News

16 October 2018

More than 70 of the country’s leading employers will be showcasing their apprenticeship opportunities at this year’s National Apprenticeship Show.

15 October 2018

Greater Manchester Leaders are calling on businesses and communities to shape the city-region’s trailblazing plan for good jobs and growth.

10 October 2018

Plans to make sure there is a bed every night for everyone sleeping rough in Greater Manchester have received a major boost thanks to a £43,000 donation from the city region’s big-hearted residents.

10 October 2018

Read Andy Burnham's full speech to the NHS Providers Conference - 'Place-Based Integration and Whole Person Support: the Greater Manchester Model'

9 October 2018

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham will today, for the first time, set out Greater Manchester’s vision of a 21st century NHS as part of a new model of public service within the city-region.

8 October 2018

An innovative partnership between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Greater Manchester Housing Providers is aiming to build hundreds of homes a year to help address the shortfall of housing in the city-region.

5 October 2018

The GMCA and the city-region’s 10 local councils have become the latest employers to sign up to a TUC charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill at work.

4 October 2018

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called on Government to give Greater Manchester the powers and resources it needs to tackle the congestion that’s causing chaos on our roads.

3 October 2018

Greater Manchester’s Leaders are calling on employers, employees and others to give their views and help shape the country’s first ground breaking city-region Good Employment Charter. 

1 October 2018

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has published the first in a new series of reports that will monitor the effect of the Government’s Welfare Reforms in Greater Manchester and in particular, the impact of Universal Credit as it is rolled out across the city-region.

1 October 2018

The Public Health England initiative that encourages smokers to quit from October 1 for 28 days, Stoptober, is back.

1 October 2018

Greater Manchester’s mayor and 10 council leaders have called on the government to provide urgent clarity on housing figures as they seek to bring forward the second draft of the GMSF for consultation

28 September 2018

Today is an important day. For weeks and months we have been working on additional plans to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Greater Manchester over the coming winter.

27 September 2018

Lack of suitable homes sees older people staying put until a crisis forces them to move

25 September 2018

GREATER Manchester is known globally for its significant contribution to culture, which is why the Culture Strategy for the city-region sets out to build on this.

21 September 2018

THE Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has discussed a potential graphene partnership with a major Chinese city as part of his trade visit.

20 September 2018

THE DEPUTY Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Hughes, has responded to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) Inquiry's findings that passengers in the city-region were "let down by rail industry failures"

18 September 2018

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, is showcasing the city-region to a mass global market this week as he conducts a trade mission to the world’s most populous country, China.

14 September 2018

The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has responded to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following their release of national police complaints statistics for England and Wales 2017/18.

13 September 2018

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has welcomed the announcement that a troubleshooter is to be appointed by Government to deal with the rail chaos affecting the North of England.

13 September 2018

A response from the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to the Department for Transport's Delay Repay announcement.

12 September 2018

Statement in response to a question raised in today's Prime Minister's Questions (Wednesday 12 September).

11 September 2018

At long last, the Government’s reckless ignorance of the demands of policing and the funding needed to sustain it have been exposed, says the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester.

10 September 2018

GREATER Manchester is today showing its support for World Suicide Prevention Day and pledging to help reduce loneliness

5 September 2018

Five people are needed for roles on a panel which oversees the use of resources available to the Mayor and Chief Constable for Policing in Greater Manchester.

5 September 2018

Andy Burnham has delivered his first major speech in Westminster since his election as Mayor of Greater Manchester. Themes included devolution, political engagement and the effects of Brexit.

29 August 2018

The Home Office has announced that more than £1.1 million has been awarded to fund a new project in Greater Manchester aimed at supporting children and young people at risk of exploitation or abuse.

27 August 2018

Greater Manchester is to join a global network of cities spearheading the fight against HIV.

26 August 2018

Read Andy's August update on Greater Manchester's drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

25 August 2018

As rail passengers prepare for a weekend of travel chaos, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has reiterated calls for an independent trouble-shooter to get the region’s railways back on track.