More than 250 Metrolink drivers have gone through intensive training ahead of the opening of the Second City Crossing tram route.

News means work could start on the line this winter – and be operational by 2020.

The bus gate only allows buses, cyclists, and taxis through, while general traffic must find another route.

The Green Party’s key Manchester candidate Ben Godfrey has said that electing Green councillors would help Manchester City Council find the ‘creative’ responses that it needs to austerity problems.

Manchester Piccadilly played host to one of the biggest shake-ups to northern train services in the last decade on Friday.

Tony Lloyd’s commitment to addressing air pollution could extend life expectancy in Mancunians, according to a University of Manchester academic.

Mobile defibrillators will be carried on Manchester trams for the first time ever this evening as part of the safety measures being put in place for ‘Mad Friday’.

More than 75% of people in Britain have ‘overwhelmingly confirmed’ that more money should be invested in cycling, according to the biggest survey into cycling habits in the UK.

A national ballot has revealed the political issues most important to young people, citing the living wage, tackling racism, and mental health as some of the most prominent problems.

Manchester blogger and Lord of the Rings fan, Will O’Hara, has spotted links between Metrolink and Middle-earth during his morning commute across Manchester.

It was confirmed last week that the cost of commuter – or regulated – rail fares will rise by 1% in January 2016, in line with the July Retail Price Index rate.