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The vast majority of people living in Greater Manchester want to see more powers given to the mayor, according to a new poll.
Date Published 09/04/2021
A Failsworth Councillor has hailed Andy Burnham’s decision to proceed with bus franchising as an opportunity to improve public transport links to Woodhouses village in her...
Date Published 29/03/2021
Manchester council has been urged to stop doing business with companies using ‘fire and hire’ policies and support trade unions amid ongoing protests in the city.
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has welcomed Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s decision on bus franchising in Greater Manchester.
Date Published 26/03/2021
Greater Manchester will become the first place outside of London to bring buses back into public control since the 1980s after historic reforms were signed off by Andy Burnham.
Date Published 25/03/2021
Greater Manchester has inched closer to taking control of its bus network after nine out of 10 councils backed bus franchising plans.
Date Published 24/03/2021
Chief Constable Stephen Watson has been named as the preferred candidate for the role of Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP).
Tenants and landlords struggling with the impact of Covid-19 are at risk of falling into a ‘rapid and severe crisis’ unless councils intervene, Greater Manchester leaders have...
Campaigners delivered 150 letters to Andy Burnham’s office demanding that the Greater Manchester mayor brings the local bus network back into public control.
Date Published 22/03/2021
Metrolink has boosted residents’ access to employment, education and healthcare and significantly contributed to reductions in car journeys and improved air quality, a new...
Plans for a new Greater Manchester bike hire scheme, improvements to the Fallowfield Loop, and extra cycle storage on the Metrolink could receive a £2m funding boost.
In an unprecedented year, the devolved budget for adult education has continued to deliver training opportunities and skills provision for people across Greater Manchester, a new...
Date Published 21/03/2021
Greater Manchester’s bid to take control over its bus network has passed the first hurdle after councillors in charge of scrutinising the plans pledged their support.
Date Published 19/03/2021
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has questioned the ‘justification’ of legal challenges against plans to introduce a £135m bus franchising system in the city-region.
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has published proposals for a 'Gender Based Abuse Strategy: The Greater Manchester Strategy to Tackle Violence Against Women & Girls'.
Date Published 17/03/2021
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is teaming up with two local footballing legends to raise awareness of suicide and help prevent more people from ending their own lives.
Andy Burnham has confirmed he ordered the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police to resign in the wake of a damning inspection report.
Stagecoach is mounting a legal challenge against Greater Manchester’s plans to take control of its bus network after labelling the consultation around the reforms as ‘flawed’.
Date Published 16/03/2021
Date Published 15/03/2021
The rate of people in Oldham testing positive for COVID has more than halved since last month, according to the latest figures.
Date Published 10/03/2021
Plans for a huge east to west rail network across the North of England have been submitted to government.
Date Published 08/03/2021
Every local authority in Greater Manchester is preparing to raise council tax bills from April to keep services running despite the financial impact of Covid-19.
Date Published 06/03/2021
Andy Burnham has described Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget as a ‘packet of Polos’ boasting some ‘refreshing’ economic ideas – but with many policy-shaped holes.
Date Published 05/03/2021
A teenager from Oldham has been part of the creation of a new online immersive environment and interactive 3D gallery space created with young people, artists and digital...
Date Published 03/03/2021
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has asked government for an urgent meeting, following concerns from the taxi and private hire trade that the impacts of the pandemic combined...
Date Published 26/02/2021
Bus and taxi drivers and teachers over the age of 50 should be given Covid jabs at the half-empty mass vaccination centre at the Etihad, say local leaders.
Date Published 25/02/2021
Leaders from politics, business, and energy infrastructure providers in the North West will today (Monday) launch an ambitious vision to become a UK leader in tackling the climate...
Date Published 22/02/2021
Hundreds of people have called a helpline for crime victims unhappy with how Greater Manchester Police has handled their cases.
Date Published 19/02/2021
Health chiefs are growing increasingly concerned that Covid-19 cases in Greater Manchester are not falling as rapidly as other parts of the country, and the region could face...
Greater Manchester has become the first city-region to support a campaign which calls for the ‘Right to Food’ to become a legal requirement.
Date Published 16/02/2021