Trafford Centre sets up donation point to help ease cost of living crisis

People in a West Lothian village want to “reclaim” land they say was gifted to them by the granddaughter of James Paraffin Young but has been earmarked for more housing.

Churchgoers are preparing to welcome elderly guests to a new regular event being held in Perth twice a week organised in response to the growing cost of living crisis.

Dumfriesshire schoolchildren have joined in a regional response to help the vulnerable through the cost of living crisis.

Linlithgow and East Falkirk MP, Martyn Day will be holding a cost of living crisis event at the Reconnect Regal Theatre in Bathgate on Friday, November 4 from 12:30 – 4pm. The MP will be joined by representatives from a range of organisations. The informal drop-in is a chance for constituents to get up-to-date advice on issues such as energy, benefits, debt, food, clothing and more.

A Scottish coffee roaster is worried for the future of his business, as the crippling cost of living crisis is set to jack up prices of the well loved drink.

Porridge Radio have announced that a set number of discounted tickets will be set aside for each of their shows, designed to help fans struggling to afford them in the current economic climate.The initiative comes after it was reported that the annual cost of energy bills in the UK is forecast to hit £4,347, following Conservative Prime Minister Liz Truss’ recent U-turn on government support.Posting on the band’s Instagram account, they wrote: “In response to the current cost of living crisis, we’ve decided to set aside 30 tickets per show for our headline UK shows to be discounted for people who have not been able to buy tickets due to financial worries. We hope this makes the shows more accessible to those who want to come.“These tickets will be sold purely on an honour system – we will trust that those who do not need the discount will not use up the limited supply.

A brand new Pokémon treasure hunt style event has launched at the Trafford Centre just in time for half term. The event launched on Monday with Pikachu on board a Pokémon bus to welcome the first guests.

A proud single dad from Stockport has completed the Manchester half marathon with his two-year-old daughter strapped on to his back.

Update - Steven Geoffrey Brown has been found. In an update on Sunday night, North Wales Police said he had been found by mountain rescue teams and is being assessed by doctors.

This is the quirky new baby store inside the Trafford Centre where children's gifts and clothes can all be personalised for free while you wait. My 1st Years is well-known for its range of personalised childrenswear and baby gifts online, but this is the first time they've had a physical store in the UK.

A Ford Focus driver returned to the car park after shopping to find his car had been stolen.

A pub in Manchester has been labelled a "cost of living crisis hero" after it dropped its prices to £2 a pint - in a throwback to the 90s.

It's been a summer of misery on the North's railways as strikes brought services to a standstill and planned trains were cancelled at short notice.

Supermarket giant Tesco has been ctiticized by shoppers after announcing 'devastating' news about its Clubcards amid the cost of living crisis. Millions of Brits are currently trying to keep costs as low as possible as bills continue to rise.

King Charles III is said to be scaling down his Coronation next year, amid the cost of living crisis. According to reports, the new monarch will be stripping back on the traditional service, cutting out the royal pomp and flair, making for quite the different ceremony to that of the Queen’s back in 1953.