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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham was ‘irrational’ to support bus franchising when a partnership with operators was ‘simply abandoned’ by transport bosses, a court has heard.
Date Published 01/06/2021
Greater Manchester (GM) has secured £500,000 to deliver 50 School Streets to help transform the school run, enable healthier lifestyles and tackle air pollution, Transport for...
Date Published 31/05/2021
Oldham Liberal Democrat Leader, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to Andy Burnham asking the Mayor of Greater Manchester to immediately publish a long-awaited report into...
Date Published 28/05/2021
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has donated 2,400 tablets to the Greater Manchester Technology Fund to be repurposed to support young people and families facing digital exclusion...
A long-awaited report into the ‘potentially disproportionate’ use of police powers against ethnic minorities in Greater Manchester is due to be published almost a year since it...
Date Published 26/05/2021
Earlier today (Monday), Stephen Watson QPM officially took up his new post as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
Date Published 24/05/2021
A new drive to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping across Greater Manchester by tackling the root causes has been announced by Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, in an...
Date Published 15/05/2021
New Oldham Council Leader Arooj Shah has re-affirmed her determination to deliver on her recent local election pledge to 'clean up' the Borough.
Date Published 14/05/2021
A wide-ranging new plan setting out the priorities for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has launched today (Friday), which includes how the Service will ensure...
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has vowed to learn the lessons of last week’s elections to enable the Labour Party to reconnect with the people it was founded to fight for.
Newly re-elected Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham wants Baroness Beverley Hughes to continue in her role as the region’s deputy mayor.
Date Published 12/05/2021
More than a dozen Greater Manchester Police staff – including frontline officers – breached Covid regulations in the first year of the pandemic.
Date Published 10/05/2021
At a Group meeting held on Saturday (May 8), the Oldham Borough Liberal Democrats appointed, unanimously and un-opposed, councillor Howard Sykes MBE as their Leader and councillor...
Newly re-elected Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has put a transport revolution across Greater Manchester at the centre of plans for his second term.
Andy Burnham remains Greater Manchester Mayor after receiving 67% of the first round votes in Thursday's election.
Date Published 08/05/2021
Angela Rayner has been sacked as Labour Party chair and national campaign co-ordinator by Sir Kier Starmer.
Labour’s stronghold in Oldham has been dealt a shattering blow after the incumbent council leader was defeated by a new independent party.
Date Published 07/05/2021
Just a day before Greater Manchester goes to the polls to elect its mayor, the nine candidates battling for the role have set out their stalls on key issues for the region.
Date Published 05/05/2021
The proposed Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has become one of the biggest points of contention in the lead-up to this year’s mayoral elections.
Clashes over scrutiny of Greater Manchester Police, the so-called ‘congestion tax for the region and how to improve buses – here is everything that happened at yesterday's...
Date Published 30/04/2021
The government should give Greater Manchester’s mayor the power to introduce rent controls, according to several candidates vying for the role.
Date Published 29/04/2021
A Greater Manchester mayoral candidate has pledged to eradicate rough sleeping in the region within a year if elected – or he will resign.
Date Published 21/04/2021
The Guardian has announced the first event in its 200th anniversary programme - a Guardian Live event ‘Guardian at 200: Made in Manchester’, celebrating Manchester’s vibrant and...
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called on the government to introduce wider reform of football regulations and governance in England, after the failed attempt to form a...
Three leading organisations - with a shared purpose of driving good and fair work opportunities in Greater Manchester - have collaborated to produce a new guide full of insight...
Date Published 19/04/2021
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham visited Greenfield Station this week to add his weight to calls for disabled access and a service every thirty minutes.
Date Published 15/04/2021
Andy Burnham has launched his Greater Manchester mayoral manifesto as he bids to secure a second term.
Date Published 14/04/2021
Parent Power Oldham continues to grow its knowledge and influence in their mission for equal opportunities and positive change within the community.
Nine candidates will be on the ballot paper for the Greater Manchester mayoral elections on May 6.
Date Published 12/04/2021
Local MP's and dignitaries have paid tribute after it was announced earlier today (Friday) that Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, had died aged 99.
Date Published 09/04/2021