A 'badger baiting' site was uncovered by police, with investigations continuing. The plot of disturbed earth was discovered by a campaigning charity and reported to Greater Manchester Police.
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By BETH ABBIT - June 16 2022
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So it looks like capped £2 bus fares will be available sooner than planned. Andy Burnham says they will now be launched in September - brought forward from Autumn 2023.
A single journey fare for children will be capped at £1. While it will cost £5 for an entire day’s travel. And the fare caps will apply to the whole conurbation, rather than the gradual roll-out that was initially planned, as transport reporter Charlotte Cox writes.
The Greater Manchester mayor says the decision is driven by the cost of living crisis. “We just want to help people now,” he says.
It’s not all plain sailing of course. The mayor’s plan is reliant on cooperation from bus operators and the Government. Earlier this year, a judge ruled against bus operators Rotala and Stagecoach - who claimed the mayor’s decision to move to a franchising system was unlawful. But Rotala is in the process of appealing the decision.
In another blow to the scheme, Greater Manchester was left with less money than hoped after bidding to the government for a total of £210m over three years - but getting £94.8m. The combined authority and the region’s ten councils have covered the cost of the fare cap for the first year - thought to be around £25million - through the Government’ ‘Bus Service Improvement’ fund.
Of course the mayor’s scheme largely depends on passenger numbers increasing (capacity is currently at 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels) and it will need to be reviewed annually. Mr Burnham
A 'badger baiting' site was uncovered by police, with investigations continuing. The plot of disturbed earth was discovered by a campaigning charity and reported to Greater Manchester Police.
New driving laws are set to be introduced across the UK this month, with all motorists affected by them.
A 15-storey 'gold-clad monstrosity' in Manchester has been given the green light at a planning meeting which saw another city centre tower knocked back. The M1 Piccadilly development in Store Street, featuring 54 flats - none of which would be affordable - was granted planning permission yesterday (June 30).
Andy Burnham admitted he was not forced by the government to introduce Clean Air Zone charges during a heated exchange with a caller on the radio. The Greater Manchester mayor claimed the government 'effectively' forced the city-region to charge drivers of the most polluting commercial vehicles.
Manchester would benefit more from the Government's levelling up agenda if there was a Conservative Mayor in the Town Hall, a senior MP has suggested.
A prison officer has been charged with the murder of a man who was found dead on his 40th birthday.
The transformation of Middlewood Locks in Salford has been boosted by a £30 million loan. The cash injection is coming from Homes England, the Government's housing and regeneration agency.
Major developments which were knocked back by Manchester's planning committee are set to face another vote when councillors meet this week. Plans for 485 flats between the Northern Quarter and Ancoats, including a 35-storey tower in Port Street, could still go ahead if approved at the meeting.
Social media posts alleging a political cover-up of child grooming have cast a long shadow over Oldham in recent years, enabling the rise of a new independent political group and contributing to the dethroning of two council leaders in successive years.
A decision is due on the controversial Clean Air Zone next week.
Martin Lewis has revealed if he will be running for Mayor of Greater Manchester in the future. The debate about his potential candidacy comes as other famous names have suggested they might be interested in taking up the job, including former Manchester United captain and football coach Gary Neville.
The horrific case of a 12-year-old girl who was raped by strangers and let down by authorities in Oldham is ‘not unique’, says the ex-detective who has repeatedly blown the whistle on child abuse failings.
Rail bosses have warned that the industry is reaching the 'point of no return' with some disruption on the trains expected even if the strikes are called off. Only a fifth of train services will run across the country on the planned strike days next week - June 21, 23 and 25 - and at 60 pc over the rest of the week.
A memorial service for the 40 th anniversary of the Falklands War is to take place in Trafford. Veterans of the 1982 conflict, will be joined by members of the armed forces, cadets and civic dignitaries – including Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham – to pay their respects to those who lost their lives fighting to take back the islands on behalf of its residents.
A mum-of-three says she was told to leave her council-provided property with just a weekends' notice.
Manchester’s new skyline park has taken a major step forward today — with its first plants being bedded in. The Castlefield Viaduct project is set to open next month.
Andy Burnham says he is 'confident' bus companies will agree to slash fares by the end of the summer as he fast-tracks plans to cap tickets at £2 per ride. The mayor said single journeys on all buses in Greater Manchester will cost £2 for adults and £1 for children with day tickets for all operators available at £5.
Bus passengers could be travelling across Greater Manchester for no more than £2 a journey or £5 for an entire day’s travel by the end of the summer. The new capped fares are part of a plan to fast-track major reform, offset the cost of living and entice people back to public transport.
A top government adviser has warned that Greater Manchester cannot rely on 'handouts' from London and must raise money itself to fund some of its plans. Sir John Armitt, who is the chairman of the UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), made the comments in Manchester on Monday (June 13).