News published November 2017
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Mayor demands timetable for improvements to problem struck rail upgrade
30 November 2017
Rail providers will be held to account over problems on trains between Bolton and Manchester, says the Mayor of Greater Manchester as he demands a timetable for improvements to the service.
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Support, not prison, for vulnerable people
27 November 2017
Integrating health and justice to better support vulnerable people in police custody.
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Huge success for Safe Drive Stay Alive
23 November 2017
OVER the last three weeks the Safe Drive Stay Alive events have welcomed 10,000 young people through the doors of Middleton Arena.
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GMCA appoints Working Well (Work and Health Programme) provider
23 November 2017
Following a rigorous procurement process, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority has appointed InWork GM to deliver the new Working Well (Work and Health Programme) across Greater Manchester.
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Government agrees to strengthen devolution to Greater Manchester
22 November 2017
Agreement sets out new commitments between central Government and GMCA.
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Greater Manchester comes together to tackle rough sleeping in unique partnership
21 November 2017
In a series of UK firsts to address homelessness, Greater Manchester has come together to announce radical proposals to save lives as winter draws in.
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Deputy Mayor for the day!
17 November 2017
As part of this year’s National Children’s Takeover Day, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Bev Hughes has given one young person a taste of what life is like in her role and on the frontline.
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New drive to regenerate town centres across Greater Manchester
17 November 2017
A new initiative to regenerate town centres across Greater Manchester has been launched.
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Mayors of London and Greater Manchester join forces to demand an end to the dangerous police funding crisis
14 November 2017
Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham: Chancellor must provide real-terms increase in the Budget
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Mayor of Greater Manchester signs formal accord with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations
10 November 2017
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has signed a formal Accord with the 16,000 voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations in Greater Manchester.