Mayor's open letter to residents makes case for region's green belt plan

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham has responded to Priti Patel's letter detailing her concerns about a damning report into Greater Manchester Police. The Home Secretary wrote to both Mr Burnham and GMP to express ‘deep’ concerns about the findings of the inspection report into the force - and to demand their plans for improvement.

direct to your inbox A nurse who sacrificed time with her baby to join the battle against coronavirus  has bravely told of the on-going heartache on the NHS front line. Ward sister Vicky Neville, 34, has written an open letter describing the agony of losing patients and calling their loved ones with the tragic news.She says she spoke out to 'open people's eyes' to the devastating impact of the virus.

Covid-19 nurse's open letter about a day on hospital wards fighting the bug has gone viral. Vicky Neville came back from maternity leave early to help her colleagues on the coronavirus frontline.

direct to your inboxA senior Manchester Arena boss has issued a public apology to the mother of one of the 22 victims of the 2017 bombing atrocity.Two policing experts, meanwhile, have outlined to the public inquiry into the attack a series of criticisms they have found relating to security in place on the night.John Sharkey met with Figen Murray, Martyn Hett's mother, on December 8, 2017, seven months after the bombing.At the meeting, arranged by the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham,

coronavirus restrictions has led to a chorus of disapproval from Andy Burnham and many of the region's MPs.

government announcing this morning that Manchester will be placed in Tier 3 when national lockdown ends on December 2, the mayor says the 'halfway house approach' taken to lockdown is partly to blame.Reacting to the news that the region now faces the toughest measures for at least another fortnight, he told the Manchester Evening News: "It was a personal view and maybe not everybody's view, but I think schools should have been included in the national circuit break, because actually it would

Andy Burnham says it is ‘more likely than not’ that Greater Manchester will be put into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions despite falling infection rates.The mayor is expecting that the new measures, due to be shared with leaders tomorrow, will be applied consistently across the city-region.But the government has been urged to look at Greater Manchester’s position in two weeks when the first review of the revised arrangements takes place.There are widely-held expectations that almost

Crisis talks over Greater Manchester's long term development plan appear to be close to a breakthrough in Stockport - with hundreds of homes set to be removed from green belt proposals.It comes after councillors voted on Tuesday to adjourn a vote on whether to approve the controversial Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF).During the meeting, all opposition parties indicated they would reject the blueprint as it currently stands.As Labour doesn’t have the numbers to get it through alone,

Attempts to thrash out a compromise and salvage the region’s ‘spatial framework’ masterplan are set to continue this week - but Andy Burnham has warned there is now ‘limited room for manoeuvre’.The controversial and long-delayed development blueprint needs to be voted through by all 10 town halls before going out to public consultation in early December.Proposals for building on green belt sites have met with a backlash in all parts of Greater Manchester since the first draft was published in

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Bury and Rochdale north of the M62 and east of the M66.

The letter, written last week, follows a chaotic couple of months at the university.Fallowfield became a coronavirus hotspot after students returned in September.At one point, it was recording more positive cases than anywhere else in the country.But students, parents and staff have repeatedly complained of a lack of support saying very little was being done to assist those who were ill or having to self-isolate.Last week metal fencing was put up around the Fallowfield halls of residence.The

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Andy Burnham said more power needs to be taken out of Westminster after Boris Johnson labelled Scottish devolution a 'disaster'.The mayor of Greater Manchester said he was left a 'little worried' by the prime minister's comments.The PM  is understood to have told MPs that devolution had been “Tony Blair’s biggest mistake” during a meeting.Downing Street sources did not deny Mr Johnson made the comments, which were first reported by the Sun, during a discussion with the Northern Research Group of

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