News

20 August 2018

Have you ever thought about setting up your own housing Co-op? Do you know anyone who might? This could be an exciting opportunity for you, your friends and colleagues to build your own property in Greater Manchester for community-led housing.

17 August 2018

THE DEPUTY Mayor of Greater Manchester has responded to analysis showing 100,000 “lost” seats on Greater Manchester’s trains on the eve of another weekend of Northern rail disruption.

17 August 2018

Responding to the audio recordings released by the BBC regarding Didsbury Mosque, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes said:

17 August 2018

Greater Manchester has secured several hundred thousand pounds of further funding to boost the ongoing drive to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across the city-region.

15 August 2018

Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Hughes has reacted to the news that passengers are set to be hit by a 3.2% increase to regulated rail fares.

15 August 2018

Greater Manchester’s first ever night-time economy adviser, Sacha Lord, has unveiled a panel of leading figures from across the city-region to support his work in improving our nightlife offer.

14 August 2018

DEPUTY Mayor Bev Hughes has today (Tuesday, August 14) welcomed and accepted the White Ribbon workplace accreditation on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).

13 August 2018

We need two independent people to join a panel that works to help keep communities across Greater Manchester safe.

13 August 2018

The Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to demand a freeze on rail fares.

12 August 2018

Beverley Hughes has written to rail operator Northern after the announcement of a third successive week of Sunday service cancellations, describing a "chaotic and unacceptable situation".

10 August 2018

Beverley Hughes, Greater Manchester Deputy Mayor, has responded to rail operator Northern announcing many cancellations across the city-region this Sunday.

9 August 2018

The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has praised the work of frontline staff at HMP Forest Bank as they seek to provide the best possible outcomes for prisoners upon release.

8 August 2018

Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Beverley Hughes has reiterated her commitment to making sure victims of crime get the best support possible in Greater Manchester.

7 August 2018

Following a Manchester Evening News (MEN) article on homelessness and a more dangerous strain of Spice currently on the streets of Greater Manchester, Deputy Mayor, Beverley Hughes, has responded.

6 August 2018

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has set up a panel of experts to tackle the inequalities lesbian, gay, bi and trans people face, and ensure they feel included, valued and safe.

1 August 2018

Ambitious plans to make Greater Manchester one of the leading green city-regions in the UK and Europe were approved on 27 July 2018.

30 July 2018

Rising levels of extremism in all communities means new thinking is needed to counter the terror threat, the Mayor of Greater Manchester says. 

30 July 2018

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has today called on the Prime Minister to intervene to solve the chaos on the railways in the North.

29 July 2018

Statement from Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Leigh MP Jo Platt and Lord Peter Smith on Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club

27 July 2018

Deputy Mayor Bev Hughes has welcomed the Government’s announcement to invest and improve probation services across the country, but warns that local priorities should not be diluted.

27 July 2018

The great and good of the local and national cultural sector are being brought together to form the Greater Manchester Culture Steering Group.

25 July 2018

Read Andy's July update on Greater Manchester's drive to tackle rough sleeping.

24 July 2018

The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has challenged Ministers to ‘pay up for our police service’ and fully fund today’s pay increase announcement.

24 July 2018

Greater Manchester communities are being urged to stand together to protect girls and young women from the hidden crime of female genital mutilation (FGM).

20 July 2018

REVISED plans for the timetable of the publication and consultation on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) will go before Leaders at next week’s Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) meeting.

19 July 2018

THE Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester says it is “unacceptable” that local communities are bearing the brunt of the Government’s failure to fund policing fairly and properly.

11 July 2018

Tens of thousands of Greater Manchester’s young people are set to benefit from over £500,000 of investment aimed at improving careers education and helping them identify the best career opportunities.

11 July 2018

A MEMBER of the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority (GMYCA) took the views of the city-region’s young people on work experience to Westminster as part of a national inquiry.

9 July 2018

Young people are being encouraged to get comfortable talking about domestic abuse as Greater Manchester’s ground-breaking awareness campaign tours schools and youth centres across the city-region.

4 July 2018

Greater Manchester’s new Digital City Region lead, Cllr Andrew Western, has hit the ground running today by adding his voice to a call to arms to re-energise the local digital agenda.