UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,651,988 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 11,625 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,378 (as of 22 June)New deaths across UK: 27 (up 44.4% in last 7 days)Total UK deaths: 128,008England Cases per 100,000: 89.3 per 100,000R number in … [Read more...]
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New polymer £50 note enters circulation
New polymer £50 notes featuring codebreaker and computer scientist, Alan Turing, have entered circulation, with the old notes, along with paper £20 notes, being withdrawn in September 2022. The new note completes the set of polymer banknotes containing the most advanced security features of any … [Read more...]
Andy Burnham reaffirms ambitions for a digital city-region
Speaking in a panel discussion as part of Digital Leaders Week, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham shared progress made towards achieving the ambition of becoming a 100% digitally-enabled city-region. Achievements spanned work including digitisation of early years, digital infrastructure, and … [Read more...]
MAG backs travel industry day of action with online simulation of pre-pandemic flight schedules
Colleagues at Manchester Airports Group (MAG) – the UK’s largest airport group - will mimic a pre-pandemic day of flying on social media, as part of a nationwide protest at the government’s handling of international travel. Staff at all three MAG airports - Manchester, London Stansted and East … [Read more...]
Stockport County supporters groups launch campaign to honour former manager
Stockport County Supporters Cooperative and Help the Hatters have joined forces to launch a crowdfunding campaign to commission a statue of the club's former manager, Danny Bergara. Affectionately known as 'The Man from Uruguay', Bergara (pictured) transformed the club's performances on the pitch … [Read more...]
22nd June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,640,507 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 10,633 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,316 (as of 17 June)New deaths across UK: 5Total UK deaths: 127,981England Cases per 100,000: 89.3 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to 1.4 Vaccine … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester publishes Clean Air Plan after securing £120 million to help businesses comply
Greater Manchester has published its finalised Clean Air Plan to help tackle air pollution across the city-region, and has secured £120 million in government funding to help businesses comply with the new emissions rules. Applications for funding will open from November to allow local businesses … [Read more...]
North-west leads in British Business Bank equity investments outside London
The British Business Bank has made 117 equity investments in North-west businesses, worth £270 million, in 2020, the most of any UK region besides London. 2020 was a record year for the government's development bank, which supported businesses nationally with over £8.8 billion of investment made … [Read more...]
Aviation industry leads day of action at Manchester Airport
Representatives from the aviation sector will be taking part in a national day of action, including with a demonstration at Manchester Airport, as part of calls for the government to provide further support during the pandemic. Trade union Unite has organised a socially distanced protest at the … [Read more...]
Stockport hits 200,000 vaccinations milestone
Over 200,000 adults registered with a Stockport GP have received their first Covid-19 vaccination. Additionally, almost 150,000 have also received their second dose of the vaccine. 80% of adults, registered to a Stockport GP, have had their first dose and 59% of those people have also had their … [Read more...]
21st June: Coronavirus News Updates
UK NEWS & HEADLINES: UK STATISTICS Total UK Cases: 4,630,040 positive testsLatest UK daily figure: 9,284 new casesNumber in UK hospital: 1,316 (63 more than previous day)New deaths across UK: 6Total UK deaths: 127,976England Cases per 100,000: 85.1 per 100,000R number in UK: 1.2 to … [Read more...]
High-speed rail link across North at risk as HS2 costs rise
The East-West high-speed rail link to connect cities across the North, dubbed Northern Powerhouse Rail, is rumoured to be at risk of being scrapped in favour of cheaper improvement works on existing lines to mitigate spiralling costs of HS2. The Sunday Express newspaper reported that the … [Read more...]
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