News published March 2021

One-to-one calls, in native tongue, to be offered in Manchester for those most at risk from Coronavirus

  • Friday 26 March 2021

Communities are being supported through Covid chats in a person's first language.

Express delivery: Former postie gets Covid results to people who didn’t know they had virus 

  • Friday 26 March 2021
Former postman Mark O'Pray

How a unique Manchester scheme contacted positive cases post haste

Report spells out value of culture to Manchester and impact of Covid

  • Thursday 25 March 2021

One year on from the forced closure of theatres and other cultural venues, a council report spells out the value of culture to the city and what the impact of the pandemic has been on Manchester's world-class cultural scene.

Holiday activities on offer this Easter for thousands of children in Manchester

  • Thursday 25 March 2021
A graphic depicting six separate stylised images: people talking, trees, a dinner plate, a bicycle, an apple and a pair of headphones.
The text reads: friends, fun, food. Healthy eating and activities for children and young people

Thousands of children and young people in Manchester will be able to take part in a programme of holiday activities over Easter that is targeted at those who receive free school meals.

New homelessness accommodation for families opens

  • Wednesday 24 March 2021

Brand new accommodation to support families who have become homeless is opening this week in south Manchester.

Council renews its commitment to help children and young people affected by Brexit immigration changes

  • Wednesday 24 March 2021

The Council has renewed its promise to help young people living in Manchester affected by Brexit immigration changes.

Unpaid carers across Manchester are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine

  • Tuesday 23 March 2021

Update on the status of unpaid carers eligible for the Covid-19 jab.

Work to commence on Manchester attack memorial

  • Tuesday 23 March 2021
An artists' impression of the finished Glade of Light memorial.

Work starts today, Wednesday 24 March 2021, to construct the memorial to those who lost their lives in the 22 May 2017 Manchester terror attack.

Tribute trees honour those at the heart of the city’s pandemic story

  • Monday 22 March 2021
Councillors Luthfur Rahman and Angeliki Stogia standing beside one of the oak trees planted to remember people who died from Covid-19.

Oak trees have been planted in Manchester’s cemeteries to remember people who have died in the Covid-19 pandemic and those who have helped protect the city.

Manchester reflects one year on from the first national lockdown

  • Monday 22 March 2021

One year since the country went into the first national lockdown Manchester City Council is reflecting on 12 months which have remade the fabric of society. 

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