Investment programme underway to refurbish homeless accommodation
Manchester City Council is undertaking a major renovation project to improve its stock of shared housing for people who are homeless.
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Ice Village Manchester: Britain's first dedicated ice attraction comes to Manchester this Christmas
Cathedral Gardens is to be transformed into the UK's first eIce Village featuring an Ice Sculpture Cave, Ice Bar, Ice Rink, Santa’s Grotto and a Woodland Market with Christmas Markets stalls.
Medicinal menagerie, Noah’s Art, launches therapeutic café that serves up lashes of doggy devotion…
Dog lovers are being encouraged to help the lonely and depressed in their community by sharing some 'animal magic' at a pop-up cafe in Manchester.
Council considers new policy for more resident parking schemes
A new policy enabling the roll-out of more residential parking permit schemes in Manchester is to be considered for approval by the City Council’s Executive later this month.
Thousands flock to first ever Festival of Manchester
What a day! The first ever Festival of Manchester had the crowds buzzing with laughter, excitement, and wonder during a day that saw more than 10,000 flock to Platt Fields Park for a late summer fiesta to showcase the very best of Manchester.
Time capsule to celebrate affordable home project in north Manchester
A time capsule filled with mementos from local community groups, organisations and schools has been buried in celebration to mark a project to deliver 40 new affordable homes in north Manchester.
Update on homelessness challenge
An update report on the extensive work taking place to tackle homelessness in Manchester will be considered by a council scrutiny committee on Wednesday 5 September.
Plan your day as the first ever Festival of Manchester arrives this weekend
Manchester will be seeing off the summer in style this weekend with the first ever Festival of Manchester – a fantastic free celebration for all the family.
£1.8m to clear all of Manchester’s gullies and curb road flooding
Manchester City Council is to invest an extra £1.8m to boost the maintenance of roadside gullies.
Festival of Manchester - countdown now on
The countdown is on to a fantastic free fiesta for all the family to round off this year's sizzling summer and celebrate everything that makes Manchester buzz.
Manchester Sport Awards celebrates 10 years of community excellence
Nominations are now opened to celebrate the city’s sporting community at the prestigious annual awards.
We Love Manchester Emergency Fund calls for final applications
The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, set up to support the victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack, has set a final date for people to apply to it for funding.
Rogue landlords made to pay tens of thousands in a spate of housing prosecutions
Unscrupulous landlords found to be in serious breach of property management regulations have been ordered to pay more than £27,500 following a series of prosecutions brought by the city council.
High school best friends both off to USA for uni after A level results
Best friends all the way through Parrs Wood High School in Manchester, students Adam and Ali, have both secured coveted places on full scholarships at universities in the USA following their A level results today.
CCTV camera snares sofa fly-tipper
A fly-tipper from Moston has been prosecuted after being caught in the act on CCTV.
Car tracker puts handbrake on airport meet and greet firm in £3,500 sting
An unofficial airport parking firm has been told to pay more than £3,500 following a trading standards operation to curb rogue airport meet and greet firms leaving vehicles on residential streets.
Major roadworks on Regent Road set to start
Major works to reduce congestion on the ring road around Manchester and Salford city centres will begin on Wednesday 29 August 2018.
Manchester takes big stride to prioritise a more active city
Manchester is set to take a big stride forward in getting its residents active, moving, and living longer - all thanks to national lottery players.
Next phase of city-wide pot hole repair programme begins with £4m investment
The £100m investment to improve Manchester‘s highways has moved to its next phase and will continue to repair pot holes in roads and pavements.
Festival of Manchester celebrates city's communities
A fantastic free fiesta to finish off this year’s spectacular summer and celebrate everything that makes Manchester buzz will take over Platt Fields Park just before the end of the summer holidays.
Consultation: Have your say on the Northern Gateway Framework
A consultation opens today for the public to have their say on the draft framework that will inform development of the Northern Gateway regeneration project.
Foster carers recognised at awards ceremony
Foster carers with more than 500 years of fostering between them have been recognised at a special awards ceremony.
Apply now for September 2019 secondary school places
It might be the summer holidays but parents are urged to turn their thoughts to school now to ensure they don't miss the deadline for applying for their child's secondary school place for next autumn.
Sea change for Charlie the former beach donkey - as new therapeutic calling takes him on hospice mission
Now living at Manchester’s Donkey Sanctuary, ‘cheeky’ Charlie works his charm with patients and carers across the city.
All systems go for The Factory
The Factory – a nationally important cultural venue in the heart of Manchester – has today, Thursday 26 July, been given final approval by Manchester City Council’s planning committee.
Manchester Arena attack archive awarded National Lottery support
Thousands of tributes left by the public to remember those killed or injured in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack will be preserved for the future, thanks to a National Lottery grant.
Young people leaving care in Manchester to be exempt from Council Tax up to age 25
Care leavers in Manchester will now be exempt from paying any Council Tax until they reach the age of 25 following a decision by the Council's Executive today.
Channel 4 shortlist Greater Manchester for a new base
Sir Richard Leese's statement about Channel 4 shortlisting Greater Manchester as a potential location to move some of the broadcaster's operations.
Manchester children set to catch the reading buzz this summer
Children across Manchester will be inspired to fall in love with reading and writing this summer, thanks to a literacy-focused challenge and creative writing competition from the Read Manchester campaign and Bee in the City.
Proposals to extend council tax exemption for care-leavers up to age 25
Care leavers in Manchester will be exempt from paying any Council Tax until they reach the age of 25 under proposals being considered by councillors.