On Monday (November 19) the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, supported by National Apprenticeship Service and The University of Manchester held a conference for employers and training providers to highlight the work carried out as part of the project and to share best practice. The GMCA has been
Manchester Airport is celebrating 28 million passengers passing through its three terminals for the first time in its history. In its 80th year, the UK’s third largest airport saw more than 2.5 million passengers use the airport in October, an increase of 6% on the
An amazing selection of talent will be unwrapped at this year’s Christmas Lights Switch-On on Thursday, November 22. The evening is sponsored by the Market Place Shopping Centre, and the evening also marks the start of late night shopping in the mall. Switch-on show highlights From
A band of volunteers has been recruited by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to give peer-to-peer support to older victims of fraud and cyber-crime. The Senior Scam Busters, which comprises of 13 predominantly older and retired people, will be trained to give fraud advice and guidance
A group of Chinese and American diplomats have met in Washington, DC to discuss US-China relations, security challenges, overseas development and a host of other bilateral and global issues. Professor Peter Gries of the Manchester China Institute established the US-China Diplomatic Dialogue in 2007 to generate mutual
Jsky has continued his support for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation this year as he hosted yet another fundraiser. This year’s event featured a unique live presentation downstairs at Impossible Manchester, guests enjoyed live performances by Jsky, DJ Georgie K, Mei Mei, Lady Ice and
The launch of new direct flights to Mumbai, India’s economic capital, is set to deliver a £400m boost to the North. Jet Airways’ five-times-a-week service takes off for the first time this morning, at a celebration attended by Aviation Minister, Baroness Liz Sugg and hundreds
Over the summer we hosted twenty bees as part of Bee in the City including Bee-member: Lest we forget designed by pupils from Gorse Hall Primary School in Stalybridge. Their bee was inspired by and a tribute to those who fell in WW1, as well
More than 5,000 jobs will be created in Greater Manchester thanks to a new road improving connections in and around the city to its airport. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling officially opened the A6 Manchester Airport Relief Road today (Thursday, 15 November 2018), which the Department for
Kay Ahmed from Bolton is lucky to be alive. Kay was involved as a passenger in a car accident back in 2002 when he was just twenty. A blow out on a quiet road at 2am meant the car he was in was thrown from
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