The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a £10.7 billion rail programme to improve intercity connections between Greater Manchester, Leeds and York, has published a report detailing sustainability achievements from April 2019 to March 2024. The TRU has published its first Sustainable Development … [Read more...]
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Record passenger numbers drive positive half-year results for Manchester Airports Group
Record breaking passenger numbers across its three airports have delivered a positive first-half performance Manchester Airports Group (MAG). MAG, which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports, alongside travel services business CAVU, reported in its interim … [Read more...]
Stockport County partners with Football Flick
Stockport County FC has announced a new partnership with football training equipment provider, Flick, with savings for fans over the Christmas period. The collaboration will give Stockport County supporters an exclusive 10% off purchases from Football Flick by using a discount code shared on the … [Read more...]
Stockport businesses offered heart health checks to support workplace wellbeing
Stockport Council is inviting local businesses to take advantage of free Healthy Heart Checks for their employees, as part of an initiative to promote cardiovascular health across the borough. Available until March 2025, these 15-minute checks aim to identify early risk factors for cardiovascular … [Read more...]
Planning process to be overhauled in bid to accelerate housebuilding
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has set out plans to speed up the planning process and overhaul local planning committees as part of measures to accelerate housebuilding and stimulate economic growth. Proposals will allow for applications that comply with local development plans to bypass … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester unveils new Five-Year Environment Plan to support 2038 net-zero target
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, unveiled a new Five-Year Environment Plan for the city-region that outlines how Greater Manchester can meet its 2038 target for net-zero. The plan, revealed at the Greater Manchester Green Summit on Monday 9th December, sets out how public and private … [Read more...]
Together relaunches Premier proposition
Stockport-based property lender, Together, has announced the appointment of Scott Clay as director of Premier to oversee the relaunch of Together Premier, a specialist division to cater for the funding needs of select high net worth (HNW) clients. The channel will specialise in large, complex and … [Read more...]
Buses and trams to run as normal during TfGM industrial action
With planned industrial action taking place from Thursday 12th December, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is reassuring passengers that buses and trams across the city-region will continue to run as normal. TfGM staff in office-based roles and at interchanges, information and ticket … [Read more...]
HMRC reminds there is still time for Self Assessment taxpayers to set up a Time to Pay plan
HMRC is reminding Self Assessment taxpayers who may worried about being able to pay their tax bill in full that there is still time to set up a Time to Pay plan and make monthly payments. More than 15,000 Self Assessment customers have already set up a Time to Pay payment plan for the 2023 to … [Read more...]
Closer UK-Saudi ties to bring extra 1,000 jobs to Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is to benefit from a £250 million investment and an extra 1,000 jobs as part of plans to pursue closer UK-Saudi relations. Graphene Innovation Manchester (GIM) is to announce the launch of the world’s first commercial production of graphene-enriched carbon fibre through a … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester sets sights on bringing rail under Bee Network control
With less than one month before all Greater Manchester bus services come under local control, Mayor Andy Burnham has called on the Transport Secretary to back the next phase of Bee Network expansion and bring eight commuter rail lines into the network. In a letter to Transport Secretary Heidi … [Read more...]
MAG appoints partners for its Airfield Infrastructure Framework
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has appointed the partners that will deliver on its Airfield Infrastructure Framework across Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports. The framework will support MAG across its three sites over the next five to eight years to deliver on the airport … [Read more...]
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