Greater Manchester Firefighters awarded ‘distinction’ on completion of apprenticeships
FORTY SIX Greater Manchester firefighters have recently received their certificates following the completion of their two-year firefighter apprenticeship, with four passing with flying colours...
PJ Livesey chosen for Chorlton Shopping Centre transformation
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has selected the PJ Livesey Group as development partner for the proposed transformation of the Chorlton Shopping Centre in...
Large high-rise training exercise takes place in Rochdale
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service ran a large-scale exercise to test procedures for dealing with fires in a high-rise.
Ten appliances attended the exercise...
No Manchester Day parade instead a day-til-dusk celebration
There will not be a parade this year for Manchester Day, the council has announced
Instead the Council is proposing a Day and Night event...
A major feature of the ‘Manc’ accent is disappearing – but not in North...
New research by an expert at The University of Manchester has found that a major aspect of the traditional ‘Manc’ accent is still going...
Police seize £20K of illegal vapes and issue warning
Police in Bolton and the Council’s Licensing and Trading Standards services have seized 2800 suspected illegal vapes.
The vapes, estimated to be worth £20,000, were...
#BeeWell’s survey results show persistent inequalities in young people’s wellbeing in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester’s #BeeWell programme is has released its latest findings from the survey of school pupils in Years 9 and 10 which took place...
Manchester to host international convention for performing arts professionals this summer
Manchester is to play host to a prestigious international convention for the performing arts this summer, which will see hundreds of professionals working globally...
Oldham families to benefit from new Family Hubs
Thousands of parents, children, and young people are set to benefit from a multi-million-pound investment into ‘one-stop shops’ for families in Oldham.
Family services will...
Dame Sarah Storey supports new accessible e-cycle scheme for Greater Manchester
Cycling UK is working with Wheels for All in Manchester to offer free one-month e-trike loans and free skills and confidence sessions through the...