Author: Hannah Cochrane
North suffers from £450m ‘culture chasm’, study finds
A study has revealed that London receives twice as much culture funding compared to the North. In a State of the North report, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) showed that between 2023 and early 2025, the North received £450 million, or £28 per person, from the Arts Council. During the same period, London received £519 million, or […]
Adlington farmer condemns new town plan as ‘total desecration’
An Adlington-based farmer says the construction of 20,000 new homes would be ‘a total desecration’. Alex Kelsall, 31, farms nearly 150 acres which would be decimated by Adlington New Town. “This is just a total desecration of productive farmland on the edge of the Peak District,” Mr Kelsall said. “We’re out on the edge of […]
Man on trial for rape that saw Salford man wrongly jailed
A man has gone on trial for the rape of a woman for which a wrongly convicted man spent 17 years in jail. Andrew Malkinson, 60, was incorrectly picked out at a police identity parade and happened to live near the crime scene in Little Hulton, Salford. John Price KC told a jury at Manchester […]
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire given 15-month suspended sentence
Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire has been given a 15-month suspended sentence by a Greek court. This comes after an incident while the footballer was on holiday in August 2020 on the island of Mykonos. Maguire was convicted of non-serious assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. The England international, who was captain of […]
Oldham man stuffed £156k of laundered drug money into bedside drawers
An Oldham man has been jailed after police found evidence of a drug operation and money laundering. Police stopped Matthew Harrison, of Lees New Road, Oldham, while he was driving his black BMW along Middleton Road in Oldham on Thursday 18 September 2025 around 2:35pm. Harrison was detained while the police searched his car. They […]
Three men imprisoned after teenager stabbed and robbed in Trafford
Three men have been jailed for attacking and robbing a teenager. The victim, a 15-year-old boy, was left in hospital with serious injuries after the attack in 2022. He was stabilised after undergoing emergency surgery. Callum Henson, 24, Harry Jackson, 24, and Bailey Mann, 20, were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 2 March. […]
New Macclesfield-based art group aims to ‘make a difference’
A recently formed art group in Macclesfield is hoping to boost the local community. Inspired by the Print Mill, a pre-pandemic creative space at The Old Sunday School Heritage Centre, The Print Block came together around six months ago. Lucie Fitzpatrick, one of the founding members, said: “We think there should be more art in […]
Campaigners speak out against Adlington New Town plans
A plan to build 20,000 new homes is being strongly opposed by local residents.
Bollington residents voice concerns over plans to convert church into apartments
A planning proposal to convert a disused church into 13 apartments has caused mixed feelings in the local community.
Families face ‘nightmare’ of finding new places for relatives as Macclesfield care home to close
Residents at a care home in Macclesfield have been given just weeks to find alternative care due to understaffing and a ‘substantial remodel.’ It is understood that the renovations of Riseley House Care Home, Cumberland Street, will take two years to complete, and residents are being moved out. Emma Morris’ 67-year-old mother, Margaret, has lived […]