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Volkswagen plans 50,000 job cuts as profits fall
Europe’s largest carmaker, Volkswagen, is pushing ahead with plans to cut 50,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 after profits fell sharply, underlining ongoing pressure on the group. The company said post-tax profits dropped by 44% to €6.9 billion in 2025, reflecting intensifying challenges across key markets and rising costs linked to industry transformation. VW’s Chief […]
Residents in Salford town ‘losing hope’ at £5.4m regeneration plans
Businesses in Eccles are left fearing for their futures, as the council’s ‘regeneration’ plan struggles to materialise nearly one year on from their initial announcement.
‘Controlling’ where vapes can be sold could be a better alternative to banning them altogether.
The ideas around banning different types of smoking have proved controversial and Paul Hitchen, who runs a Salford vape store believes that it would be ‘impossible to ban’ smoking completely, as it would cost the Government too much and other unsafe options would still be available.