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Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to close one …

Photo: TfGMThe Conservative Party Conference gets underway in Manchester today, and the city has been preparing to host the four day event. Finishing on October 4, the conference will take place at Manchester Central.Over 10,000 people are expected to …

Firefighters free two people from BMW after crash with lorry

Firefighters freed two people from a BMW after it collided with a lorry.
Emergency services were called on Wednesday to a two-vehicle smash on Bolckow Road in Grangetown[1]. According to traffic site Inrix, the A66[2] was blocked partially in both dire…

Food hygiene ratings handed to 69 Manchester establishments

A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study….

The abandoned underground rail network Manchester could have had

The future of Manchester’s rail network is about to be hotly debated over the next few weeks.
Today, the city will make its case in Parliament outlining the benefits of building an underground station at Piccadilly[1]. The government has been urged to …

Manchester City parade: Everything you need to know from road …

Here’s everything you need to know for the Manchester City parade in the city centre later today.
After a very tense Champions League Final where the blue half of Manchester defeated Inter Milan in a close 1-0 victory, the treble winners will be paradi…

The plan that will completely transform how we travel around …

It’s a plan that will completely change how we walk, drive and cycle around Manchester city centre[1] – and it’s now been finalised.
Re-worked proposals for new cycle lanes and pedestrian crossings across the city have been set out. Work on the scheme …