Greater Manchester Culture Fund opens for applications
Cultural organisations are being invited to bid for three years of funding to help them provide excellent cultural experiences and opportunities in Greater Manchester.
Applications...
Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey unveils refreshed policy priorities for GM
Greater Manchester's Active Travel Commissioner, Dame Sarah Storey, has unveiled a refreshed active travel mission for Greater Manchester focusing on accessibility, behaviour change and...
Second report into Arena terror bombing set to criticise responders in minutes and hours...
The report of a public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 is expected to outline failures by police and emergency services in...
Extreme heart care disruption linked to 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease
Severe ambulance delays, inaccessible care and ever-growing waiting lists are contributing to heart patients dying needlessly,say the British Heart Foundation
Since the pandemic began, there...
Accents act as a barrier to social mobility says report
Accents act as a barrier to social mobility, according to new research published by the Sutton Trust today.
The report examines the impact that...
Study identifies link between poor broadband provision and ill health
Poor broadband provision is associated with people living with a number of health conditions and urgent care needs, a study published today (2 November...
Trafford Council takes action to protect popular green spaces against development
Trafford Council has taken action to protect two of the borough’s most beautiful green spaces from development now and in the future.
The authority has...
Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon
The world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of...
Dell Road open again following major operation to save it from collapse
A road that leads to one of Greater Manchester’s most popular beauty spots has reopened 48 weeks after the start of a major engineering...
Two fifths of people have chronic pain by their 40s, with consequences for later...
Chronic pain is widespread among those in their mid-40s in Britain, with those who experience it more likely to report pain, poor health -...