The Latest Breaking News from The Northern Agenda

MP Chris Green wades into debate on whether Bolton should leave Greater Manchester

A row rages about where the borough belongs 50 years on from a major local government shake-up

Manchester Evening News · Jul 11, 2023

'Stop bringing in foreign workers to fill social care jobs', says Bolton Tory MP Chris Green

He's a member of the New Conservatives who want Rishi Sunak to slash immigration

Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2023

Education Secretary tells Andy Burnham his Manchester Baccalaureate plan won't happen

Senior Tory says Greater Manchester doesn't have the power to change the core subjects pupils can choose

Manchester Evening News · Jun 30, 2023

Mayor Andy Burnham reveals how the new Manchester Baccalaureate will work

New system will help young people who don't want to go to university

Manchester Evening News · May 16, 2023

Rail operator Northern gives managers £1,800 bonus for keeping region's trains running

But move angers staff who haven't had a pay rise in four years

Manchester Evening News · Apr 20, 2023

This is when remote parts of North East will get lightning fast gigabit broadband

Thousands of homes in Northumberland and Teesdale to get better connections

Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2023

Greater Manchester councils spent £1.1m on consultants for Levelling Up cash bids - borough-by-borough cost

Greater Manchester councils received a number of succesful funding bids for Levelling Up cash

Manchester Evening News · Apr 4, 2023

North East councils spent more than £2m in bid to get Levelling Up cash

Bidding process for Government cash has been criticised for wasting council resources

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2023

Cash-strapped town halls splash £23m on consultants in battle for Levelling Up funds

Investigation reveals 'Hunger Games style bidding system' for Levelling Up cash, with millions paid by councils across the country to consultants, including £9.27m by leaders in the North of England

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023

North East takes in 10 times as many asylum seekers as Southern regions

New figures lay bare a North-South divide on the communities that take in people fleeing persecution in what is described as a "broken, inhuman" system

Chronicle Live · Mar 24, 2023