Paul Pogba has spoken out for the first time since being booed by Manchester United fans during the club’s 3-2 win over Norwich.
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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.
However, the bill put before Parliament in January proposes 'huge concrete viaducts' running across East Manchester rather than underground tunnels. Metrolink services between Piccadilly and Ashton would be suspended while this work takes place, stopping trams running through Tameside for two years.
The Western Leg of HS2 would also connect with the West Coast Mainline via a new line through Golborne that would stop just before Wigan North Western. Transport bosses also have concerns about the HS2 station at the airport.
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Council leaders have said they support HS2 coming to Greater Manchester – but they want this 'once-in-a-generation' opportunity to be done 'properly'. Speaking at a Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) meeting on Friday (March 25), chief executive Eamonn Boylan said that other Northern cities are 'very envious' that Manchester will be getting two HS2 stations.
Manchester council leader Bev Craig said that the city-region has been a long-standing supporter of HS2, but it is 'unified' in its concerns about the proposal. She said Labour and Conservative MPs in the region agree on this position and argued that the opposition is not about politics or the 'North versus the South'.
Although, she added: "You wouldn't have a train line in London come out of the ground and go on
Paul Pogba has spoken out for the first time since being booed by Manchester United fans during the club’s 3-2 win over Norwich.
Steve McClaren has compared Erik ten Hag to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has welcomed GMP's apology to three victims of grooming gangs in Rochdale.
Passengers flying from Manchester Airport have been hit by more delays this morning as travellers reported 90-minute wait times for security and queues reaching the terminal's car park.
Three new railway stations have been mooted for Rochdale in a bid to improve the borough's links with Manchester and the wider city region. While residents can hop on a train in Rochdale and be in the city centre within 15 minutes, there are concerns other parts of the borough are less well served.
More than 200 visas have been issued so far to Ukrainians being sponsored to stay at homes in Greater Manchester, new figures revealed today. But the publication of the welcome statistics comes amid an ever-growing backlash over the speed it is taking to process applications, with many families in Greater Manchester and across the country claiming delays were putting lives at risk.
A local travel agent office has offered holidaymakers advice for jetting off from Manchester Airport amidst the chaos after some airlines started offering "twilight check-in".
Earlier this week, the Manchester Evening News revealed that Manchester United were working on a deal to sign Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips. It’s no secret that bringing in at least one new defensive midfielder has been a priority for the club some time.
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Ajax manager Erik ten Hag has already provided Manchester United with an insight into what he could bring to Old Trafford if they were to turn to him as their new permanent manager.
Police and transport staff will be parachuted in to help Manchester Airport, while passengers will get real time online queuing information and the option to check-in their bags the night before their flight as part of a new action plan to solve a staffing crisis.
Thousands of businesses across Greater Manchester can claim business rate relief from the council, but the deadline is fast approaching. The funding, offering financial help with business rates for companies across Greater Manchester is part of the £1.5 billion government package to support businesses affected by Covid.
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.
Ajax legend Patrick Kluivert has said he would be “ready” to become the club’s next boss, should Erik ten Hag be appointed Manchester United’s permanent manager.
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.
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.