Mancs set to pay 4.99pc more council tax next year – despite town hall’s £94m boost
Top councillors say the authority is now getting its ‘fair share’ from the government(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester…
Council chief executive suspended over allegations of inappropriate behaviour
The allegations form part of investigation being carried out by the suspended chief executive’s previous employer 17:00, 01…
The battle for the garden city
Campaigners say Wythenshawe’s £500m revamp has ‘a real sense of gentrification’, but Manchester council points out that it’s…
‘Fists, kicks and chairs thrown’: Popular Manchester city centre bar sees six violent incidents in as many months
Police urged council bosses to revoke its licence 07:37, 29 Nov 2025Updated 07:45, 29 Nov 2025 Manahatta bar,…
Manchester Pride 2026 is happening, and the council has made a promise
“We should go back to home-made Pride. We don’t need to pay for Hollywood stars to come to…
Manchester’s ‘city visitor charge’ body issues statement after Andy Burnham tourist tax plan
The government will allow mayors to implement a tourist tax from next year, something Andy Burnham and Bev…
The failed Manchester shopping centre where thousands of animals went to their deaths
For some, it was ‘a landmark’. For others, a remnant of the city’s industrial past which became obsolete.…
A skyscraper branded ‘unimaginative cereal box’ and two massive rows that will rumble on for weeks
“If we are going to accept another unimaginative SimpsonHaugh architectural cereal box then I propose a site visit…
Three-year planning saga finally resolved with design change, but you might not spot the difference
The developer has planning permission nearly three years to the day after asking for itOne view of the…
1,732 homes, a new shopping centre and £1bn project could get go-ahead in a couple of hours
Manchester’s planning committee – which usually sits for around two hours – has a bumper agenda(Image: Liquid Funding…