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The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes and a group of five MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling on the Government to...
Date Published 26/06/2020
Laura Evans, the Conservative's candidate in the forthcoming Greater Manchester Mayoral vote - spent the day in Saddleworth earlier this week, accompanied by her husband Nathan.
A frustrated parish council chair is calling for an urgent mini summit with a giant utility company seeking temporary closure of a problem-ridden beauty spot.
Date Published 23/06/2020
Analysis undertaken by the ten Greater Manchester councils and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) shows that the impact of coronavirus and the actions taken to manage...
Date Published 22/06/2020
A council motion supporting the Black Lives Matter movement sparked a row over Greater Manchester Police’s record on stop and search and the fatal shooting of Anthony Grainger.
Date Published 19/06/2020
Greater Manchester Police is urging anyone who is considering attending an illegal rave this weekend to stop and think.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester says that "lessons need to be learned" in order to stop future illegal raves, like the gathering that took place last weekend at Daisy Nook.
Up to 50 per cent of families are living below the poverty line in Greater Manchester’s worst hit areas, and COVID-19 isn’t helping.
Date Published 16/06/2020
The first report on police powers used against people from black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in Greater Manchester will be released by the end of the summer.
Date Published 12/06/2020
Metrolink passengers will be offered face masks, hand sanitiser and flexible ‘Clipper’ tickets as the service prepares to run double trams once every 10 minutes.
Date Published 11/06/2020
A new coronavirus “heatmap” with localised data will “empower” people to make more informed judgements as the lockdown is lifted, the Metro Mayor has said.
A former soldier said he would rather serve a tour of duty in Afghanistan than continue to live in the shadow of a popular Saddleworth beauty spot.
Date Published 10/06/2020
Greater Manchester’s 'huge' problems with drink and drugs has been laid bare in startling new data.
Despite no new deaths related to coronavirus being recorded by hospitals yesterday (Sunday), the R rate in the North West stands at 1.01.
Date Published 08/06/2020
Thousands gathered in Manchester city centre over the weekend to protest for the Black Lives Matter movement.
A food charity has delivered more than 930,000 meals to frontline charities and vulnerable people since lockdown began.
Date Published 05/06/2020
Barbecues on open moorland should be banned by law, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has said as the fire service is strained by serious blazes.
Date Published 04/06/2020
The owner of the Oldham Evening Chronicle has written to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to highlight the struggles of local independent media.
Greater Manchester leaders have pledged to build ‘stronger dialogue’ with local black communities in the wake of the ‘callous murder’ of George Floyd.
Date Published 03/06/2020
A respected doctor and a community champion have appealed directly to Andy Burnham and an MP in a bid to resolve ongoing chaos at an Oldham beauty spot.
Council chiefs are asking residents to tell them which streets and pavements are unsafe as the town hall prepares to use £500k to improve Oldham’s highways.
Date Published 01/06/2020
Nearly £5million will be spent relaunching a scheme helping Greater Manchester’s rough sleepers off the streets to provide safer accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic.
A new bike hire scheme is coming to Greater Manchester next year – and leaders say lessons have been learned from the unsuccessful Mobike rollout.
Date Published 30/05/2020
A host of top musical talents who all share a common love for Manchester and its people will be introducing live renditions of their songs by local residents in the Together In...
Date Published 28/05/2020
Public health messaging has been ‘weakened’ by the way the government has handled the Dominic Cummings controversy, according to Andy Burnham.
Further funding to protect and increase transport services, level up infrastructure and regenerate local economies after coronavirus has been announced by Transport Secretary...
Date Published 26/05/2020
Date Published 22/05/2020
Greater Manchester has been accused of taking a ‘lax approach’ to air pollution by delaying its Clean Air Zone until 2022 – a year later than originally planned.
Metrolink services will begin running more frequently amid growing passenger numbers – but tram travel will no longer be free for NHS and social care workers.
Date Published 21/05/2020
As Mental Health Awareness Week begins, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is backing a new initiative to raise awareness of the support available for mental health and...
Date Published 18/05/2020