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First direct flights from Manchester to Shanghai set to deliver boost to North
The launch of a new airline route from Manchester to Shanghai with Juneyao Air has been backed to deliver a major economic and cultural boost by business and community leaders across Greater Manchester and the wider North. The service is the first ever from the...
Bee Network buses rolled out in Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Salford and north Manchester
The second phase of Greater Manchester’s plans to bring bus services back under public control has taken place over the weekend, bringing bus services in Oldham, Rochdale and parts of Bury, Salford and north Manchester into the Bee Network. Mayor of Greater Manchester...
Innovation Accelerator supporting Greater Manchester R&D projects and paving the way to a sustainable future
Greater Manchester is becoming a hub for innovation in net zero housing, supported by the Innovation Accelerator programme led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Science and Innovation (DSIT). Greater Manchester was...
Report shows Manchester Airport has potential add £16.3bn per year to UK economy by 2050
Regional political and business leaders have backed a report showing how further investment and government support for Manchester Airport could nearly triple its contribution to the UK economy and support 85,000 new jobs by 2050. The report from engineering consultant...
Resonance names Manchester as one of Europe’s Best Cities
Resonance Consultancy has ranked 10 UK cities as Europe’s best, including Manchester which ranks at 27 out of 100. The 2024 Europe’s Best Cities report ranks the overall performance of more than 180 principal European cities in metropolitan areas with populations of...
Greater Manchester Business Board Spring Budget response
Greater Manchester Business Board response to the Spring Budget 2024, delivered today (Wednesday 6 March) by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Among the measures focusing on business growth put forward in today’s Budget, there were a number of positive announcements...