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Clothes hanging in shop Picture: Getty

Lib Dems want 1p tax on every new item of clothing

These archways in Greengate, Salford, are set to be converted into commercial outlets, including microbreweries, restaurants and cafes.

‘Artisan’ businesses set to be created in historic railway arches

Royal Nawaab have submitted a planning application to Stockport Council regarding the iconic pyramid

Plans confirm vast scale of curry house vision for 'iconic' building

How the transformed Bury Market will look after plans were approved

Plans approved to transform market with £20million events hall

How to have your say on closure of train station ticket offices

Virgin Media O2 will cut up to 2,000 jobs

Virgin Media O2 to cut more than a tenth of UK workforce

The aquarium's resident diver will be on hand to hold a ‘Will you marry me?’ sign

Your chance to mark Shark Awareness Day with proposal like no other

Images of how a new 28-storey apartment block behind Manchester Piccadilly Railway Station would look

28-storey apartment block that will 'redefine the Manchester skyline'

Manchester South RMT outside Manchester Victoria station

Manchester RMT mobilise against ticket office closure plans

Bradshawgate in Bolton town centre

Late-night payments for policing in Bolton mooted

How the Yates Wine Lodge in Bolton could look as a Slug and Lettuce

Yates Wine Lodge in Bolton to become a Slug and Lettuce bar

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis

Pope Francis allows women to vote in bishops’ meeting for first time

Redevelopment plans for the former Stalybridge Clinic site. Photo: Millson Group.

Shops, cafes and apartments plans unveiled for old clinic site

Plans for the Roman Gardens, Manchester. Credit: BDP / Castlefield Forum.

£3m plans to revive Manchester’s lost Roman gardens return

The plans for Ashton market square including a new canopy structure. Photo: Tameside council.

First look at £10m plans to revive Ashton market

landlords may soon be given more power to deal with anti-social tenants

Landlords to be given extra powers to evict ‘anti-social’ tenants

Plans for an active neighbourhood in Manchester have been criticised by campaigners. Photo: TfGM

Filters needed not traffic calming for active travel, say campaigners

Bailey Mill in Saddleworth is proposed for redevelopment. Photo: Gledhill & Sons Ltd.

Fire-ravaged mill to make way for 60 new homes in Saddleworth

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The 129 Cineworld cinemas at risk as chain struggles to find buyer

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023

129 Cineworld venues face risk of closure

The Cineworld Manchester branches under threat of closure

Image of how Middleton town centre could be transformed under the masterplan. Credit: Rochdale Council

Middleton town centre masterplan adopted but there could be changes

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Fireworks

Manchester fireworks and Christmas lights switch-on won’t be axed

Plans for a food hall in Oldham Town Hall. Photo: Oldham council/BDP

New Greater Manchester food hall work begins

Leading UK vet calls for outright ban on owning dogs with cropped ears

A plan to reopen Golborne train station is set to be considered

Golborne train station plans could be back on track

British passport prices are set to rise next month

Passport application fees to increase next month

A digital render of the redevelopment proposals for the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats. Credit: Manchester City Council

Campaigners call for new play area and green space in new development

Council tax is set to rise in Manchester Credit: Manchester Town Hall.

Manchester council tax to increase by at least £50 in 2023

Kevin Greenan at Mills Hill train station in Middleton. Photo: Sarah Gayton

Campaigner demands rethink on plans to close train ticket offices

How Prestwich town centre could look Credit: Bury Council

Views needed on £100m plan to redevelop Prestwich town centre

Proposals for Godley Green garden village. Photo: Tameside council.

Delays over decision on Greater Manchester’s new garden village

Plans for a new youth zone in Salford have been unveiled

Plans for multi-million-pound Salford Youth Zone facility submitted

How part of the revamped Great Northern site could look. Photo: SimpsonHaugh

Great Northern: plans submitted for huge changes to historic site

Plans for former Sainsbury’s site, Warren Street, Stockport. Credit: Leach, Rhodes, Walker Architects

500 new homes set for old Sainsbury’s site in Stockport

How the outdoor classroom at the Northern Roots Learning Centre could look. Photo: JDDK Architects

Northern Roots: councillors back plan for urban farm and eco park

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman addresses delegates on the third day of the annual Conservative Party Conference. Credit: Getty Images

Home Secretary plans to crack down on protests with new bill

Lidl wants to open a new supermarket in Stockport

Lidl reveals proposed new supermarket site in Greater Manchester