BREAKING: Metrolink tram staff to stage four days of strikes in row over pay
Metrolink staff will strike on four days over the next few weeks in a row over pay and a ‘merry-go-round of changing employers’.
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Metrolink announces increased fines for tram and bus fare dodgers
Metrolink today announced increased fines for tram fare dodgers across Greater Manchester. Passengers caught on the city region's new franchised 'Bee' buses without a valid ticket will also face the same penalty from later this month.
'This is a remarkable response and shows the power of the public': Petition calling for railway station ticket offices to remain open passes 100,000 names
A petition calling for railway ticket offices to remain open has passed 100,000 signatories, meaning the controversial closure plans can be considered for debate in Parliament. More than 101,000 people had signed the online petition by Friday, more than a month before it's due to close.
Noel Gallagher comes home with Wythenshawe Park masterclass featuring thunder, lightning... plus digs at Manchester United and Andy Burnham
It had pretty much every weather element you could possibly throw at it, but thunder and lightning couldn't dampen a spectacular homecoming for Noel Gallagher playing the first ever live gig at Wythenshawe Park.
'There's sewage in the rivers, trains don't run properly and people can't afford heating on normal salaries': Andy Burnham says the country is 'fundamentally broken'
Mayor Andy Burnham has called for more co-operation between the north of England and Scotland. The Greater Manchester politician said any move to take decisions without Westminster involvement would lead to “a better world” - insisting the country is 'fundamentally broken'.
Incredible drone footage shows off fleet of new Bee Network buses
This incredible footage shows off the new bus fleet that will transform the way passengers travel across Greater Manchester.
LIVE: On board the 17-mile Greater Manchester bus journey - that will take two and a half hours
It's one month to go before Greater Manchester begins to bring buses under public control for the first time in forty years. The first franchised bus services will be rolled out in Bolton and Wigan and parts of Bury, Salford and Manchester from September 24.
Calls for London-style assembly which would hold Greater Manchester Mayor to account denied
Trafford council’s controlling Labour group has been accused of wanting key decisions to be made ‘in the dark’ after voting down a motion calling for a London-style assembly for Greater Manchester.