30 h. ago Huge £215m cash injection to improve water quality in Greater Manchester borough

United Utilities is embarking on the largest investment in water and wastewater infrastructure for a century

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49 h. ago The Greater Manchester borough criticised in grooming report that never had an inquiry

Independent officials have scrutinised how authorities dealt with abuse in three Greater Manchester boroughs - but one has been criticised by Ofsted in the latest review which never had its own inspection

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59 h. ago Growing housing trend is being clamped down on as council makes ruling

Town hall leaders act to protect communities

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60 h. ago £1bn investment into Greater Manchester borough hailed by town hall leaders

Millions being put into schools, housing parks and town centres

Economics

8 d. ago ‘He left us with nothing’: the British investors swindled by a German property firm

Investors in the Dolphin/GPG ponzi scheme run by Charles Smethurst are angry that more is not being done to recover the €1bn owed to them “He took everything, left us with absolutely nothing,” says David Middleton, one of thousands of British and Irish investors who racked up huge losses from the collapse of a German property ponzi scheme.The 72-year-old pensioner from Northern Ireland is referring to Charles Smethurst, the German-British businessman who set up Dolphin Capital in 2008, later renamed Dolphin Trust, then German Property Group (GPG), with 200 affiliated companies. In July 2020, the business filed for insolvency, owing more than €1bn to up to 25,000 investors around the world. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The serious problem affecting every corner of a Greater Manchester borough

A Greater Manchester MP has spoken out about the 'frustrating' issue.

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2 w. ago Bill Gates and Sam Altman’s nuclear groups raise $1bn as investors bet on AI

Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman capitalise on view nuclear energy will be crucial to run data centres

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3 w. ago Reeves says use of hotels for asylum seekers to end ‘in this parliament’ – UK politics live

Chancellor delivers spending review, claiming asylum move will save £1bn and says health spending represents a record cash investmentSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists joined a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealth Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Reeves says use of hotels for asylum seekers to end ‘in this parliament’ and NHS spending to rise 3% a year – UK politics live

Chancellor claims asylum move will save £1bn and says health spending represents a record cash investmentSpending review: key points at a glanceGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership...

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