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Wigan: an entire row of terraced houses now needs planning permission to be classed as HMOs for up to 5 people per house | Chris Gee
Wigan change of rules: planning permission now needed for small HMOs
Wigan: an entire row of terraced houses now needs planning permission to be classed as HMOs for up to 5 people per house
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Our Manchester Bee buses are praised, even by someone who only uses them occasionally. @labtowin.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @bevcraig.bsky.social northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/and...
Andy Burnham is right about buses
The new PM seems genuinely proud of his bus policies like the Bee buses and national fare caps, and so he should be
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Decades on, survivors of the Fayed trafficking network are still seeking justice. Alongside exclusive interviews with Anti-Slavery International, campaigning journalist Meirion Jones and former Chief Prosecutor Nazir Afzal, hear those voices in our latest Bylines Gazette.
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Our Manchester Bee buses are praised, even by someone who only uses them occasionally. @labtowin.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social @bevcraig.bsky.social northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/and...
Andy Burnham is right about buses
The new PM seems genuinely proud of his bus policies like the Bee buses and national fare caps, and so he should be
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The new PM seems genuinely proud of his bus policies like the Bee buses and national fare caps, and so he should be | Jane Bottomley
Andy Burnham is right about buses
The new PM seems genuinely proud of his bus policies like the Bee buses and national fare caps, and so he should be
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Decades on, survivors of the Fayed trafficking network are still seeking justice. Alongside exclusive interviews with Anti-Slavery International, campaigning journalist Meirion Jones and former Chief Prosecutor Nazir Afzal, hear those voices in our latest Bylines Gazette.
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The trafficker Mohamed Fayed died uncharged. The machine that facilitated and protected him did not die with him. This edition of the Bylines Network Gazette is about what happened next — and what hasn’t. Head to bylinesnetwork.co.uk/gazette/
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Sefton Library claims to be brighter and greener after spending money on improvements, but ‘brighter’ may be a subjective statement | Adam Green
Sefton Council Crosby Library: brighter and greener since the improvements?
Sefton Library claims to be brighter and greener after spending money on improvements, but ‘brighter’ may be a subjective statement
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The state knew about Mohamed Al Fayed – who knew what when? The institutions and individuals who chose to look away | NOA @nooneaboveorg.bsky.social
The state knew about Mohamed Al Fayed – who knew what when?
The institutions and individuals who chose to look away
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The long-term future of masts like the Winter Hill transmitting station is in question | Chris Gee
Shutting down the Winter Hill TV transmitter would leave UK ‘vulnerable’
The long-term future of masts like the Winter Hill transmitting station is in question
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The problems with procurement and how they affect our public services, such as hospital food and PPE for the NHS | Georgia Scheerhout
Why is NHS hospital food so bad?
The problems with procurement and how they affect our public services, such as hospital food and PPE for the NHS
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Oldham Council has officially declared it is breaking the law amid warnings of 'significant' costs that could be passed onto taxpayers | North West Bylines Reports
Oldham Council declares it is breaking the law
Oldham Council has officially declared it is breaking the law amid warnings of 'significant' costs that could be passed onto taxpayers
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Happy Yorkshire day to @yorkshirebylines.co.uk Drink @yorkshiretea.bsky.social, have some puddings or a bit of (leftover?) parkin, and keep publishing great articles! 🌹 🌹
A No 10 North in the North of England is going to shift power away from London, and Andy Burnham is not the first to make that decision | Stephanie Brown
Andy Burnham’s No 10 North has a precedent – in medieval York
A No 10 North in the North of England is going to shift power away from London, and Andy Burnham is not the first to make that decision
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Now that we have a new councillor, new MP, new PM and new GM Mayor, can everyone just get on with doing the jobs they were elected to do and can we have no more elections for a year or so? Thank you politicians. From an (unofficially) adopted Wiganer. @andyburnham.bsky.social
