Bev Craig: Last News

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has questioned whether Avanti West Coast is equipped to deliver services to people wishing to pay their respects to the Queen. His latest attack comes less than two weeks after he said the company was in "the last chance saloon".

Manchester council is set to open public libraries as 'warm banks' this winter as the city faces a grim combination of falling temperatures and rising energy bills.

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Manchester WILL bid to host next year's Eurovision song contest. The news came after the European Broadcast Union and the BBC both said the UK will take over hosting the contest, replacing war-torn Ukraine.

Manchester should be next year’s Eurovision Song Contest host, according to the city’s council leader and a growing army of supporters. Earlier today, it was announced that contest bosses were discussing the possibility of the UK hosting next year’s event with the BBC.

Leaders in the north have warned that the Government has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make the right decision for Manchester’s HS2 station - but that ministers are on the cusp of wasting it. And as the HS2 Crewe-Manchester Bill is prepared for a second reading in parliament, they have issued an urgent appeal to give the region the hub it needs to thrive over the next 120 years.

Dozens of people gathered in the centre of Manchester to mark the five year anniversary of the Grenfell tower fire which killed 72 people.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is just a week away. Across Greater Manchester, plans are afoot to make the occasion as memorable as possible.

Bin strikes which were set to start next week affecting 220,000 homes across Manchester have been called off as workers win a pay rise worth up to 22 pc.

Greater Manchester will formally oppose the latest high-speed railway plans in Parliament which have been described as 'severely suboptimal' and 'deficient'. The current HS2 proposal would see a 52-mile extension of the high-speed rail network from Crewe to Manchester with stations at Piccadilly and the airport.

A major regeneration of land north of Victoria Station which will see new neighbourhoods and a 'river park' created near Manchester city centre is moving forward – but compulsory purchase order powers might be required.

Manchester council will pay all care workers the Real Living Wage from April.

Two severe flood warnings have been issued in south Manchester which could pose a 'danger to life'.

The first homes to be built by a new Manchester council housing company will be in Ancoats as the town hall plans to go it alone and build 500 homes a year.

Manchester has reached a huge milestone in the fight against coronavirus.

Manchester council has appointed a new leader for the first time in a quarter of a century.

Manchester council’s new leader is under no illusions. On Tuesday morning, the eve of stepping into Sir Richard Leese’s shoes at the top of the town hall, she admits to some trepidation.

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here"When I was taking people’s photographs people would say ‘why am I smiling?’, but you can see it in their eyes."A person’s personality comes out even though we all look the same."I wanted to try and represent the vast number of people in Manchester who every day are doing an incredible job."They are great at what they are doing and in spite of everything, having fun doing it."It never ceases to amaze me how dedicated they all are.

Mancunians have been told their partying has to be put on hold as the city’s Covid infection rate rose almost to the government’s red alert threshold.Latest figures show Manchester recording 49 cases per 100,000, just below the 50 mark that would push it into the government’s riskiest category.The city’s rate has more than tripled in a month.Its leaders have now warned that house parties - which are believed to partly be behind the rise - and other inside gatherings must stop, or else Manchester will face full lockdown.“For now, the party is on hold,” said Coun Bev Craig, executive member for adult health and wellbeing.“We’ve all had to give up things we enjoy, things we love and things that make us happy.“We still need to keep up with a