Grant Shapps hails Manchester bus decision as 'excellent result' and says city will lead the way

Greater Manchester will formally oppose the latest high-speed railway plans in Parliament which have been described as 'severely suboptimal' and 'deficient'. The current HS2 proposal would see a 52-mile extension of the high-speed rail network from Crewe to Manchester with stations at Piccadilly and the airport.

It's place in railway history is assured because of its part in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first inter-city railway which took goods and passengers to local cotton mills and factories in the 19th century.

Greater Manchester Police has clawed back about £5m from the contractors who built its discredited iOPS computer system, Andy Burnham has said. The Greater Manchester Mayor revealed the figure during a heated Q&A where he was forced to deny a suggestion he had shirked responsibility for the IT scandal at GMP.

Schools in Manchester have been warned of a sixfold increase in energy costs. Manchester council, which supplies energy to most schools and academies in the city, issued the warning days before its current contract with Gazprom ends.

People on benefits, the disabled and those who cannot afford a car have been forgotten in Rishi Sunak 's Spring Statement, Mayor Andy Burnham has said. The Greater Manchester mayor welcomed the measures announced by the Chancellor today (March 23), saying they will 'clearly benefit many people'.

People in Greater Manchester have been sharing their views on the current state of our bus network.

Heywood is in the running to become home of Great British Railways. The new public body will bring together track and train in a ‘once in a generation’ reform marking the end of a quarter century of fragmentation.

Once this current international break reaches its conclusion, it will full steam ahead until the end of the Premier League season.

It's a feeling many of us are all too familiar with. The frustration and anxiety that comes with waiting at a bus stop, wondering if you'll make it to work on time.

The UK will remove the last remaining Covid travel requirements from Friday, with the Easter holidays just around the corner. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that the need to complete a passenger locator form will be dropped later this week.

The UK will remove the last remaining Covid travel requirements from this Friday, in a move that has been welcomed by the travel industry.

Andy Burnham says he has been 'careful' about the commitments he has made after setting out his post-pandemic vision for Greater Manchester.

Bus passengers could soon be travelling across Greater Manchester for no more than £2 a ticket in a new era for public transport, it will be announced today.

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A major conference is being held today to debate the political future of the North of England under the Government’s levelling up plans.

A legal victory ruling in favour of Mayor Andy Burnham's decision to go ahead with major bus reform could finally give Greater Manchester's passengers the London-style transport system they've been waiting for.

Andy Burnham has called for an investigation into the influence of Russian money in British politics.

Leaders, campaigners and thousands of passengers were today united in celebration after a judge’s ruling swung in favour of major bus reform in Greater Manchester.

A Judge has ruled in favour of Andy Burnham's bid for major bus reform - marking a historic moment for public transport in Greater Manchester.