News published September 2017
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Mayor of Greater Manchester backs Stoptober smoking campaign
29 September 2017
MAYOR of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is encouraging smokers across Greater Manchester to kick the habit as part of this year’s Stoptober campaign.
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Youth Combined Authority will give young people chance to ‘shape their own future’
29 September 2017
Young people will be given a meaningful role in determining the future direction of Greater Manchester through the new Youth Combined Authority.
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Mayor Question Time
28 September 2017
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham second public Question Time event is taking place this evening. Watch live below.
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Public's feedback to shape next steps in jobs and homes plan
28 September 2017
More than 27,000 people responded to the first draft of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
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Mayor refocuses planning debate on town centres
28 September 2017
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is refocusing the planning debate on town centres and infrastructure led development in response to public concerns expressed in the first consultation on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework.
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Older people have sex - get over it!
28 September 2017
Politicians and academics in Greater Manchester are calling for conversations around older people and sex to be normalised with the launch of a new research film for International Older People’s Day
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Commission to support communities to build a stronger, safer Greater Manchester
26 September 2017
An ex-member of the far-right group Combat 18 who has turned his back on hate, the chair of the review into the 2011 riots, and the North West’s former top lawyer are amongst a panel of experts who will form a commission to tackle extremism and promote a stronger, more cohesive Greater Manchester.
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Public asked to join Mayor's 'congestion conversation'
22 September 2017
PEOPLE across the city region are being asked to have ‘congestion conversation’ with the Mayor of Greater Manchester to help tackle the crippling issue of overcrowded roads.
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Alcohol Champions to reduce drinking in Greater Manchester
21 September 2017
A pioneering programme ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’ has been launched today (Thursday, 21 September) to combat the growing number of people who are drinking excessive amounts of alcohol across the city region.
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Statement following discussions by Northern leaders
20 September 2017
Northern leaders came together today to call on Government to honour in full its commitments and to discuss how the North can be heard nationally.