A total overhaul of the bus network here has been the goal of local leaders for years and, in recent times, a big talking point for the government too.
09.10.2021 - 12:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Greater Manchester residents have spoken about whether they think children should have to wear face masks in school.
One school in Bury has recently reintroduced the rule after a rise in covid cases.
Earlier this week, the education secretary refused to rule out the possibility of children being asked to wear masks again.
But there were mixed reactions to the news on the streets of Greater Manchester.
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A total overhaul of the bus network here has been the goal of local leaders for years and, in recent times, a big talking point for the government too.
A nurse who took her Mercedes to a car wash after her son shot someone on the back seat and two t hugs embroiled in a petty feud who blew up a home with the family still inside were just some of the offenders jailed in our region this week.
Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in four boroughs of Greater Manchester, and have fallen in six others.
Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include the 15-year-old with OCD who works for celebrities, our family writer's review on where to get the cheapest essential household products, and an in-depth look into Alderley Edge's lost celebrity superclub.
Both Aldi and Lidl have announced ambitious plans to open loads more stores across the UK over the next two years - and they hope Greater Manchester will be home to dozens of them.
Top stories from the Manchester Evening News today include a shocking street stabbing in Prestwich, a Salford gangster 'punished' for writing a memoir while behind bars and our feature writer who couldn't believe she had to fork out £299 for a hotel room without a window.
Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in five boroughs and fallen in the five others, according to the latest data from UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
Do you speak ‘Manc’, ‘Lancashire’, ‘posh’ or 'Wigan'? That’s the question a group of sociolinguists at Manchester Metropolitan University are trying to figure out.
The most popular baby names for boys and girls across Greater Manchester have been revealed.
Greater Manchester will be given more than £1 billion to transform the region's public transport system, the government has announced.
Coronavirus measures are slowly being brought back as guidance for some neighbourhoods of Greater Manchester as infections rates continue to skyrocket.
Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, official figures on Saturday show.
Outgoing Manchester council chief Sir Richard Leese will take charge of the NHS in the region as he becomes chair of a major new health board, it has been announced.
Plans to change Manchester Arena’s premises licence have been approved by the council - despite initial concerns from police and licensing officers.
They are the towns that helped turn the northern Labour red wall Conservative blue at the last election.
A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been dismissed from the police.
A Greater Manchester Police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman during a night out in the city centre.
Coronavirus infection rates are continuing to rise in Trafford, with increases also recorded in five other Greater Manchester boroughs.
A Greater Manchester Police officer has denied sexually assaulting a 'vulnerable' woman after a night out in the city centre.
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