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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...]

Tui add more flights to Turkey for North West holidaymakers

TUI (formerly Thomson) the UK’s largest holiday brand, has today announced it has added an additional weekly flights to Turkey - the popular destinations of Antalya and Dalaman - for summer 2018 operating out of Manchester Airport. Holidaymakers from the North West will now have even more choice … [Read more...]

St Mary’s Way final works include 7 week diversion

Improvements for traffic flow and an ease to congestion along St Mary's Way is approaching its final phase of road closures ahead of completion in this spring.  The works around St Mary's Way for part of Stockport’s Town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) designed to make it easier for everyone to travel … [Read more...]

Bumper Christmas passengers for Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport is set to welcome nearly 900,000 Christmas passengers over the next two weeks as it gears up for the busy festive period.  The UK’s third largest airport is expecting Friday 22 December and Friday 29 December to be the busiest days, as people jet off for Christmas and then New … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport issues warning to drone users

With drones continuing to be high on many people’s Christmas lists this year, Manchester Airport has issued a warning to  drone users of the dangers they pose to aircraft after a spate of incidents this year.  During 2017 there has been a 113% increase in the number of incidents involving drones in … [Read more...]

Transport for the North given green light by Peers

Peers in the House of Lords have approved regulations for Transport for the North to become the first Sub-national Transport Body in England. A motion will now be considered in the House of Commons on Wednesday 10th January 2018 which, if approved, will give the organisation the all clear to … [Read more...]

Andy Burnham sets out Transport Overhaul for Greater Manchester

A major transport overhaul of transport for Greater Manchester beginning in 2018, has been announced by the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham.   The Mayor addressed the Urban Transport Group in Leeds outlining his ambition to deliver a safe, reliable, affordable and fully integrated high … [Read more...]

John Bishop joins Manchester Arena Families on a Magical Day Out

Families affected by the Manchester Arena attack will have a magical Christmas day out today with one of the country’s funniest men when they jet off with British Airways from Manchester Airport to Disneyland Paris with John Bishop.    Some of the youngsters who were at the Manchester Arena, or … [Read more...]

Loganair’s new Manchester to Scottish Isles schedule

Loganair is launching new routes from Manchester to Scottish Isles scheduled from late June until early September next summer. Travellers from across the North of England will be able to access direct flights from Manchester to Scottish Isles of Orkney and Shetland, and the Western Isles of the … [Read more...]

North West Economy boosted by direct Manchester to China flights

The North West economy has been boosted by the increase in direct flights between Manchester Airport and China.  The Department for Transport has announced there will be a 50% increase in the number of permitted weekly flights, from 100 to 150. And the creation of extra capacity is aimed at … [Read more...]

Free Parking and late night shopping in Stockport

With only two weeks left until Christmas, make sure to take up the free parking offer in the town centre and late night shopping in Stockport.  Free parking in the town centre: - Monday 11th December to Friday 15th December, free after 3pm - Sunday 17th December, free all day - Monday 18th … [Read more...]