The report, entitled Powers to Grow: City Finance and Governance, said the UK economy is falling short of its potential as our cities are ‘stifled by the overt centralisation of policy decision-making’

Mancunians are set for a ride around town like no other this evening as part of the city’s Pride Fringe celebrations.

Wythenshawe campaigners’ 20-year fight to secure a railway station in Baguely could be coming to end – but they have renewed calls for commuters to back them.

Manchester commuters treated to spontaneous Shakespeare performances on the Metrolink this morning in honour of the legendary playwright’s 450th birthday.

Tameside Council plan a complete rebuild of the current station and will move it closer to the new Metrolink tram stop and teaming up with the redesigned train station to form a ‘transport hub’ by the end of 2017.

The Transport for Greater (TfGM) Manchester has confirmed the line will be fully operational before the year is out

Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne stopped by Manchester Victoria train station and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) following the announcement of a proposed HS3 high-speed railway line to connect northern cities from Liverpool to Hull.

A Freedom of Information request from the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) revealed that in 2010-11 the number of fares issued stood at 226, with five fewer in 2011-12

The 33-year-old man, who has not yet been named, died when he was struck by a tram near Prestwich tram at around 1.30pm

Little Ladders Nursery is one of the businesses that has been affected in the area as parents have to take a de-tour to drop their children off

Pupils from Wardle Academy took part in Little Planet scheme