Due to operate across Wigan and Bolton from next September, they will be the first to bear the branding of the new Bee Network

Greater Manchester’s Bee Network buzz begins as bold plan starts to take shape

With less than a year to go before the first locally controlled bus services in 36 years take to the road, a multi-million-pound order...
Millions of people across the North face risk of transport-related social exclusion, new report by Transport for the North shows

Over 3 million people in the North of England are at risk of transport-related...

Millions of people across the North face risk of transport-related social exclusion, new report shows New research by Transport for the North (TfN) reveals that...

Government urged to rethink HS2 plans for Piccadilly Station

Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority are calling on the Government to urgently rethink flawed plans for the city’s new HS2 overground...

“Ministers must reassess rail plans for the North of England” say Northern Mayors

Mayors from across the North of England have called on Ministers to reassess their rail plans for the North of England after the Government...

Manchester Council urge rethink over HS2 proposals for a Piccadilly overground station

Council is warning that a proposed new overground Manchester Piccadilly station to accommodate HS2 and improved northern rail links would squander some of the...

City Centre Stevenson Square could be fully pedestrianised

Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter could be fully pedestrianised under new plans which are to be put to the public. Hundreds of people have...

New zone map revealed for GM Cycle hire scheme

A new zone map of the upcoming Greater Manchester cycle hire scheme has been revealed. The 24/7 Bee Network Cycle Hire Scheme, phase one of...

Greater Manchester asks Government to back early delivery of London-style public transport system

GREATER Manchester’s Leaders are today asking government to back early delivery of a London-style public transport system for the city-region. As part of the vision,...

Greater Manchester to become the first City region outside of London to take control...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has made a landmark decision to take control of buses in the biggest shake-up to Greater Manchester’s...

Greater Manchester leaders move to decision on bus franchising for the city-region

Greater Manchester leaders will meet later this month to consider a major milestone in its plans for an integrated transport system; the introduction of...