of the Exchequer neglect of northern businesses. Timur Gok, founder of Ping Proxies, criticised Chancellor Rachael Reeves decision to invest in the corridor between Oxford and Cambridge as “the Europe’s Silicon Valley” despite acknowledging Manchester as the continent’s biggest and fastest […]
In the year of 2025, genuine success stories from the music industry seem to be increasingly hard to come by. With reflection on Sam Fender recently saying the line of work is ‘rigged’ against working class musicians, it’s hard to think of a new voice to emerge prominently onto the scene that doesn’t have the […]
Dozens of people have been evicted from an encampment site in Manchester city centre early this morning after the council secured a court order to reclaim the site. At around 6:45am, council officials and bailiffs arrived at St Peter’s Square to clear the “red tent camp”, a settlement for homeless people outside the Manchester City […]
Elite Ice Hockey League team Manchester Storm have announced the establishment of a women’s professional ice hockey team ahead of the 2025/26 season. The announcement comes off the back of an idea that has been years in the making from Great Britain U18’s head coach James Ashton. After continual success within the development pathway for the Manchester […]
Manchester cyclists have hit back after comments made by former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne wishing a constituent to be “mown down” by a HGV. The MP for Gorton and Denton has been suspended by the Labour party after multiple messages were leaked from a Whatsapp group chat. He has also since been sacked in his […]
A Rochdale dad is on a mission to help the area’s homeless and is using an unexpected item to do so – a pram. For five years, Muhammad Aziz, 47, has been using a baby’s pushchair to supply food, clothing and essential items to those that need it most across Rochdale and central Manchester. Muhammad, […]
A WW2 war cemetery in the Netherlands has issued a plea to find the families of Greater Manchester soldiers buried there. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) based at Venray War Cemetery in the Netherlands is the resting place of 692 soldiers from WW2, who died between 1944-45 – most of whom were killed in […]
Manchester City’s £30 million teenage centre-back Vitor Reis ‘not the saviour for this season’ according to South American football expert Tim Vickery. Manchester City were the exception to the rule in an otherwise quiet January transfer window, bringing in five new faces at a cost of £180million, teenage sensation Reis being the most intriguing. The […]
Trafford residents have called the 7.49% increase in council tax “appalling” as they “are struggling to pay all the bills”. Trafford is one of six councils across England that have been given permission by the Government to increase council tax by 2.5% above the referendum level, which will result in an average of a £10 […]
A vegan festival that has been travelling across the country for the past 10 years is set to make its first appearance in Stockport. The UK Vegan Festival, which includes dozens of stalls from independent traders across Britain, is set to take place on Sunday (February 9) at The Guildhall. UK Vegan Festival in […]