Greater Manchester’s inaugural Co-operative Commission has issued a rallying call to keep driving the movement forward and help build a stronger, fairer city-region where new co-ops and social enterprises can thrive. Chaired by Councillor Allen Brett, Leader of Rochdale Council and Greater Manchester’s Portfolio Lead
Children’s charity MedEquip4Kids was delighted to receive a grant of £10,000 last year from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, allowing them to bring joy and laughter to children in hospital. Based in Manchester, MedEquip4Kids improves children’s health by providing equipment and facilities not available from
A family-run drugs gang who used a garden shed to package cocaine has been sentenced. Anthony Cooney (13/04/1979) of Rochdale Road East, Heywood enlisted the help of his uncle, John Lingard (11/11/1958) of Lochinver Grove, Heywood to run the enterprise. The duo was joined by
Maldives ex-president Yameen admitted at the hospital for the third time since detention – Family suspects foul play ! Mr Abdulla Yameen is the leader of the largest opposition coalition in the island republic of the Maldives. At the age of 59, he looks younger
A new apprenticeship fund is to be launched to unlock new talent and close the skills gap in Salford. The Salford Skills For Business Apprenticeship Fund is believed to be the first public/private/third sector partnership of its kind which gifts on a city wide basis.
There is a stark disparity in wealth and health between people in the north and south of England, commonly referred to as England’s “north-south divide”. The causes of this inequality are complex; it’s influenced by the environment, jobs, migration and lifestyle factors – as well
The family of a 14-month-old baby girl who died in Wigan has paid tribute to her. At around 2pm on Thursday 28 February 2019 police were called by medical staff who informed officers a baby girl was being taken to hospital with head injuries. Despite
The show invites music lovers to return to a time when skirts got shorter and hair got longer as a West End cast revive the hits of The Beatles, Herman’s Hermits, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty Springfield, Lulu,
The family of a man who died after being stabbed in Leigh has paid tribute to him. At around 11.45pm on Saturday 23 February 2019, officers were called by the ambulance service to a report of a man who had been stabbed at a property
How’s 2019 shaping up for Hereford Films? 2019 is looking to be our biggest and best year yet. Sure, it’s easy – and hopeful – to say that at the beginning of every year, but we had such an excellent end to 2018 with the
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