A charity which provides free mental health services and support is facing the prospect of losing 86 per cent of its funding for the next financial year. The board of directors at The Roby are being forced to consider closing unfunded services and manage the impact that budget reduction will have on staffing. In response […]
To mark the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day a trio of cultural groups from Manchester are embarking on a collaborative project which will celebrate a century of Modernist women. Centring on heroines hailing from the region, it will take the form of a creative publication alongside activities and events – and the organisers are […]
Employees at Manchester City Council could be the first local authority workforce in the country to be balloted on industrial action, after a resolution advocating action to protect public services was passed at an emergency meeting of the Unite union on 21 January. The development piles pressure on largest union Unison, whose cautious approach to […]
All things considered, Labour’s victory in the Oldham and Saddleworth by-election is remarkable. To recount the facts that have been lost in the media as the contest inevitably became presented as a vote on the coalition, Phil Woolas was ejected from parliament last November for stoking racial tensions during the general election in a town […]
Heated exchanges took place today at Manchester City Council’s Executive meeting as Labour and Liberal Democrats attempted to shift the blame for the 2,000 voluntary redundancies which council leaders claim are necessary to cope with cuts to council spending over the next year.
Plans to transform part of Heaton Park into a commercial sports complex received a boost last week when councillors upheld a decision to permit the development in the face of opposition from Prestwich residents.
Environmental activists have been angered by the news that the Cooperative Bank has taken part in a refinancing deal for the development of Manchester Airport. The bank will provide £40 million over the next 5 years to Manchester Airports Group despite its much-vaunted ‘Ethical Investments Policy’ which includes mitigating the threat of climate change as […]