Even @xylbtokthemartian.bsky.social our Martian is worried about the fate of #JodrellBank
North West Bylines@northwestbylines.co.uk · 5d agoFourth terms, giant gold statues and communications under threat – Week 76 proves that while Mars remains stable, Earth continues to surprise | Xylb-tok the Martian
Fourth terms, giant gold statues and communications under threat – Week 76 proves that while Mars remains stable, Earth continues to surprise | Xylb-tok the Martian
Earth’s Follies – Week 76: Fourth terms, and gold statues
Fourth terms, giant gold statues and communications under threat – Week 76 proves that while Mars remains stable, Earth continues to surprise
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Two University of Chester students were awarded the chance to feed the penguins at Chester Zoo after winning prizes in a marketing contest | Chester University
Feeding penguins as a reward in a zoo marketing competition
Two University of Chester students were awarded the chance to feed the penguins at Chester Zoo after winning prizes in a marketing contest
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Liverpool hospitals introduce Zero Alcohol Policy as Hospital Watch shows early success | Liverpool City Council
Zero alcohol consumption policy in Liverpool University Hospitals
Liverpool hospitals introduce Zero Alcohol Policy as Hospital Watch shows early success
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The election is Thursday 30 July. Make sure you know how to vote and what manifesto each candidate has, so you can vote for the one you believe in. | North West Bylines
Greater Manchester Mayoral Election – the candidates
The election is Thursday 30 July. Make sure you know how to vote and what manifesto each candidate has, so you can vote for the one you believe in.
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"The investigation is looking into whether perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), used on the site between the 1950s & 2012 and released into the air, may have been deposited on land in the surrounding area... Sandringham Avenue Allotments in Thornton meet the criteria to be determined as contaminated land"
North West Bylines@northwestbylines.co.uk · last wk.AGC Chemicals may close their plant near Blackpool but can’t escape responsibility for the pollution of surrounding land | David Myall
AGC Chemicals may close their plant near Blackpool but can’t escape responsibility for the pollution of surrounding land | David Myall
Pollution probe won’t stop if Thornton facility closes
AGC Chemicals may close their plant near Blackpool but can’t escape responsibility for the pollution of surrounding land
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Howard Donald (Take That) brings his DJ set and headlines the House & Vocal Disco Festival at Wilmslow Phoenix Sports Club | Deborah Law
Howard Donald at the Phoenix Sports Club in Wilmslow
Howard Donald (Take That) brings his DJ set and headlines the House & Vocal Disco Festival at Wilmslow Phoenix Sports Club
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Jodrell Bank is set to close in 2028 unless new funding is secured.Now including statement from MP Sarah Russell | Gary Gilligan
Jodrell Bank funding to be stopped: now a real risk of closure
Jodrell Bank is set to close in 2028 unless new funding is secured.Now including statement from MP Sarah Russell
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Social Media claims that Andy Burnham arranged a lease for Number 10 North before he was elected as MP are fake news | North West Bylines Reports
Number 10 North claims – fact check
Social Media claims that Andy Burnham arranged a lease for Number 10 North before he was elected as MP are fake news
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Care manager and national safety group doubt COVID-19 Inquiry conclusions will solve future problems | Mark Metcalf
“Problems will remain” – public pessimism after the COVID-19 inquiry
Care manager and national safety group doubt COVID-19 Inquiry conclusions will solve future problems
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The iconic installation and UNESCO World Heritage Site Jodrell Bank is likely to close in 2028 unless new funding is secured | Gary Gilligan
Jodrell Bank funding to be stopped: now a real risk of closure
The iconic installation and UNESCO World Heritage Site Jodrell Bank is likely to close in 2028 unless new funding is secured
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A fiery full council meeting at Blackburn town hall saw Reform councillors accused of breaking international law | North West Bylines Reports
Reform Blackburn accused of breaking Geneva Convention
A fiery full council meeting at Blackburn town hall saw Reform councillors accused of breaking international law
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Despite constant and ill-informed attacks, one could say that the tea break has always fuelled Britain's economic growth | Michael Hindley
How tea kept the workers going and boosted the British economy
Despite constant and ill-informed attacks, one could say that the tea break has always fuelled Britain's economic growth
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