Harold Riley - a man of Salford who dedicated his life's work to the city - a creative artist genius who mixed with the famous but never lost touch with his roots. Daughter Sara delivered a beautiful funeral eulogy . Dad would be proud . A true gentleman. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

Usual greedy behaviour by main banks - regulator needs to step in - banks levy charges in a heartbeat but have to be railroaded into paying proper rates to savers ⁦Bank of England⁩ ⁦BankOmbudsman⁩ thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-…

So, in other words, HS2 won’t go to Manchester and people in the North will be treated as second-class citizens - again? What a disgrace.

An inspiring scheme already helping some talented young people. Well done ⁦Brabners⁩ - Maurice would have been so proud . manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football…

Agree - fireworks should only be sold to reputable organisations holding a public event . Why do we sell these explosives without licence ? Bonfires and fireworks can be a great spectacle— only in controlled circumstances.

Hurrah - victory for customer power - hope other supermarkets take note lep.co.uk/business/consu…

Proud to represent Lord Lieutenant of Gtr Mcr ⁦GM Lieutenancy⁩ ⁦Diane Hawkins DL⁩ at Bury Citizenship ceremony - thanks to Mayor Sandra Mayor of Bury and the Registrar for such a special day .

Paula Vennells, MD and CEO of the Post Office between 2010-2019, was tonight urged by the Post Services minister to “do the right thing” and hand back the CBE she received for “services” to the Post Office. I hope she does because then Alan Bates, who has worked so tirelessly

#MrBatesVsThePostOffice If anyone truly deserves a knighthood, it’s Alan Bates. Retweet if you agree.

PO scandal: Met Police investigate 'potential fraud offences'. About time , so long overdue and all those innocent people ruined because no-one owned up. PO CEO honour should be removed and those to blame held properly accountable. Govt leadership needed bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Exclusive: Alan Bates became so exasperated with Ed Davey (when post office minister) he stopped engaging with him He told Davey in 2011: "having nailed your colours to [Post Office's] mast...there was little point in continuing a dialogue with you" 1/ thetimes.co.uk/article/how-ed…

As each day passes the chances of Sir Ed Davey surviving his lack of action in the sub-postmaster scandal becomes slimmer. Firstly, a clever piece of investigation on Twitter shows Davey has called for the resignation of 31 people from important position since April, 2019. Among

Post Office scandal: Sunak would ‘strongly support’ review of ex-boss’s CBE — Long overdue - why is it politicians only act when faced with mass protest? thanks once again to media pressure highlighting this dreadful miscarriage of justice theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/j…

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has made regular calls for public figures to resign from major public posts — 31 such demands are on his Twitter/X account since April 2019. Given what many see as his dereliction of duty in the sub-postmasters’ scandal he might look in the mirror for

Should Paula Vennells be Prosecuted? Yes or No

In a particularly upsetting scene in Mr Bates v The Post Office, Martin Griffiths, hounded by the Post Office for £100K that had simply disappeared over a tech glitch, walked in front of a bus and killed himself. Now, in a moving interview with The Times, Jayne Caveen, sister of

Fujitsu should make good after their dreadful Horizon wreaked such devastation - why is UK Govt still doing business with such a company ?

Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Horizon whistleblower. The whole PO Board must be held to account and fully investigated . bbc.co.uk/news/uk-678847…

A thoroughly honourable and kind man who will be sadly missed. Met him many times over the years, especially as Gtr Mcr Mayor and it was always clear he cared about people and their issues. Old style politician for the people - the best. RIP Sir Tony

Genuinely a bit difficult to put into words what Sir Howard Bernstein’s legacy has been and will be in Manchester and well beyond, although just a walk around the city centre provides a glimpse. An absolute behemoth of a municipal leader. RIP.