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Greater Manchester gets £16million boost for buses from HS2 savings with more to come
23.10.2023 - 09:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Greater Manchester will get an extra £16m for buses from the government next year. The city-region received £94.8m to spend over three years from the same pot of funding, but the cash which has helped subsidise bus fares is still set to run out in 2025, as it stands.
The government says the new funding has come from the savings made by scrapping the new high-speed railway line to Manchester. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the Northern leg of HS2 would be cancelled at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester earlier this month, promising that 'every penny' of the £36bn saved would be spent on smaller transport projects.
Setting out plans for 'Network North' in his party conference speech on Wednesday (October 4), he listed a series schemes - some of which had already been announced before - that would benefit from the HS2 funding when he . But he later admitted that these were 'illustrative' examples of what the cash could be spent on with local leaders set to decide how to invest any extra funding allocated.
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As part of the Network North announcement, it was confirmed that Greater Manchester would get £2.4bn in the second round of funding from the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. This is £928m more than expected for the four years from 2027/28.
Last year, Greater Manchester was allocated more than £1bn from this pot of funding, some of which has been put towards a new transport interchange at Bury and a new train station at Golborne as well as junction upgrades and new bus lanes across the city-region. Greater Manchester was also
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07.11.2023 / 13:23
Martyn's Law set to be passed this year after King's Speech mention
The proposed Martyn’s Law - campaigned for by the mother of a Manchester Arena attack victim - is set to become law after being included in this year’s King’s Speech.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
06.11.2023 / 14:05
Junk food adverts could be banned on buses and trams across Greater Manchester
Junk food adverts could be banned on all buses and trams in Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is reviewing its advertising policy which could result in restrictions on adverts featuring foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
26.10.2023 / 20:25
Greater Manchester calls for public inquiry into handling and axing of HS2 rail link
A public inquiry into the Government's handling and axing of the HS2 rail route to Manchester should be held, transport leaders in Greater Manchester have agreed.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
25.10.2023 / 19:52
Sir Keir Starmer meets Greater Manchester Muslim MPs amid anger over Gaza position
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met with the party's Muslim MPs as unrest grows over his position on Israel and Gaza. There is reported to be growing anger among the grassroots and some in the parliamentary party over comments made by Sir Keir on the escalating conflict.
dailyrecord.co.uk
22.10.2023 / 13:47
Rishi Sunak submits plans for fence around his home following protest
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has submitted plans to build a fence around his country home following a protest by Greenpeace activists earlier this year.
dailyrecord.co.uk
22.10.2023 / 10:29
UK working on getting trapped Britons out of Gaza as humanitarian crisis unfolds
The UK is working intensively to allow Britons trapped in Gaza to leave but the border crossing remains closed because of Egypt’s legitimate concerns, ministers said.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
21.10.2023 / 11:37
Storm Babet: Flood alerts remain in place as water levels fall across Greater Manchester
Water levels are falling across Greater Manchester but flood alerts remain in place after heavy rain battered the region.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
18.10.2023 / 23:03
Week of horror on Greater Manchester's roads as two killed after being hit by buses
It has been a week of horror on the roads of Greater Manchester as two people were killed after being hit by buses.
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18.10.2023 / 19:01
Greater Manchester drugs boss who hid his crime empire behind luxury playboy lifestyle makes desperate bid for jail release
An international drugs boss from Greater Manchester who racked up 'eye-watering wealth' and lived a lavish 'jet-setting lifestyle' has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
17.10.2023 / 21:47
Jewish leaders call for 'calm and harmony' as more anti-Semitic incidents in Greater Manchester revealed
Jewish leaders issued a call for 'calm and harmony' as a charity revealed sickening examples of anti-Semitic hatred reported in Greater Manchester amid the continuing conflict and loss of life in the Middle East.
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14.10.2023 / 13:25
The skin crawling reason trams and buses across Greater Manchester are being deep cleaned
Regular 'deep cleans' are being carried out on trams and buses across Greater Manchester amid fears a bed bug invasion could be looming. It comes after the blood-sucking critters were apparently spotted on the London Underground.
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13.10.2023 / 18:11
'All our communities in Greater Manchester will be kept safe': Andy Burnham issues statement on Israel-Hamas conflict
Andy Burnham has released a statement on the crisis in Gaza and 'condemned without reservation the appalling attacks in Israel by Hamas'. The Mayor also said he was 'determined' that all communities in Greater Manchester would be kept safe, while also reiterating the right of the public to take part in peaceful protest.
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09.10.2023 / 17:59
Scrapping of HS2 northern link 'could bring Metrolink to Bolton'
Bolton’s link to the rest of Greater Manchester could end up being the unlikely beneficiary of the scrapping of HS2 as plans to bring the Metrolink tram service to the town look on the cards. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to invest nearly £4billion on improving connectivity in the Northern towns and cities when the HS2 link from Birmingham to Manchester was axed last week.
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09.10.2023 / 12:53
Labour will launch review into HS2 if elected next year, shadow Chancellor confirms
A review into HS2 will be launched by Labour if the party is elected next year, the shadow Chancellor has said.
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09.10.2023 / 09:53
Met Office gives date on when October heatwave will end in Greater Manchester
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
08.10.2023 / 20:03
Jewish leaders working alongside Greater Manchester Police on security operations after conflict in Israel
Jewish leaders in Greater Manchester say they are working alongside police on security operations after Israel came under attack.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
08.10.2023 / 17:03
The best schools in the Greater Manchester borough with the hardest primary to get your child into
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07.10.2023 / 12:37
Activists have been protesting outside Greater Manchester MP's office for TWELVE weeks - this is why
Climate activists from Greater Manchester have been staging protests outside a Labour MP's office for twelve weeks. In the run up to the party's conference which starts in Liverpool this weekend, the Green New Deal Rising campaigners have been holding weekly 'sit-outs' outside Angela Rayner's office in Ashton-under-Lyne - but they have so far failed to meet with Labour's deputy leader.
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05.10.2023 / 11:53
‘Trainspotting’ author praises viral parody mocking Rishi Sunak
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