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Failsworth-based former aircraft load controller and dispatcher Louis Harding continues to make waves in the exciting world of documentary-making now that his third film has been...
Date Published 02/09/2021
The Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity, which raises vital funds to invest in innovative homelessness prevention projects, has been installing the devices across the city region...
Date Published 31/08/2021
Applications are open to apply to be a member of the new Greater Manchester Music Commission.
Date Published 23/08/2021
With thousands of people set to return to the workplace and education after the summer holidays, Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is urging people to get behind the...
The way asylum seekers are dispersed across the country should be ‘much fairer’, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said as planes carrying people fleeing from the Taliban...
Date Published 18/08/2021
Bus operators in Greater Manchester have been accused of ‘putting profits before people’s health’ by not making face coverings mandatory for passengers.
Date Published 10/08/2021
Northern mayors have warned the government that they will only accept reduced train services through Greater Manchester if long-awaited rail infrastructure upgrades are delivered.
Date Published 08/08/2021
Metro Mayors for Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and West Midlands have joined forces to call for an extension of the Government’s successful Housing First pilot...
Date Published 31/07/2021
Three new Renew Shops across Greater Manchester have opened - including one in Oldham.
Date Published 29/07/2021
Chadderton-based independent record store owner Colin White designed a trendy NHS 'MaNcHeSter' t-shirt, and ended up raising approximately £7,000 for worthy charities.
Date Published 28/07/2021
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and MP for Ashton and Failsworth Angela Rayner has advised participants at Debbie Abrahams MPs' Working for Your Community summer school, not to...
Date Published 24/07/2021
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made a guest appearance at MP Debbie Abrahams' eighth Working for Your Community Summer School.
Date Published 22/07/2021
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has announced that passengers on Metrolink – the UK’s largest light rail network – will have to continue to wear a face covering unless...
Date Published 15/07/2021
Andy Burnham has been urged to follow London’s lead by making mask wearing on Greater Manchester public transport mandatory after Covid measures end.
Date Published 14/07/2021
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has welcomed participants to her 8th annual Working for my Community Summer School which, on the first day, included guest...
Plans to convert run-down textile mills in Oldham could serve as the ‘blueprint’ for bringing historic buildings across Greater Manchester back into use and reducing green belt...
Date Published 13/07/2021
A much-delayed masterplan for building new homes and creating more jobs in Greater Manchester will go out to public consultation next month.
Date Published 12/07/2021
A rise in crime in Greater Manchester can be linked to fans watching England’s football matches at Euro 2020, according to Andy Burnham.
Date Published 07/07/2021
People travelling on buses, trains and trams in Greater Manchester are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to continue wearing face coverings after July 19 despite the end of Covid...
Andy Burnham has sent a message to all Greater Manchester school leavers that Our Pass ‘is there for you’ and urged them to take advantage of its benefits as applications open...
Date Published 01/07/2021
Greater Manchester leaders have given their approval to the Clean Air Zone which will see drivers pay daily charges if their vehicles fail to meet emissions standards.
Date Published 30/06/2021
Greater Manchester has launched a public consultation to gain a wide range of views on proposals developed to tackle gender-based violence in the city-region, ranging from how men...
Date Published 26/06/2021
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, has signed up to speak to students at Debbie Abrahams MP’s eighth annual summer school for young people.
Date Published 23/06/2021
Members of the public are being invited to make their nominations for the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champion Awards 2021.
Date Published 22/06/2021
Greater Manchester has confirmed that it will push ahead with a Clean Air Zone that would see drivers of heavily-polluting vehicles hit with daily charges.
Date Published 21/06/2021
Mayor Andy Burnham has reaffirmed ambitions for Greater Manchester to become one of the first 100% digitally enabled city-regions, equipping residents with the skills,...
Funding for Greater Manchester’s new regional bike hire scheme is expected to be signed off by leaders next week.
Date Published 19/06/2021
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has acknowledged that security and emergency personnel were ‘under-prepared’ at the time when 22 people were murdered in the Manchester Arena...
Date Published 18/06/2021
One Salford neighbourhood has become Greater Manchester’s biggest Covid-19 hotspot, as the latest data shows just five areas in the whole region could be free from the virus.
Date Published 12/06/2021
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has led calls for leaders in the north of England to ‘continue to play hardball’ with the government over long-awaited improvements to...
Date Published 11/06/2021