easyJet has announced it will operate a new winter route to Kittilä in Finnish Lapland from Manchester Airport, an entirely new destination for the airline. The budget carrier hopes that the twice-weekly service will make Christmas that extra bit magical this winter for families in the North, … [Read more...]
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Greater Manchester leads on digital inclusion
Manchester has been named the UK's leading city for digital inclusion, according to analysis by Uswitch, highlighting the rollout of a number of schemes to help people get online across Greater Manchester. Uswitch compared number of National Databanks, Digital Inclusion Hubs, and Digital … [Read more...]
Former Stagecoach bus transformed as part of efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport
A former commercial bus has been given a new lease of life to support a pioneering partnership aimed at tackling youth-related antisocial behaviour on public transport in Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has secured a decommissioned Stagecoach bus which has been given a … [Read more...]
Irish carrier to become first airline to introduce on-board recycling on short haul flights
Irish carrier, Aer Lingus, has become the first airline to start segregating and recycling on-board waste arriving on short-haul flights into Ireland, including on its Manchester to Cork and Dublin routes. The move is part of the airline's sustainability ambitions, which include recycling 20% of … [Read more...]
NatWest reveals fifth consecutive rise in business activity in the North West in June PMI survey
Firms in the North West recorded a fifth consecutive monthly rise in business activity in June, according to the latest NatWest UK Regional PMI survey. Despite the continued uplift in activity, the rate of growth eased to its slowest level since March following a drop in inflows of new work, with … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham writes to Transport Secretary over ticket office closures
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has written to Transport Secretary Mark Harper, calling for his intervention over proposals that would see manned ticket offices across the region closed. Proposals being consulted on by rail companies nationwide will, if implemented, see manned ticket … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester secures Defra funding to help restore nature across the city-region
Greater Manchester has secured a £250,000 funding allocation from the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to deliver its plans to help nature recover across the city-region. Funding will allow the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to develop its Local Nature … [Read more...]
Plans progress for Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2
Plans are continuing to progress for the Crewe to Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail link after the government introduced a second additional provision to the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill on 3rd July. The provisions make a number of minor changes to the route of the railway … [Read more...]
Over 200,000 have accessed Level 3 qualifications through Greater Manchester Adult Education Budget
Since Greater Manchester took greater control over its Adult Education Budget in 2019, more than 200,000 city-region residents have accessed free Level 3 qualifications. The city-region has now launched a further tranche of Level 3 qualifications, worth of £10 million to further help Greater … [Read more...]
GMCA announces new plan for water management
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), in partnership with United Utilities and the Environment Agency, has unveiled a new strategy for water management in the city-region to ensure Greater Manchester's preparedness for both flooding and droughts. The Integrated Water Management Plan … [Read more...]
Foreign direct investment delivered 3,800 Greater Manchester jobs in 2022
Foreign direct investment in Greater Manchester created thousands of new jobs across the city-region, according to the latest government statistics published earlier in June 2023. The Department for Business and Trade Inward Investment Results for 2022-2023 revealed that the city-region attracted … [Read more...]
Local business survey shows slowdown in activity across all sectors of Greater Manchester economy
The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's (GMCC) latest business survey has revealed a slight slowdown in activity in Q2 of 2023. The latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES), conducted between 22nd May and 12th June, saw the Chamber's headline Greater Manchester Index fall from 30.3 in Q1, to … [Read more...]
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