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See if you have what it takes to be part of the HMRC Graduate Recruitment Scheme

With 200 places available, HMRC is looking for the UK’s top graduates to join its graduate training scheme. Offering a diverse and challenging start to their career...

Alan Henning anniversary: Salford Council to fly flag at half-mast as mark of respect

Salford City Council is to fly its Union flag to half-mast in tribute to Alan Henning, the Eccles taxi driver turned aid worker killed one year ago this week. The flag,...

Wellington Drive in Worsley named best street to raise a family in Greater Manchester

It’s the subject of much discussion – and more than a few arguments – but where is the best place to live in Manchester? Well, a report from property data...

Families urged to respect e-cig law

Families across the North West are being urged by trading standards officers to respect the ban on e cigarettes for under 18s which came in Thursday (October 1.) A...

Minister raises alarm over tenant safety

New fire safety measures will help save the lives of tenants and ensure all rented property is equipped with a smoke alarm, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has announced....

Benefit sanctions for addicts will cause relapse, warns Salvation Army

A government proposal to force unemployed people with drug and alcohol dependency to accept treatment or risk losing benefits may exacerbate addiction problems, warns...

Woman carjacked in Manchester city centre

Police have issued an E-fit after a woman was carjacked in Manchester city centre. The incident happened on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at around 8.50pm. A 27-year-old...

Watch: Army looks to recruit graduates

For the first time in eight years, The British Army has launched a new Officer recruitment campaign, ‘With Heart. With Mind’, to attract more recruits by showcasing...

North West public divided over interest rate rise – R3

Three in ten (30 per cent) North West adults think they would be better off if interest rates rose by one percentage point or more within the next 18 months, compared to...

Eccles Crown Theatre: New plans to knock down historic Salford building for 95 flats, shop and ‘community space’

Developers Foregate Limited have lodged new plans with Salford City Council to demolish the entire of the derelict former Crown theatre on Church Street in Eccles. In...