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First new council housing development in Ancoats gets green light
The first new council housing development of its kind to be built in Manchester has been given the green light despite local opposition.
Go underground, save jobs, cut congestion and keep Metrolink running: Councils’ urgent appeal to give Manchester the HS2 it deserves
Greater Manchester's leaders have submitted their formal petitions calling on the Government to build an HS2 that will truly work for the region and its passengers for the next 120 years. The High Speed Crewe-Manchester bill had its second reading in Parliament in June. It includes plans to build an above ground station with concrete viaducts, shut down a key Metrolink route for two years, blight job potential and kibosh many of the city’s aims for clean air and public transport.
Hundreds of affordable homes could be coming to Ancoats
More than £30 million of funding has been secured to allow 1,500 new homes to be built - hundreds of which could be affordable.
Manchester Living Rent launched to make more affordable housing available for city's lowest earners
A new ‘Manchester Living Rent’ has been introduced by the council in order to allow more people to afford their own property. Bosses say the rent will be set at a level which people on housing benefit can access.
Manchester council sees biggest shake-up under new leader's reign
Manchester Town Hall is set to see its biggest shake-up at the top since its new council leader took over from Sir Richard Leese at the end of last year. The ruling Labour group - which at 92 members is the largest in the country - has now chosen the councillors who will sign off the most important decisions.
What the local election results say about Labour, according to our local leaders
Labour lost seats in both of Greater Manchester's cities at the local elections. In Salford, the ruling group was 'disappointed' after losing three seats despite retaining a strong majority at the council where they still have 49 councillors.
Greater Manchester local elections 2022: In-depth analysis of every borough... including an 'all out' race, our political hot potato and a controversial new battleground
Voters will choose their voices in Greater Manchester's town halls when local election polling stations open finally free from Covid restrictions on Thursday after yet another turbulent political year. From 'partygate' and the war in Ukraine to the cost of living crisis, 'levelling up' and the coronavirus pandemic, politics and its people have once again never been far from the headlines.