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Pension relief: Use it or lose it!

Following the government’s announcement that pension relief is to be reduced from April next year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is...

Petition to add driving to the school curriculum

Major motoring organisations and experts are backing a petition urging the Government to include driving on the school curriculum. The petition has been launched in a...

Salford City Roosters 30 Myton Warriors (Hull) 6

Match report by Ken Roberts For the first time since the start of the season the Roosters were something close to full strength and they showed what a good side they can...

Rural crime falls across the North West as people unite against thieves

Rural crime cost the North West £3.3 million in 2014, down from £4.4 million in 2013. Despite the fall, 2014 saw thieves continuing to target all terrain vehicles...

Renault Zoe plugs in with Chargemaster for home charging

Renault ZOE owners can now charge their all-electric superminis at home with a free domestic wall-box from electric infrastructure market leaders Chargemaster. ...

The Force: Manchester – exclusive access to one of Britain’s busiest police forces

Sky 1 has commissioned Shine TV to produce The Force: Manchester – a 20 x 60 minute observational documentary series with first-time access to Greater Manchester...

£900,000 resurfacing for key M62 commuter route at Birchwood

Smoother journeys for commuters and other users of the M62 around Warrington in Cheshire are on the way. Highways England is spending £900,000 to completely resurface...

Drivers unprepared for host of rule changes in 2015

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is warning people to be ready for a host of changes coming up in driving laws in the UK – and fear many are totally unaware...

Shouting from the rooftops: Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Grant launches

It’s not every day that you need to wear sunglasses to a work event, but shades and sun-cream were the order of the day at the recent launch of Greater Manchester’s...

Watch: Ferrari 488 Spider: performance and effortless driving for max drop-top fun

Ferrari announces the launch of the 488 Spider, its most powerful ever mid-rear-engined V8 car to feature  the patented retractable hard top along with the highest...