Central Library's Start-Up Day could help get your business moving
Budding entrepreneurs are invited to receive business advice from experts and hear their inspiring stories at Start-Up Day, at Manchester Central Library.
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Van used in flytipping offences is destroyed in first execution of special powers in Manchester
A van believed to have been involved in a number of fly-tipping offences has been crushed by authorities.
Council update on homelessness support
As autumn sets in, Manchester City Council is preparing to build on its partnership work to support people who find themselves homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Girlguiding Manchester pin hopes on newly-launched badge to help with creating caring communities and tackling loneliness
A trial run of a first of its kind Girlguiding Manchester badge, that reached out to those who may feel lonely, is being formally rolled out this week across the whole of Manchester.
Take a look behind the scenes as Manchester's Neighbourhood Teams work to keep the city clean and green
Manchester City Council’s social media is to be taken over by its Neighbourhood Services teams this week (Monday 18 - Friday 22 September).
Secondary school open evenings for prospective pupils now on
Secondary schools across the city are throwing open their doors over the next couple of weeks to prospective pupils and their parents to give a flavour of what life in their school is like.
Call to share your Town Hall memories as it turns 140
A call for people’s memories of Manchester Town Hall has been issued on the 140th anniversary of its official opening.
Manchester Central Library to host Lego Roald Dahl hero for Roald Dahl Day
Six Roald Dahl heroes are poised to appear, in locations across the UK, in the form of unique LEGO® brick builds to mark Roald Dahl Day - the global celebration of the world’s number one storyteller.
9,000 dangerous toys seized from a single business
Counterfeit Frozen dolls, Minions yoyos and Dora the Explorer jigsaws were among more than 9,000 items seized from a single wholesaler, Import Export Wholesale Poundline Plus Limited.
Manchester to receive a ‘Survivor’ seedling from 9/11 Memorial & Museum
A seedling from a tree that survived the September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001 is to be presented to Manchester in a statement of solidarity from New York.
Our Manchester grants programme launched
A new voluntary and community sector grant scheme, called the Our Manchester Voluntary and Community Sector grants programme will be launched at the beginning of September.
£1.1m investment for cleaner gullies in Manchester
Manchester City Council is to invest an extra £1.1m to boost the cleaning of roadside gullies over the next two years.
Join the big sign-up for free leisure activities in Manchester this weekend
Everyone who visits Manchester's leisure centres is being invited to sign up for the new MCRactive card, which opens up free pay and play activities for all to enjoy this weekend.
Reminder for motorists as Oxford Road bus gates made fully operational
Motorists are reminded that Oxford Road's bus gates will be fully operational from Monday 4 September.
Our Town Hall - people urged to visit before temporary closure begins in New Year
People are being encouraged to visit Manchester Town Hall in the coming months ahead of its temporary closure to enable works to safeguard the much-loved building for future generations to take place.
Ambitious plans to improve city streetscape in new Manchester city centre neighbourhood
Manchester City Council is outlining proposals to preserve and improve the public realm in a key part of the city centre.
Manchester goes LED to improve streetlights and cut carbon emissions
Manchester council is to replace the city’s 56,000 streetlights with new, energy-saving LED lights - a move which will significantly reduce energy costs, while improving the quality of streetlighting.
New events and activities help make Manchester Libraries more popular than ever
Manchester’s libraries now host almost three million visitors per year - with thousands of new activities and events having been added to the annual citywide calendar in the past twelve months.
New home in the frame as Rogue artists go back to school
A brand new home is in the frame for the long-standing and much celebrated fine artists' studio, Rogue Studios - a move that will see their artists literally go back to school.
Manchester stands with Barcelona
Manchester is expressing its solidarity and sorrow for Barcelona after the terrorist attack in Las Ramblas which has claimed at least 13 lives.
Manchester A Level students reach for the stars
Schools in Manchester are celebrating a great set of A Level results this year that has literally seen them reach for the stars.
West Gorton goes from strength to strength as community hub is completed
The new community hub on the corner of Hyde Road and Clowes Street is now complete and the new medical centre will begin taking patients from this week.
Women of Manchester invited to share their stories for Women's Words 2018
The Pankhurst Centre and Manchester City Council are set to create a living legacy for the women of Manchester that gathers their words, memories and experiences for all to share.
Have your say on proposed new dog fouling crackdown
Manchester residents are invited to have their say on a proposal which would introduce a new measure to reduce dog fouling in the city.
Find out how the council tax you pay helps provide the services that matter most to you
Manchester City Council’s social media is set to be taken over by its Council Tax, Benefits, and Customer Services teams next week (14-18 August).
Strangeways, here we come as new crackdown on fly-tippers launches
A new multi-agency crackdown on fly-tipping and other environmental crimes in the Strangeways area has launched this week.
Mace announced as project manager for Our Town Hall project
Mace has been appointed as the project manager for the Our Town Hall project, which will fully repair and upgrade Manchester’s iconic Town Hall and Albert Square.
Nominate Manchester’s King and Queen Bees for this year’s Be Proud awards
Manchester residents are invited to nominate the community champions and unsung heroes who keep their communities buzzing for a Be Proud award.
Businesses latch on to breastfeeding friendly mark
Coronation Street actress and restaurant owner Jennie McAlpine welcomed a group of breastfeeding mums to her city centre restaurant Annies for the launch of a brand new Breast Feeding Friendly mark.
Floating ecosystems will improve biodiversity in Bridgewater Basin
An army of volunteers will be on hand (Tues, 1 Aug) to create floating islands that will help attract a raft of fauna and flora to the city centre canal.