News published August 2022
Manchester schools celebrate first post-pandemic GCSE results day
Students at schools across Manchester have celebrated their first post-pandemic GCSE results day today after sitting their exams before schools broke up for summer.
Trial pedestrianisation of Ancoats’ Cutting Room Square to begin this week
A trial six-month closure of the streets surrounding Cutting Room Square is set to be trialled, beginning this week (Friday 26 August).
Manchester pupils pick up their A level results after sitting public exams for the first time
Students at schools and colleges across Manchester have received their A Level, BTEC and other vocational exam results today after sitting their first set of public exams before the summer.
Latest Manchester CYCLOPS junction to be built this summer
Next week work will begin to make the busy Brooks Bar junction in South Manchester safer and more accessible for cyclists and pedestrians.
Pupils get their books out for summer read to help them settle in at their new high schools
Whilst most pupils have put away their schoolbooks for the summer, pupils in Manchester who are due to move up to high school in September are being encouraged to get them out again.
Manchester to mark 77th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
A ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 6 to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Manchester to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month
Manchester City Council, in collaboration with local communities and youth groups, are organising events to celebrate South Asian communities and the contribution they have made to Manchester.
Council submits £20m bid to power up Wythenshawe town centre regeneration
A £20m bid for Levelling Up funding to jump start the transformation of Wythenshawe town centre has been submitted to the government by Manchester City Council.