Tag: Manchester
Greater Manchester bus fare cap to stay at £2, mayor confirms
Single fares on Greater Manchester's bus network will remain capped at £2 into 2025 despite a nationwide rise, the city region's mayor Andy Burnham ha [...]
Manchester City Council considers cuts amid £50m shortfall
Manchester City Council is facing a £50m funding shortfall over the next few years, with the authority's finance chief warning they are "at a cliff ed [...]
Corpay Cross-Border enters agreement with Manchester City to become their official FX partner
Corporate payments provider Corpay, Inc (NYSE:CPAY) announces that Corpay’s Cross-Border business has entere [...]
Andy Burnham ‘ready to fight harder’ as re-elected Manchester mayor
Labour candidate Andy Burnham has won another term as Greater Manchester mayor with more than 420,000 votes.He cruised to victory for Labour, as the C [...]
Tory Manchester mayor candidate defects to Reform
Dan Barker follows Lee Anderson as another Conservative politician to defect to the party.
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I became aware of Covid via Manchester Chinese community – Burnham
The mayor of Greater Manchester said the city has a twinning arrangement with Wuhan, which was the epicentre of the Covid pandemic.Andy Burnham told t [...]
David Beckham says he supports Manchester United sale
Inter Miami co-owner and President David Beckham backs a takeover of his original club Manchester United."At the moment, there's no stability," the lo [...]
Labour can not promise HS2 to Manchester – Keir Starmer
The Labour leader says Rishi Sunak has "taken a wrecking ball" to the multi-billion pound project.
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HS2: Rishi Sunak refuses to commit to Manchester link
The prime minister again refuses to say if high speed rail link will run from Birmingham to Manchester.
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HS2: Scrapping Manchester link would be very stupid, says ex-rail chief
Former Strategic Rail Authority boss says cancelling the leg to Manchester would hurt other projects.
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HS2: Government refuses to guarantee Manchester branch
The prime minister and chancellor are said to have concerns over spiralling costs and delays.
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Roger Waters' Manchester gig should be banned, says MP
The Pink Floyd co-founder's "divisive actions" could fuel anti-Jewish hatred, says Christian Wakeford.
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Chancellor announces £1m Manchester Prize for AI
The Budget also promises funding for a supercomputer and a £2.5bn quantum-computing research programme.
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Lord Pannick: Meet the lawyer representing Boris Johnson and Manchester City
How a Lord and lawyer for Boris Johnson came to be celebrated by football fans.
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Activision, Tesla, Manchester United
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – Activision Blizzard slid 3.3% in premarket trading after Politic [...]