Council tax to rise after councillors agree budget plans at meeting where Tory described as 'Tameside Trump'

As we enter a new tax year, many things are due to go up in price, including taxes for cars, vans, and motorbikes.

Manchester is a city of firsts. The atom was split in 1917 at the University, the world’s first free library opened in 1653, and McDonald’s opened its first UK drive-through in Fallowfield in 1986.

Figen Murray, the mother of Manchester Arena attack victim Martyn Hett, has called on big music venues to add a 50p tax to tickets to improve security.

Coronation Street fans rejoiced as Kevin Kennedy and Angela Lonsdale reunited for a night out after leaving the ITV soap 20 years ago. Police sergeant Emma, played by Angela, arrived on the cobbles back in 2000 and left in 2003 after being offered a promotion in Newcastle.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre. The woman was seriously hurt following the incident in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, on Thursday night.

Councils have been setting their annual budgets over the last few weeks. This includes the difficult decision of whether to raise council tax and by how much.

City's Cancelo stance

American music star Chris Brown is entertaining thousands of fans in Manchester this week at his three huge AO Arena gigs. And after the opening night show on Thursday, he decided to continue the party at one of the city's swankiest celeb haunts.

Rank-and-file police officers across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a 17 per cent pay rise this year.

Sir Rod Stewart is no stranger to charity work and helping others in need. His most recent act of kindness has seen him foot the bill of more hospital scans across the country in a bid to reduce NHS waiting lists.

It's bad news for Lewis Capaldi fans as the Scottish singer took to Twitter to announce some devastating news. Capaldi, who played Manchester in January as part of his 2023 tour, has had to cancel two of his upcoming gigs.

Manchester United secured their Women’s Super League top spot with a 5-1 win over Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

“I can’t even ask my children if I want a loaf,” Val Barlow says as she looks into the distance. “My son asks me if I need anything but I know he’s got family. He’s working and he’s seeing nowt of it. I’m struggling like everybody else but you’ve got to go on.”

Claudia Fogarty's famous relatives have broken their silence after she became one of the latest Islanders to be dumped from the Love Island villa on Thursday. Claudia, 24, left the ITV2 dating show alongside Keanan Brand on Thursday, after fellow dumped Islanders Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda chose the pair to leave with them.

Councillors for Wigan confirmed that tax will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote came in following four hours of debate.

Many people dream of the perfect proposal and spend months planning out every last detail in order to create a magical memory they will never forget. It’s rarely smooth sailing to achieve a dreamy proposal without encountering any bumps in the road along the way - and for one man from Cheshire it was no different.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wants to make at least two major signings when the transfer market opens as he, seemingly, targets a fixed midfield partner for Casemiro.

Calls to make council tax cheaper for some of the poorest Mancunians have been voted down. The Lib Dems' proposal to increase the maximum discount on council tax bills in Manchester from 82.5 pc to 85 pc has been rejected.

This time a year ago Rico Lewis hadn't had a sniff of the Manchester City first team. He had hardly even played for the Under-21s given his tender years and was instead captaining the Under-18s to league title glory.

Manchester City youngster Rico Lewis explained that the Blues were left gutted after they conceded late on during their routine victory over AFC Bournemouth.