Fly-tipper slapped with costs and unpaid community work
A fly-tipper, who dumped tyres for £300 and evaded justice on numerous occasions, has finally been pinned down and served justice in the courts this week.
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Adult Learner Fouzia Parveen started studying again and is now ready to inspire others
After years away from formal education and facing personal challenges with anxiety, Fouzia Parveen made a life-changing decision: to return to learning through adult education.
Council sets out latest five-year plan to tackle climate change
A new action plan sets out how Manchester City Council will tackle climate change over the next five years.
Albert Square is back! Manchester's best Christmas ever will see festive fun return to Albert Square this year
Manchester is on course for its best Christmas ever this year with the return of festive fun to Albert Square, alongside the city's world-beating festive markets that are now well-established at locations throughout the city centre, and each year attract millions of visitors to the city.
Pupils across Manchester celebrate GCSE success
Pupils at schools throughout Manchester are celebrating today after picking up the results of the GCSE exams they sat before the summer.
Students across Manchester celebrate exam success
Students at schools and colleges across Manchester have been picking up their exam results today after sitting A-level, BTEC and T-level exams before the summer.
Manchester to commemorate 80th Anniversary of VJ Day
Manchester will mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ Day) with a poignant ceremony at the city’s Cenotaph, honouring the courage, resilience, and sacrifice of those who served in WWII.
‘Locks fantastic’ - New bridge spanning the Ashton Canal opens to the public
A new bridge spanning the Ashton Canal has now been completed.
Summer resurfacing works continue in north and central Manchester
Resurfacing works are due to start over the coming weeks in north and central Manchester, bringing a range of improvements to key district roads.
Children and young people in Manchester invited to join in the fun on National Play Day next week
With the school summer holidays now well underway, children across Manchester are invited to get involved and join in with some fantastic free fun activities as the city marks National Play Day next Wednesday 6 August.
What’s The Story? Grassroots glory - Council reveals plan to turn big gig revenue into support for smaller venues
Manchester City Council is set to earmark almost £250,000 to support grassroots music venues in the city and help them share the success of the city’s summer of music.
Cultural programme announced for Japan Week in Manchester this September
The programme has been announced for a fantastic free cultural festival this September that will see a six-day Japanese culture takeover of Manchester as part of Japan Week 2025.
Manchester Day music-filled bonanza strikes a chord with crowd of thousands
Thousands turned out this weekend for Manchester's favourite day of the year that saw a fantastic programme of free family fun to help celebrate the city's homegrown musical talent and this year's big summer of live music in the city.
Manchester Council’s This City housing company celebrates first completion
The first residents will begin to move in through the summer as This City begins completion phase for its development in the heart of Manchester.
Manchester Guest City programme announced for iconic Barcelona La Mercè 2025 festival
The programme has been announced for Manchester's role as Guest City at this year's iconic La Mercè festival in Barcelona - which each year attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors into the city for a 6-day cultural festival that sets the very highest of bars for festivals everywhere, showcasing the very best of traditional Catalan culture, outdoor arts, and music.
Manchester Day this weekend - everything you need to know!
Manchester's favourite day of the year is back this weekend with a fantastic day of free music-themed family fun on Saturday (26 July) to help celebrate the city's homegrown musical talent and this year's big summer of live music in the city.
Parktastic events across Manchester parks
Get ready for a summer of active fun as Parktastic comes to a park near you.
Last chance to visit Manchester's brilliant music-themed market this weekend
This weekend is the last chance for music-lovers to visit Manchester's brilliant music-themed MCR Live '25 pop-up market on St Peter's Square, in place for the duration of Oasis's iconic homecoming gigs, and to help celebrate a sensational summer of live music in the city.
Seven year legal battle sees illegal shisha cafe forced to pay back nearly £400k
A cafe under investigation since 2018 for numerous breaches of planning law has been ordered to pay back nearly £400,000 following a failed appeal.
Green letter day as Manchester's parks and cemeteries get international stamp of approval
Seven parks and cemeteries across Manchester are celebrating this week having found out their Green Flag status has been secured once more.
Ticketless Oasis fans urged not to go to Heaton Park
With three concerts still to be played by Oasis in Manchester's Heaton Park following their two hugely successful concerts at the weekend, the city council is repeating its request for fans without tickets not to travel to the park.
Plea from Manchester health chiefs: Let’s not go back for the future. Why we have to keep Victorian diseases in the past
Don’t let history repeat itself, says Manchester’s public health team, as they urge parents and carers to take action now to stop preventable Victorian diseases like Measles and typhoid return
Manchester Council appoints senior policy and reform lead
The Council has appointed Sarah Broad as the new Director of Policy, Performance and Reform following a highly competitive recruitment process this week.
Oasis Week at Manchester Central Library starts today - check out the Masterplan!
With OASIS now approaching the halfway mark of their five epic homecoming gigs in Heaton Park, Manchester's Central Library is all set this week (14 - 19 July) to Roll With It as it celebrates its very own 'Oasis Week'.
Empty Homes Team gets into full swing to bring much-needed properties back into use
A new Council team dedicated to bringing empty homes across Manchester back into use has achieved almost 300 successes in its first few months.
Manchester welcomes Oasis fans from around the world to the city for epic homecoming concerts
With the first of Oasis' epic homecoming gigs now only hours away, Manchester's going all out to extend the biggest of Mancunian welcomes to all fans of the legendary band who are heading to the city.
Eyesore car park to be sold and redeveloped as ambitious city centre neighbourhood
An underused multistorey car park in Manchester’s iconic Northern Quarter will be transformed into a green, sustainable neighbourhood set to complement the unique and independent ethos of the area.
Regeneration framework for emerging city centre neighbourhood to get major update
Key updates to the Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) for Manchester’s East Village Central will be considered as part of a report to the Council’s executive committee next week (Tuesday 8 July).
Manchester celebrates mammoth summer of live music with MCR Live '25
With just a week to go until Oasis' much anticipated homecoming gigs in Heaton Park, the stage is set for a massive music-filled take-over of the city as MCR Live '25 celebrates a mammoth summer of live music in Manchester.
Bring the outdoors indoors with the Summer Reading Challenge
The much-loved Summer Reading Challenge returns to Manchester libraries to motivate children to keep reading during the summer months.