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Major plans to overhaul the rail network in the North which could see train services reduced in parts of Greater Manchester are ‘deeply regressive’, leaders say.
Date Published 15/02/2021
Andy Burnham’s plan to freeze his mayoral tax on Greater Manchester residents from April is expected to be backed by regional leaders this week.
Date Published 10/02/2021
Apprentices across Greater Manchester are set to be celebrated through a series of events as employers have told how they have helped their organisations to grow during the...
Date Published 09/02/2021
Greater Manchester leaders are calling on Government to reimpose the ban on evictions until at least the summer as the wider impacts of the coronavirus crisis continue.
New details have emerged about the new jobs and housing masterplan which will replace the scrapped Greater Manchester Spatial Framework.
Date Published 08/02/2021
Oldham is among nine councils in Greater Manchester who will have their say on plans to bring forward an ambitious joint development strategy for the city-region: Places for...
Date Published 06/02/2021
Thousands more children and young people with mental health problems are getting help in Greater Manchester, new figures show.
Date Published 03/02/2021
A plan to connect the Bury Metrolink line to the Oldham and Rochdale line via Middleton - the so-called ‘Northern Circular’ - has moved a step closer with the publication of a...
Date Published 02/02/2021
Greater Manchester leaders have agreed to spend more than £69m on developing a ‘world class’ public transport system in the city-region.
Date Published 29/01/2021
The Daily Mile, supported by INEOS, is celebrating Greater Manchester taking a huge step towards becoming the first Daily Mile city-region.
Date Published 23/01/2021
Multi-million pound funding proposals aimed at improving and developing rail stations and the bus network, delivering more electric vehicle charging points and working up plans...
Date Published 22/01/2021
Schools across Greater Manchester can still claim a share of 2021 hours of FREE physical activity sessions during the national COVID-19 lockdown, thanks to leading local provider...
Date Published 20/01/2021
More than 100,000 concessionary pass holders whose tram and train add-on is due to expire are being encouraged not to travel to renew their pass.
Date Published 18/01/2021
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has urged the government to extend its ban on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a further surge in homelessness.
Date Published 09/01/2021
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has expressed her delight at the generosity of people who helped a constituent whose mobility scooter was destroyed in a fire.
Date Published 08/01/2021
Oldham Liberal Democrats have hit out at further delays to healthcare access, insisting 'it demonstrates the massive crisis facing our healthcare system, due to underfunding'.
Dozens of calls have been made to a victim support hotline for people unhappy with how Greater Manchester Police is handling their reported crimes.
There's only a few weeks left to have your say on a proposed re-organisation of the region's bus services.
Date Published 07/01/2021
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged the Government to provide the necessary resources to ensure ALL children and young people can participate in remote learning...
Covid-19 infection rates are beginning to rise again in Oldham after weeks of plateauing case numbers.
Date Published 05/01/2021
Tens of thousands of doses of the coronavirus vaccine have already been distributed across Greater Manchester – and more are set to follow.
Date Published 04/01/2021
Chaos came to a Saddleworth beauty spot over the weekend after hundreds of motorists ignoring Covid restrictions and invaded the picturesque site.
The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire, Bev Hughes, and the Chair of the Police, Crime and Fire Panel, Councillor Nigel Murphy, have...
Date Published 24/12/2020
A review into allegations of child sexual exploitation in Oldham is now expected to publish its findings in the ‘middle of 2021’, the region’s deputy mayor has confirmed.
Date Published 23/12/2020
The Covid infection rate has increased again in Oldham, official figures show.
Date Published 22/12/2020
A new helpline offering support services to victims of crime in Greater Manchester has been launched today (Monday).
Date Published 21/12/2020
Greater Manchester’s political leaders have criticised the government’s decision to place the area under the strictest coronavirus rules – but Rochdale’s leader has welcomed the...
Date Published 18/12/2020
Oldham College have teamed up with Willmott Dixon to make Christmas extra-special for 200 local young people who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.
Date Published 17/12/2020
Essential teaching time is being lost across Oldham, with attendance rates at just 71% for high schools.
An extra 24 miles of permanent cycling and walking routes will be built across Greater Manchester using almost £16m in government funding.
Date Published 16/12/2020