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Health Innovation Manchester partners with the Government of Telangana to transform local healthcare
Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana in India, one of Asia's leading life science hubs. The MoU was signed on Tuesday, 25 February in Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, at BioAsia, an...
Shelley Kipling named as Oldham Council’s chief executive designate
Oldham Council has named Shelley Kipling as its chief executive designate to take the borough forward in the coming years. Shelley, who is currently acting Chief Executive at Oldham Council, was the unanimous choice of a cross-party appointments committee for the...
Manchester Digital Campus gets green light
A major government office complex has been given planning consent to be built in Manchester. Manchester Digital Campus will be a state-of-the-art hub constructed on the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats after the city’s planning committee approved the Government...
Robotics Living Lab opens using collaborative robots to tackle sustainable fashion manufacturing
The UK’s first fashion manufacturing lab has opened its doors to fashion businesses and researchers who will benefit from its collaborative robotic technology – ‘cobots’ – that can be programmed to create sustainable high value, low volume garments. The cobot arms...
Victoria North: £4bn Regeneration Boosted by New Metrolink Investment
Manchester's ambitious £4bn Victoria North development has secured £1.5m from Labour’s New Towns programme to support the business case for a proposed Metrolink tram stop at the heart of the growing residential area. Developer FEC is working in partnership with...
Greater Manchester to receive £20.8m to fund new walking, wheeling and cycling routes
Greater Manchester will receive £20.8million from the Government to build more walking, wheeling and cycling routes, The funding is yet to be allocated locally, but will focus on a range of walking and wheeling projects including the strategic cycle network, travel to...