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www.gmconsult.org, or by emailing [email protected], or writing to FREEPOST GMBUSCONSULTATION. Three in four public transport journeys made in Greater Manchester before and during the Covid-19 pandemic are by bus.

direct to your inboxA community group that has proven to be a lifeline to people in Manchester is now hoping to put together a 24-hour live stream to celebrate the nation’s frontline workers.Throughout lockdown, the 0161 Community group have been delivering food parcels, Christmas presents and essentials to people in need across Greater Manchester.The group aims to help ‘promote a strong unified, working class identity’ and for Jacob, who has volunteered at the service for two years now, the

direct to your inboxHospital staff across Greater Manchester paid a total of nearly £8m to park at work in a year, statistics show.Figures for 2019/20 show parking tickets, permits and fines for staff brought in £7.9m at hospital trusts across the region - a similar figure to the previous year. One union boss said: "Charging dedicated NHS staff to park at work is disgraceful.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are finally back in the Premier League title race after flexing their muscles against Burnley.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was able to rotate his midfield once again with Paul Pogba grasping his opportunity alongside Nemanja Matic and Bruno Fernandes with a match-winning goal and man-of-the-match display.

direct to your inboxA neighbour described the shocking scene after a four-year-old girl was hit by a car.The child suffered serious head injuries following the incident on Charlestown Road in Blackley this afternoon.She was rushed to hospital.

High streets up and down Greater Manchester are once again facing a battle to survive as restaurants, bars and non-essential shops remain shuttered under lockdown orders. And once again we are here to help support them.For the third time, our Order Local campaign is relaunching to put independent businesses - particularly in the hardest hit retail and hospitality sectors - in touch with as many customers as possible.

direct to your inboxA four year-old girl has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a collision in north Manchester.The air ambulance was scrambled following the incident, on Charlestown Road in Blackley, earlier this afternoon.The road has been closed in both directions between the junctions with Grange Park Road and Booth Hall Road close to Boggart Hole Clough.Police and paramedics raced to the scene at around 2:30pm with the air ambulance also being called in.The helicopter was

www.gmconsult.org before midnight on Friday, January 29. Three in four public transport journeys made in Greater Manchester before and during the Covid-19 pandemic are by bus and they continue to be a critical link to jobs and essential services; especially for some of Greater Manchester’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, and those without a car.Currently in Greater Manchester buses are run by commercial bus companies who decide the routes, timetables, tickets and standards.

direct to your inboxWe're nearly at the half-way point of the Premier League season and the table is beginning to take shape. Despite their dreadful start, Manchester United are mounting an unlikely title race after going 10 games unbeaten and have now drawn level with reigning champions Liverpool.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police responded to 1,500 reports of ‘stupid and selfish’ people breaking Covid-19 laws over the New Year period.More than 1,000 callouts involved officers breaking up house parties held inside residential homes, properties rented for the night and short-term lets.‘Hundreds’ of fines have been handed out to those attending illegal gatherings in the past week, including people who went to a rave on an industrial estate.Rising infection rates are also

Laundrapp - about how often you should be cleaning your household items and how best to rid your soft furnishings of the little nasties that like to build up in unsuspecting areas. Laundrapp is expanding their laundry and dry cleaning service across Manchester, Stockport, and Cheshire.

direct to your inbox2020 was an extraordinary year - and as the curtain opens on a new one, life remains bleak for many.Unemployment is at a record high, entire industries are still shut down, and the economy has certainly seen better days.

direct to your inboxResidents have spoken of their shock after they were evacuated from their homes following a bomb scare in south Manchester. A major police and emergency response was prompted after 'suspicious items' were discovered at a property on Wilmslow Road between Withington and Fallowfield.