Retail design agency Ripple Group has appointed Manchester-based Hendrix Rose PR to help raise its national profile as the business looks to build on more than 40 years of retail design and manufacturing expertise. Having built its reputation through referrals and long-standing client relationships, the
The CEO of Greater Manchester’s LGBTQ+ youth charity The Proud Trust has written an open letter to all candidates hoping to become the next Mayor of Greater Manchester, urging whoever is elected to champion LGBTQ+ young people across the region. The letter follows a 171%
The dark and hilarious one-man show, The Wolf of Poyais, comes to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe – based on the astonishing true story of Gregor MacGregor, the 19th century Scottish adventurer who convinced hundreds of people to invest in, and in some cases emigrate
A record number of passengers are travelling to and from a popular destination in the Lake District by train. Northern has revealed that 496,000 passengers passed through Windermere station in 2025/26. That was a record high and up 7% from the previous year. The train
Andy Burnham is set to be named leader of the Labour Party, before he becomes Prime Minister on Monday. The Makerfield MP will be confirmed as Keir Starmer’s successor at a special party conference in central London. In a speech, Burnham’s expected to say his
Bradford Literature Festival drew to a close this weekend, having welcomed a record 201,674 visitors across ten days of eclectic and inclusive cultural programming, with sold-out events and audiences from across the UK and internationally. With 762 events in total across their main festival programme,
Parents often believe body image struggles and perfectionism begin during the teenage years. Physician and author Dr. Tiffanie Tate says that assumption may be one of the greatest barriers to protecting children’s mental health. “It’s not a problem unless we deny it,” Tate said. “As
One of the world’s most powerful indicators of cardiovascular fitness and long-term health is now available to the public in the North West, as Projuvenate launches a new VO₂ Max testing service at its clinic near Manchester Airport. Using advanced VO₂ Master metabolic analysis technology,
Rugby star, Joe Marler, has gatecrashed an unsuspecting office to call time on Britain’s obsession with ‘life-maxxing’. The Celebrity Traitors alumnus surprised workers with an unannounced lunchtime team talk to prove you don’t need to overhaul your life or spend hours in the gym to
This week, Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey arrives in cinemas and Mia Smith, Investment Manager in the Commercial Team at leading mid-market private equity firm, ECI Partners, believes there are business lessons to be learnt from this classic study of resilience