Localcheck On the Back-Burnham 22 April 2021 Assessing the Mayor's merits four years on, we look at homelessness, air quality and a run as 'King of the North'
Localcheck Labour Loses Leigh: A Gruesome Political Post-Mortem 1 February 2020 The Diagnosis In the December election last year, Greater Manchester returned five more Tory MPs, all at the cost of Labour. The seats of…
Localcheck Election Autopsy 28 April 2019 In the Local Elections, as predicted, Labour and the Conservatives both saw large vote losses across Greater Manchester. However, the end…
Localcheck Manchester Day, Frogs and Fountains 26 April 2019 Manchester Day Celebrating its tenth year, Manchester Day took over the streets and squares of Manchester city centre to showcase all the…
Localcheck Piccadilly Gardens Redevelopment Stalls Again 28 March 2019 It could just be that the old gardens were a happier place which served the exact need a public space should fulfill.
Localcheck Emmaus And The Post-War Spirit 28 February 2019 As the homelessness crisis deepens every year, Emmaus is bringing post-war spirit to prevent people from falling into such a desperate situation.
Political Games: Mapping Labour's Split Across Greater Manchester 27 February 2019 On 18 February, seven Labour MPs resigned from the Party and launched the new Independent Group. This Parliamentary caucus will be the…
Localcheck Climate Breakdown: Manchester Tells HSBC To ‘Frack Off’ 24 February 2019 On the hottest February day in the UK since records began, anti-fracking campaigners staged a protest outside HSBC in Manchester’s St.…
Localcheck Stockport Interchange Arrives at Last 28 January 2019 Lucas Jones takes a closer look at the long-awaited Stockport Bus Interchange renovation project.
Localcheck How Green Were The Christmas Markets? 28 December 2018 The Facts and Figures The Christmas markets in Manchester have been running for almost 20 years now, this year taking place between 9…
Localcheck Pay To Stay: Tory Troubles Triple Over Another Home Office Scandal 27 December 2018 The Government is facing fresh criticism over a Home Office tweet announcing EU Nationals must apply to remain in the UK after 31 December…
Localcheck 'Big Oil' Spills into Manchester Science Festival 28 October 2018 Oil and gas company Shell sponsored an exhibition at the launch of the Manchester Science Festival on 17 October. Attendees were greeted by…
Shell Setting The Agenda 26 October 2018 The irony of Shell sponsoring a celebratory event around power generation, and what this says about attitudes to climate change in the UK…
Pushing The Bounds: Greater Manchester’s Political Battle Lines Redrawn 27 September 2018 On 10 September, the Boundary Commission published its final proposals on parliamentary boundaries. The report aimed to cut the number of…
Strange Bedfellows 20 August 2018 Lucas Jones looks at the intertwined worlds of creativity and insomnia through our sleeping patterns and habits.
