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New discussions for Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

The timetable for Greater Manchester's Plan for Jobs, Homes and the Environment - also known as the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework - was discussed at a recent Combined Authority meeting. Below is a comment from Salford City Mayor and Greater Manchester lead for Housing, Homelessness and … [Read more...]

1000 new work opportunities for young people in Greater Manchester

One thousand young people will have new work opportunities thanks to a new initiative planned by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. The new proposals, called Meet Your Future, are part of the Greater Manchester Strategy ambition to make the city-region the best place to grow up, get on and … [Read more...]

RSPCA honours Greater Manchester as Innovator of the Decade

Greater Manchester has been honoured as an ‘Innovator of the Decade’ for its work to make sure pets are looked after at times of emergency. Anyone with pets will understand how much a part of the family they can become. The RSPCA has announced that the Association of Greater Manchester … [Read more...]

Together delivers solid results and record loan book

Stockport based Together, one of the UK’s leading specialist secured lenders, has announced strong growth as the group’s loan book reached a new high of £3.01bn. The announcement comes as Together posted its quarterly results to 30 September 2018, driven by robust lending at a conservative loan to … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport and Reuben’s Retreat launch Challenge 23

As part of its ongoing 80th birthday celebrations, Manchester Airport has teamed up with the charity Reuben’s Retreat, to launch Challenge 23, in a bid to raise £23,000 for the charity with 23 prizes to giveaway. Challenge 23 will be an online draw, launching on 23rd November with tickets costing … [Read more...]

Ryanair Launches New Manchester to Kyiv route

Ryanair has announced a new route from Manchester to Kyiv, with a twice-weekly service commencing in April 2019 as part of their Summer 2019 Schedule. Ryanair’s Manchester Summer schedule includes 62 routes in total with 7 new routes to Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Marrakech, Marseille, Nantes, … [Read more...]

Thousands of jobs linked to A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road

More than 5,000 jobs will be created in Greater Manchester thanks to the new A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road improving connections. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has officially opened the A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road which the Department for Transport contributed £165 million … [Read more...]

Housing Investment ‘skewed in favour of South of England’

A new report has found that the distribution of roughly £7 billion of government housing investment in five separate housing programmes over the next five years is inconsistent across England. Areas across the South of the country are disproportionately funded, according to a new report from Core … [Read more...]

Manchester One Of 16 Cities in EE 5G Initial Launch Phase

Manchester has been named as one of 6 UK cities for the initial launch of EE 5G in 2019 along with London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Birmingham. EE, the UK’s number one mobile network and part of BT Group, today announced that it is switching on 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The first … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport adds support for Green City Region

Manchester Airport has joined Aldi, the Co-op and United Utilities with promises to tackle climate change together in support of the Mayor’s ambition to make Greater Manchester one of the leading green city regions. A number of big businesses have vowed to ramp up their climate commitments … [Read more...]

El Al Launches Manchester to Tel Aviv – a New Route to Israel

El Al has announced a new direct flight from Manchester to Tel Aviv arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport. The service is scheduled to start on the 26th May 2019. Ben Gurion is conveniently located between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, offering the perfect starting point to any city break, … [Read more...]