by Phoebe Rowe | Jun 11, 2025 | Culture
In a historic move, The BRIT Awards will take place in Manchester for the first time ever, breaking a 48-year tradition of London-based events. The UK’s most prominent music awards ceremony will be hosted at the state-of-the-art Co-Op Live venue in 2026 and 2027,...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 10, 2025 | GMLEP News
A groundbreaking partnership between The University of Manchester and The University of Cambridge has been awarded £4.8 million by Research England to accelerate inclusive growth and innovation collaboration. As the UK’s first cross-UK innovation partnership, it will...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 4, 2025 | GMLEP News
Greater Manchester is set to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system by 2030 thanks to a £2.5 billion government funding boost. Government ministers are in Rochdale this morning [Wednesday 4 June] to announce details of the...
by Phoebe Rowe | Jun 3, 2025 | Business News, GMLEP News
Greater Manchester has unveiled a new interactive map and launched a Development Forum as part of its ambitious plans for a 10-year pipeline of projects aimed at driving growth across the city-region. Earlier this year, Greater Manchester leaders outlined a...
by Phoebe Rowe | Jun 2, 2025 | Business News
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent data and privacy regulator, is set to move its headquarters to Manchester city centre. It has signed a lease for 20,000 sq ft of workspace at Bruntwood SciTech’s No.3 Circle Square, part of an £87...