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Manchester Airport headline sponsor for Pride Edinburgh

Manchester Airport, the UK’s third largest, is set to be headline sponsor of Pride Edinburgh for the next three years. As well as being headline sponsor, the Northern hub will also be sponsoring the main stage, which will become known as The Manchester Airport San Francisco Stage. Airport staff … [Read more...]

A new frontier for the Northern Powerhouse

Northern Powerhouse Minister, Jake Berry, visited Manchester Airport as it kicked off a £5 million campaign to boost the international profile of the North. The UK’s third largest airport is searching for the people, businesses, attractions and other assets that make the North a great place to … [Read more...]

Work and Health Programme for Greater Manchester is UK first

Greater Manchester has launched the UK’s first locally controlled Work and Health Programme, which aims to support long term unemployed and disabled people into employment across the city-region. Greater Manchester is the first in the UK to take control of its own budget in commissioning and … [Read more...]

Transport for the North launch Strategic Plan

Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish the Transport for the North draft Strategic Transport Plan. The thirty year plan is the first of its kind and outlines how transport connections across the North of England need to be transformed by 2050 to drive … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport back on board with Birmingham Pride

Manchester Airport, the UK’s third largest, is back on board with Birmingham Pride to be one of the sponsors for the next three years. As per last year’s sponsorship, the airport will brand and name the Cabaret Marquee, which will be known as Manchester Airport Cabaret Stage. As well as sponsoring … [Read more...]

GM Mayor announces 18-strong Business Advisory Panel

GM Mayor Andy Burnham has announced the 18 Greater Manchester business figures who will form his new Business Advisory Panel. The panel’s members will advise the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Business & Economy, Sir Richard Leese, on actions they feel the city-region should be taking on … [Read more...]

Singapore Airlines celebrates A350 flying from Manchester

Singapore Airlines is celebrating the first year anniversary of its A350 aircraft flying from Manchester Airport. The state-of-the-art aircraft premiered on the non-stop Manchester-Houston route on 17 January, 2017 and was the first commercial A350 flight from Manchester Airport, demonstrating … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport Best UK Airport – again!

Manchester Airport is flying high after being named the best UK airport, for a fourth year running, at the Globe Awards hosted by Travel Weekly.  The UK’s third largest airport fought off competition from the likes of Heathrow, Liverpool and Birmingham to receive the accolade.   The award comes … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester selected for Defra’s environment plan

Defra has selected Greater Manchester as one of only four UK settings chosen to “pioneer” new ways of working in order to better protect and enhance our natural environment. As part of the Government’s department for the environment, food and rural affairs (Defra) 25-year environment plan … [Read more...]