Manchester bike hire scheme’s most – and least – popular starting points revealed
Greater Manchester’s new cycle hire scheme recorded over 39,000 journeys covering over 100,000km since its inception last year. Launched as
Greater Manchester secures more than £500,000 for Safer Streets initiative
Greater Manchester has secured £549,744 from the Home Office to launch a series of schemes aimed at helping women and
Digitally excluded given support from BBC and region’s leaders
The BBC and Greater Manchester Combined Authority have launched campaigns to help those who are digitally excluded to enable them
Plan to eradicate hate crime launched across Greater Manchester
A new plan to tackle hate crime has been launched across Greater Manchester. The Plan to Tackle Hate Crime, set
Mental health at forefront of Manchester Youth Task Force agenda
More young people are experiencing mental health issues as a result of the pandemic, according to Greater Manchester’s Youth Task
Has attitudes towards cycling improved since lockdown?
An official pre-lockdown Government study has revealed that two thirds of adults feel cycling is dangerous.
‘FGM is ferocious, barbaric and should not be practised anywhere in the world,’ says survivor who was ‘cut’ aged 7
When Patricia Ajayi was seven years old and living in Nigeria, she and her sister were taken away on ‘holiday’ with her grandmother and ‘cut’, without the knowledge of their parents.
Power to the people? Consultations on future of Greater Manchester’s buses to have final say this Friday
The final in a series of discussions on whether to bring Greater Manchester’s buses back under public control will take place this Friday.
Just how is 100% of your recycling bin salvaged? MM takes a tour of Greater Manchester’s Material Recovery Facility
Manchester is one of two UK cities to set out a zero waste aim – meaning that by 2050, we need to be recycling or recovering energy from as much waste as we use, ensuring nothing goes to landfill.
82 days until Brexit: MM discuss impact on Greater Manchester economy, trade, funding, education, residents, unemployment and aviation
In the June 2016 referendum, the city of Manchester had the fifth highest vote to Remain in the EU with 60% – here MM take a look at what the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester have done in preparation for the March 29 European exit.
Lord Peter Smith quits: Greater Manchester’s longest-serving council leader stands down after 27 years
Greater Manchester’s longest-serving council leader, Lord Peter Smith, has stepped down from his post as leader of Wigan Council.