Mayor wants London-style Greater Manchester Rail after 'radical' train revamp
GREATER Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has welcomed proposals for a "once-in-a-generation" revamp of the country’s railway system.
Lessons learned from failed bike-share scheme, says Chris Boardman
CYCLING champion Chris Boardman says lessons have been learned from the failed bike-sharing scheme in Greater Manchester.
Lessons learned from failed bike-share scheme, says Chris Boardman
CYCLING champion Chris Boardman says lessons have been learned from the failed bike-sharing scheme in Greater Manchester.
Shared wheelchairs to be removed from care homes
PROPOSALS to remove shared wheelchairs from care homes – as well as ending automatic entitlement for the terminally ill and those with behavioural issues – have been voted through by health representatives and councillors after they were initially postponed.
Greater Manchester Police to use drones to follow people home
DRONES could follow yobs back to their homes as part of a new police trial to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
Plan for 400 new homes withdrawn
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build more than 400 new homes and a new school on greenbelt land in Heywood has been withdrawn.
£500,000 autism unit to be built at Bolton school
A SPECIALIST unit for children with autism is to be built at a borough secondary school.
SPECIAL REPORT: How masterplan will change face of Bolton town centre
BOLTON town centre is set be transformed by 2030 under a £1bn masterplan.
