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The groundbreaking deal that will change Greater Manchester forever
Greater Manchester will be given more powers over transport, housing and technical education under a new devolution deal described as the 'deepest' yet. For the first time, the city-region will be treated like a government department with mayor Andy Burnham given full control over finances.
The Mancunian Way: Haunting civil servants
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The tap-in and tap-out transport system that will transform how people get around Greater Manchester
Buses, trams and trains in Greater Manchester are to be connected under one system like London's by 2030. Passengers will be able to tap-in and tap-out on different modes of public transport thanks to a new deal with the government.
Rooftop gigs, big name performances and an artist discovery programme - first details of New Order backed Manchester music conference revealed
A new global music conference backed by New Order has revealed its programme details and released its first wave of tickets for its inaugural edition being held in Manchester later this year.
Delays in criminal records checks a headache for hosts of Ukrainians
Delays in criminal records checks are ‘causing challenges’ for Salford people offering to host Ukrainians fleeing Vladimir Putin’s war. There are currently 300 applications from people in the city offering accommodation and DBS checks are awaited for 156 households under the city council’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
What Greater Manchester's new Clean Air Zone could look like... as some motorists could still face being charged
Transport bosses have set out what a new Clean Air Zone would look like if Greater Manchester is required to introduce daily charges for some vehicles. Local leaders insist they no longer want any charges but the government has told them to look at plans for charging certain vehicles in the city centre only.
Ukrainian refugees thank Greater Manchester on anniversary of Russian invasion
Alina will never forget the words written in red block letters as she turned on the news one fateful February morning last year: "Putin started the war". As a journalist living in Kyiv, she had heard all the predictions that an invasion by Russian forces was imminent – but her brain didn't want to believe it, she says.