Greater Manchester will be given more than £1 billion to transform the region's public transport system, the government has announced.
Cheap buses, seamless travel - the £1bn transport boost Greater Manchester wants from government
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Greater Manchester’s leaders are intending to get noticed at Conservative Party Conference this week as the government once again sets up shop at Manchester Central.
As we report today, Andy Burnham and council chiefs are seeking a leveling up package from ministers that has transport at its heart - in a bid the mayor has dubbed ‘game changing’.
That transport package is in fact made up of bids to several
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16.10.2021 / 21:01
Latest Greater Manchester coronavirus infection rates as cases spike in every borough
Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, official figures on Saturday show.
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16.10.2021 / 19:13
Andy Burnham's mask plea to Greater Manchester as region's infection rates soar
Health bosses and Greater Manchester's Mayor have issued a plea for passengers to use face coverings on trams, trains and buses as they warn: ‘Covid’s still here’.
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13.10.2021 / 10:47
Andy Burnham under pressure over 'untold scandal' of scrutiny failings
Andy Burnham is under mounting pressure over the ‘untold scandal’ of Greater Manchester’s ‘failure’ to scrutinise decisions and hold those in power to account.
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12.10.2021 / 21:36
"We were harder hit" – Andy Burnhamn and Greater Manchester politicians react to MPs findings on local lockdowns in "damning" report
A scathing parliamentary report "validates" concerns raised by himself and other regional leaders last year about local lockdowns Andy Burnham has said.
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10.10.2021 / 21:39
'I don't think I would vote Tory again': What Greater Manchester Red Wall voters think of all Boris's promises now
They are the towns that helped turn the northern Labour red wall Conservative blue at the last election.
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08.10.2021 / 17:25
Andy Burnham's 'spot on' transport plan, jobs for locals and being 'focused on the north' - what Labour leader Keir Starmer had to say during Kellogg's factory visit
Sir Keir Starmer insisted he is 'very focused on the north' as he visited the Kellogg's factory in Trafford.
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08.10.2021 / 13:01
Greater Manchester Police officer dismissed from force after being jailed for sexual assault of young girl
A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been dismissed from the police.
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07.10.2021 / 23:31
Is Greater Manchester politically accountable enough for a £1bn ‘levelling up’ deal?
Politicians across the political spectrum have warned Greater Manchester’s structures are not robust enough to hold the mayor to account over the city region’s existing devolution deal - even before any potential ‘levelling up’ deal from ministers.
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07.10.2021 / 18:19
Greater Manchester Police officer acquitted of sexually assaulting woman during night out in city centre
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman during a night out in the city centre.
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06.10.2021 / 22:42
Greater Manchester Police officer denies sexually assaulting 'vulnerable' woman after night out in city centre
A Greater Manchester Police officer has denied sexually assaulting a 'vulnerable' woman after a night out in the city centre.
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05.10.2021 / 17:25
Burglary response 'lamentable', iOPs decision due and Greater Manchester Police 'not a defeated Army' - what force chief told radio listeners today
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03.10.2021 / 21:25
Boris Johnson promises ‘levelling up’ announcement to ‘gladden Andy Burnham’s heart’
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03.10.2021 / 21:25
'If they got me, they killed me. We had no choice' - The Afghan refugees stuck in limbo in Greater Manchester hotels
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03.10.2021 / 14:07
'If things don't improve at GMP, hold me accountable at the ballot box' says Andy Burnham
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02.10.2021 / 18:11
We spoke to people in Manchester what they think about Boris Johnson, Andy Burnham, and the Tory Conference
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02.10.2021 / 15:21
'Let's not go there': He'll 'never back down from an argument', but Andy Burnham urges PM to avoid repeat of bitter Covid cash battle as he asks for £1bn
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02.10.2021 / 09:47
Why there's never been a better time to look for a job in Greater Manchester as the roles that need thousands of workers are revealed
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30.09.2021 / 15:09
Andy Burnham accepts latest damning report into GMP - but says ‘pingdemic’ partly to blame
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30.09.2021 / 14:24
Andy Burnham says fuel crisis 'not as bad' in Greater Manchester but supports call for Army
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