Category: Manchester

As returns on investments plummet, some surprising asset classes are beginning to take centre stage. Northern Art is one of them. EN examines the reasons.

In 1993 a medium-sized painting by the (then) young Manchester artist Liam Spencer could be had for £400. Today the price would be closer to £14,000.

Manchester is the best place to work and live in the UK.

The city ranks 46th in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, five places ahead of London.

Manchester rated 46th in the world, level with Seattle, in the EIU's liveability survey.

Digital television station Channel M has announced plans to cut over half its staff.

Channel M, which is owned by MEN Media, publisher of the Manchester Evening News, is to shed around 42 of its 74-strong workforce.

A consultation period has now begun and Mark Dodson, chief executive of Channel M, said compulsory job losses cannot be ruled out.

Age discrimination claims against employers have skyrocketed in the last year. The latest figures from the Employment Tribunal Service and Employment Appeals Tribunal reveal a 203% leap in age discrimination claims in just 12 months.

The figures demonstrate that age discrimination claims more than tripled in the 12 months to March 2008 to reach 2,949 claims - up from 972 the previous year.