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One year on from the Clean Air Zone being paused, where are we now?

As we wait for a decision on the future of the Clean Air Zone one year after the plans were paused, Local Democracy Reporter Joseph Timan looks back at what happened and where we are now.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 20, 2023

All Greater Manchester households will pay up to £40 more a year in council tax

There will be a 6 pc increase in the parts of the bill which go towards the police and the fire service

Manchester Evening News · Feb 15, 2023

City centre skyscraper developer borrows another £120m of public money

The Manchester-based developer has borrowed £268.5m for six schemes so far but has fully repaid the loans for three of them

Manchester Evening News · Feb 3, 2023

Weekly bus fares to be capped at £21 – but that won't actually lower prices

The new weekly ticket cap would come into force in January

Manchester Evening News · Dec 9, 2022

Pre-loved bikes, trikes and scooters set to bring Christmas magic to children living in poverty

The bikes were donated at the Recycling Centres across Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News · Dec 6, 2022

The Mancunians who aren't worried about putting the heating on this winter

"We had a baby on the way... I didn't want to live in a house that was so cold"

Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022

Rochdale Council wants to take back control of RBH as Gareth Swarbrick removed as chief executive

"It's really upsetting, I must admit. Something needs to change."

Manchester Evening News · Nov 19, 2022

'I delivered pizzas during the pandemic – now I work in tech for Deliveroo'

David was made redundant during the pandemic and had to take a job delivering pizzas

Manchester Evening News · Nov 13, 2022

The plan to create the equivalent of TWO new boroughs in Greater Manchester – and the battle to stop it

Critics of Places for Everyone, the successor to the ill-fated spatial framework, will have a chance to make their case against the controversial masterplan to build 165,000 homes over the next 15 years at the public examination hearings which begin next week

Manchester Evening News · Oct 30, 2022

Luxury flats developer handed back £27m of taxpayers' money - but refuse to say why they want it

The development does not feature any affordable housing

Manchester Evening News · Oct 27, 2022