The Housing Ombudsman has released new figures showing that 57% of the cases it deals with concerning a local authority from the North West end in a maladministration finding. This could be a finding of service failure, maladministration or severe maladministration, depending upon the seriousness
Manchester’s Cube Homes has strengthened and expanded its team with the appointment of two new recruits – Nick Emery and Jamie Chitticks. Nick has taken on the role of Assistant Project Manager while Jamie is Apprentice Development Project Manager with the developer which is preparing
Embla, Denmark’s leading provider of sustainable weight management solutions, is excited to announce its expansion into the UK market. Embla’s mission is to help people achieve greater weight loss results faster and more sustainably than ever before by providing personalised, transformative support combining the latest
A new exhibition at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is set to open which for the first time will explore how Elizabeth Gaskell represented her home city in her novels and the impact of her writing from Victorian times to the present. Tales of Manchester Life –
Victoria Bath’s first Welcome Wednesday of the 2023 season will also see a milestone in the ongoing preservation of the Grade II* listed building when the newly restored Gala Pool doors are unveiled. After months of restoration work this will be the first chance to
With April Fool’s Day is just around the corner, plenty of people are planning pranks to pull on their colleagues. But it begs the question… are pranks in the workplace acceptable? Kate Palmer, HR Advice and Consultancy Director at Peninsula, says “Most of us love
The countdown has begun to Festival of Libraries (Wednesday 7 June to Sunday 11 June 2023), a joyful celebration of the role that Greater Manchester’s 133 libraries play in wellbeing, culture, creativity and more. It’s a festival for everyone that spans internationally renowned institutions such
Domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has described the “relief” for survivors of domestic abuse following a government announcement of the pilot of a £300,000 fund to offer one-off payments to help survivors flee abusers. Survivors will receive £250, or £500 if they have children, from