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Clean Air Zone charges 'highly unlikely' except in two Greater Manchester boroughs, Andy Burnham says

The government has asked Greater Manchester to analyse the impact of introducing charges on some vehicles in the city centre

Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2023

‘There are myths that need busting’: Sadiq Khan urges minority ethnic Londoners to donate blood

The Mayor said he hoped to set an example by donating blood himself

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2023

'My son didn't go to school for years. His case is the tip of an iceberg'

Agreement seals end to transport wrangle over boy's education

Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2023

'It's quicker going to Blackpool on the National Express than going from Bolton to Salford by bus'

Dozens of bus services across Greater Manchester are set to be cut in April, months before mayor Andy Burnham starts to take control of the network. But passengers say services are already poor with waits lasting more than two hours, while transport bosses warn that some uncertainty is 'inevitable' over…

Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023

'Selfish' parents caught parking across driveways near primary school

Mobile cameras have been deployed across the city to crackdown on rogue motorists

Manchester Evening News · Jan 20, 2023

'Monstrous' 60ft 6G mast ordered to be torn down after residents fury - but it could stay

Controversial internet firm that paid £2k to constituency MP will appeal order to remove giant mast

Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023

£49million Gedling Access Road partially closed for repairs to 'embarrassing' pothole

The damage, which was caused by farm machinery, was found on December 22 just nine months to the day since the road's March 22 opening. Now, on January 11, a section of the road will be closed for repairs to take place

Nottingham Post · Jan 11, 2023

£49m Gedling Access Road to shut so first pothole can be repaired in 'big embarrassment' for council

The pothole was found just nine months after the road opened

Nottingham Post · Jan 9, 2023

‘Old folks don’t want cinemas and bowling alleys – we want decent shops’

The £135million redevelopment plan is set to transform the former shopping centre

Manchester Evening News · Jan 1, 2023

Disabled dad with kidney stones told he couldn't use toilet at his daughter's school

Philip Davies had a painful kidney stone, but was told 'you can't use the loo' at his daughter's college

Manchester Evening News · Dec 30, 2022