Passengers are facing fewer delays and cancellations because Northern engineers have come up with a new approach to maintaining trains, allowing them to run smoothly for thousands of extra miles. They have been working closely with the Spanish manufacturer CAF to make the Class 331
The countdown to Manchester Art Fair is on, as one of the UK’s largest and most significant art fairs prepares to transform Manchester Central into a vibrant celebration of art, creativity and culture next week (November 19-22). A major fixture in the city’s cultural calendar,
Few cities have shaped British music like Manchester. This week, local legends Northside, one of the defining bands of the Madchester era and Factory Records originals, announced their first new album in nearly four decades. It’s a reminder of how long the city’s sound has
Graduates are facing effective marginal tax rates of up to 71% while the financial returns from university degrees continue to fall, according to a new book from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), which warns that Britain’s higher education system is failing students and taxpayers
A Cheshire surgeon was in the national spotlight on Monday appearing live on ITV’s This Morning with Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard to give viewers an honest, expert view on one of cosmetic surgery’s most talked-about trends. Consultant plastic surgeon Gerard Lambe, founder of Reflect
A new annual cheese festival will take place in Manchester this month, founded by Jonathan Pearcey AKA The Crafty Cheese Man and Track Brewing Co. Bringing together many of Britian and Ireland’s top artisan cheesemakers in a celebration of all things cheese, Cheese Fest will
Passengers across the north-west will soon see more frequent and reliable train services after the Government worked with publicly-owned operator Northern to end the near decade-long dispute. Since 2017 Northern has been in dispute with the RMT union over whether conductors agreed to work Sundays,
Manchester’s iconic Great John Street Hotel has been acquired by Trinity North from MCL GJS Propco Limited for an undisclosed sum. Trinity North will now accelerate renovation work at the landmark Grade II listed site, with the ambition of attracting a luxury lifestyle hotel operator
Police are reminding people to stay cautious following an increase in recent family gold burglary offences throughout Greater Manchester. – Offences have occurred at properties in Oldham, Rochdale and Bury in recent weeks. – As the darker nights draw in, burglary offences are likely to
ParcelHero warns that the new €2 EU handling charge and mandatory Product Identifiers, introduced on 1 November, are landing on top of July’s €3 customs duty fee just as Christmas parcel volumes peak. Charged per product line, they can quickly add up on mixed parcels,
