The Gambia Experience has successfully secured more flights from Manchester to The Gambia this winter to meet demand. A new direct fight Manchester-Banjul route will operate from December 16th until April 27th 2020. Monday flights, with convenient morning departure slots, are now on sale with … [Read more...]
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New members wanted for Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority
Young people with a desire to influence Greater Manchester’s decision-making at the highest level are being urged to get involved with the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority (GMYCA). After its first two successful years, the GMYCA is refreshing its membership and is calling on youth … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester first UK city-region to consult on bus franchise
Greater Manchester will be the first city-region in the UK to hold a public consultation on the introduction of a bus franchise scheme, using powers available under the Bus Services Act 2017. At an extraordinary meeting, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) gave the go-ahead for a major … [Read more...]
Latvian airBaltic to launch direct flights from Manchester to Riga
Latvian airline airBaltic will launch scheduled flights from Manchester to Riga, Latvia on March 29, 2020. The new route will offer convenient connections to passengers travelling from Manchester to the Latvian capital and over 70 destinations served from Riga to Scandinavia, Russia, the Middle … [Read more...]
HS2 “essential to economy” Northern leaders tell review panel
HS2 is essential to re-balance the UK’s economy and its future should be resolved without delay. That’s the message from the North’s leaders, who have called on the team leading the review of the rail project to recognise the benefits to the North of England.In a submission to Review Chair Doug … [Read more...]
1000+ Thomas Cook staff attend Manchester Airport Employment Fair
An employment fair which took place at Manchester Airport last week was attended by over 1,000 former Thomas Cook and supply chain employees. Following the announcement on 23 September that the company had entered compulsory liquidation, public and private partners worked together to host the … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Jim O’Neill champions Britain’s place at Open Future Festival
At the Open Future Festival, Lord Jim O’Neill from Stockport, a celebrated economist and former Treasury Minister, discussed Britain’s place in a changing world insisting the country should not give in to pressure to take sides between America and China. Thinkers from across the ideological and … [Read more...]
Biman Bangladesh Airlines returns to Manchester
The national flag carrier Biman BangladeshBiman Bangladesh has announced its return to Manchester Airport, with a new service to Sylhet and Dhaka set to start in the New Year. Biman Bangladesh Airlines will fly three times a week from the UK’s northern hub to the Bangladeshi capital and Sylhet, … [Read more...]
London transport leader appointed in strategy role at Transport for the North
A senior leader who has overseen transformation of London’s transport network is set to join Transport for the North to coordinate investment across the region. Industry leader David Hughes will draw on experience in the capital to drive investment in the North’s transport infrastructure Mr … [Read more...]
Stockport residents join Solar Together group-buying scheme for Solar Panels
Stockport residents are joining their Greater Manchester neighbours and coming together to benefit from Solar Together, a group-buying scheme for solar panels on their homes. Solar Together Greater Manchester help homeowners feel confident that they are paying the right price for a high … [Read more...]
GM: City and United kick off opportunities for Our Pass card holders
THE city-region’s football giants, Manchester City and Manchester United, are in the new wave of opportunities Our Pass card holders will be able to access this October. Thousands of eligible 16 to 18-year-olds have already signed up and received their glossy purple Our Pass card. Young people, … [Read more...]
UK: M9 Group of Mayors call for further devolution to strengthen power
The M9 group of directly-elected regional Mayors in England met in Manchester to discuss the positive impact devolution is having across the regions they represent, and the next steps they should seek to to agree with Government to strengthen devolved powers. The M9 Group welcomed the … [Read more...]
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