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• Latest news

  • Davis Cup tickets for Manchester go on sale

    Tickets are now on sale for fans to cheer on the Lexus Great Britain Davis Cup team in the Davis Cup Finals Group stage at the AO Arena in Manchester from 12-17 September.

  • Big and bold changes set for city centre as Council continues push towards sustainable transport

    Final plans have been set out for the latest stage of work aimed at making Manchester city centre safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

  • Survey shows that Manchester Library users more satisfied than ever with the city’s libraries

    The Public Libraries User Survey was carried out in all 22 of Manchester’s public libraries in February 2023.

  • Got time on your hands this summer? There’s a unique chance to see a key part of Manchester Town Hall’s clock up close

    Visitors to Manchester’s Central Library will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get up close to a huge pair of hands from the city’s iconic town hall clock tower this summer.

  • Start date announced for Stevenson Square walking and cycling improvements

    This summer works will start on improvements to Stevenson Square, making it more pedestrian and cyclist friendly. 

  • The Manchester Culture Awards are back for 2023 - and nominations are now open!

    The Manchester Culture Awards are back for 2023 with nominations opening this week as the city gears up to once again celebrate the stand-out cultural and creative highlights of the last year.

  • Inspirational Manchester mum swaps 30-year nursing career for fostering

    To mark Foster Care Fortnight (15 - 28 May) an inspirational Manchester mum talks about her journey to becoming a foster carer - from a childhood spent in Jamaica, to landing in Manchester aged 14, and then spending three decades in the city as a nurse, before swapping her much-loved nursing career for fostering

  • New Lord Mayor of Manchester appointed

    Councillor Yasmine Dar is the city’s first female Asian Lord Mayor and was welcomed as the new Lord Mayor of Manchester today in a full council meeting (Wednesday 17 May) .

  • Plans Submitted for the Redevelopment of Chorlton Leisure Centre Site as Affordable Homes

    A planning applications has been submitted for the redevelopment of the former Chorlton Leisure Centre as an affordable Later Living scheme for local people.

  • Manchester looks towards the sixth anniversary of 22 May 2017 terror attack

    Manchester is preparing to mark the 6th anniversary of the 22 May 2017 terror attack which claimed 22 lives and left many others injured.

• Downloads

  • Street Trading Licences and Consents – Guidance notes for applicants
  • MMF Recruitment Pack May 2023
  • Ratepayers, addresses, reliefs and exemptions CSV
  • New liabilities for non-individual ratepayers
  • List of occupied business rate properties in Manchester
  • List of properties where ratepayer is not an individual and RV is up to £15,000 not getting small business rate relief CSV
  • List of properties with RVs up to £15,000 not getting small business rate relief
  • List of properties getting small business rate relief in Manchester
  • List of business rate properties getting mandatory charitable relief in Manchester
  • List of empty business properties in Manchester RV £15,000 and over

• Documents

  • Suspense account payments
  • Apply for Secondary school place - EHCP pupils
  • Manchester’s Baby Week 2023
  • Licensing policy consultation
  • Wynnstay Grove Public Spaces Protection Order Review 2023
  • The National Register of Taxi Licence Refusals, Revocations and Suspensions (NR3S) requirements
  • St George's Day parade road closures
  • Accessibility at Central Library
  • Find your polling station - 4 May Local Elections
  • Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort

• Events

  • Armed Forces Day

    Manchester will pay tribute to the outstanding contribution of the nation’s armed forces with a special day of free activities in the city centre.

  • Withington Library fostering event

    Find out more about fostering with Manchester

  • Elective Home Education on-campus event

    You’re invited to join us at Shena Simon Campus for our Elective Home Education on campus event.

  • Forum Library Wythenshawe fostering event

    Find out more about fostering with Manchester

  • The Avenue Library fostering event

    Find out more about fostering with Manchester

  • Withington Library fostering event

    Find out more about fostering with Manchester

  • Beswick Library fostering event

    Find out more about fostering with Manchester

  • Foraging Workshop and Walk

    A 4-hour workshop with a foraging expert, including ID guidance, finding and tasting wild ingredients and a walk at Chorlton Water Park

  • Foraging Workshop and Walk

    A 4-hour workshop with a foraging expert, including ID guidance, finding and tasting wild ingredients and a walk at Chorlton Water Park

  • Foraging Workshop and Walk

    A 4-hour workshop with a foraging expert, including ID guidance, finding and tasting wild ingredients and a walk at Chorlton Water Park

• Latest News Releases

  • Manchester to host its first ever Manchester Christmas Parade - a festive first for Santa's favourite city