#greatermanchester — Public Fediverse posts
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Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea
By Harry TaylorPrime minister sends video message to newlyweds instead after bride Sarah Burwin asked him not to ‘ruin’ vibe at Heron House wedding
#AndyBurnham #Manchester #GreaterManchester #Politics #UKnews #TikTok #TheGuardian #HarryTaylor
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Burnham stays away from No 10 North wedding after bride’s plea https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/23/burnham-stays-away-from-no-10-north-wedding-after-brides-plea #AndyBurnham #Manchester #GreaterManchester #Politics #UkNews #Tiktok
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Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM
By Rowena Mason Whitehall editorMPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors
#AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #Labour #Partyfunding #LouiseHaigh #GreaterManchester #DuchyofLancaster #Tradeunions #Thinktanks #TheGuardian #RowenaMasonWhitehalleditor
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‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/16/absolutely-manic-hot-weather-puts-unprecedented-pressure-on-greater-manchester-police #Police #GreaterManchester #EmergencyServices #ExtremeHeat #UkWeather #Manchester #UkNews #NorthOfEngland #England
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‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police
By Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondentForce has seen busiest month in its history, with heatwaves putting added strain on criminal justice system
#Police #GreaterManchester #Emergencyservices #Extremeheat #UKweather #Manchester #UKnews #NorthofEngland #England #TheGuardian #HannahAlOthmanNorthofEnglandcorrespondent
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@mwichary The street signs in (some of) the Northern Quarter area of Manchester city centre:
http://cypheronline.org/public-art/northern-quarter/
https://liamcurtin.co.uk/street-signs/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/602191415
#GreaterManchester
And maybe Calvert from the Tyne and Wear Metro qualifies too, but that's a much larger area and I don't know how unknown it is outside of the North East:
https://thebeautyoftransport.com/2017/04/19/m-is-for-metro-calvert-typeface-and-the-nexus-tyne-and-wear-public-transport-visual-identity/ -
Our third workshop in the series
National Emergency Briefing - what next?
has been added. 3 December, Manchester, Energy, Economy and National Security.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-emergency-briefings-what-next-3-tickets-1997569912381See https://steadystatemanchester.net/2026/08/10/events-national-emergency-briefings-what-next/ for the whole series.
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Greater Manchester activists: you've seen the National Emergency Briefing. You've supported the call for a t.v. version.
But what about local action?
3 events to work on this.
steadystatemanchester.net/2026/08/10/e...
#NEB #ClimateCollapse #NatureEmergency
#GreaterManchester
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Watch: Drone footage of Greater Manchester track upgrades http://dlvr.it/TTxmxn #Glossop #GreaterManchester #GuideBridge #Hadfield
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Watch: Drone footage of Greater Manchester track upgrades http://dlvr.it/TTxmL3 #Glossop #GreaterManchester #GuideBridge #Hadfield
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Apple Wallet update for Greater Manchester’s Bee Network http://dlvr.it/TTwxQ4 #GreaterManchester #Manchester #Network #RailNews
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@annaf
And Burnham should take serious note of this:
"And last year the Ulez helped us to get levels of nitrogen oxide – one of the most toxic pollutants in our air – within legal limits almost two centuries before experts predicted we would. Between 2019 and 2024, estimated deaths associated with air pollution in London fell by an estimated 40%."
Because unlike Sadiq, Burnham backed down as soon as there was serious opposition to the already very weak Clean Air Zone for #GreaterManchester. -
Rail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west England
By Lauren AlmeidaDisruption after power failure at regional signalling centre likely to continue until noon with many crews and trains in wrong locations
#Railtransport #Railindustry #UKnews #Business #Transport #Manchester #GreaterManchester #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida
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Rail passengers face second day of chaos across north-west England https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/07/rail-passengers-trains-power-failure-second-day-disruption-north-west-england #RailTransport #RailIndustry #UkNews #Business #Transport #Manchester #GreaterManchester
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Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/06/trains-stop-north-west-england-power-failure-signalling-centre #RailTransport #GreaterManchester #RailIndustry #Transport #UkNews #Business
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Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentPassengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayed
#Railtransport #GreaterManchester #Railindustry #Transport #UKnews #Business #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
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Grandad wins race by reaching the most Northern stations in one day http://dlvr.it/TTrpRN #GreaterManchester #Manchester #Network #Northern
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Urban Greening Guide
"Groundwork’s Urban Greening Guide is a practical tool for community groups, organisations and residents looking to create greener and more climate-resilient spaces... rain gardens, water butts, pollinator planting and sustainable drainage"
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/greatermanchester/latest/introducing-our-urban-greening-guide/#SolarPunkSunday #GroundWork #Gardening #GreaterManchester #Community #Climate #UrbanGreeningGuide #Manchester
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Critical analysis of the Welsh tram-train proposals.
Is it relevant to Greater Manchester? Anyone with knowledge care to comment?Cool it with the tram-trains
https://nation.cymru/opinion/cool-it-with-the-tram-trains/
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The Manchester mayoral result holds the key for the future of progressive politics | Neal Lawson
By Neal LawsonVoters on the left are more fragmented than ever – but they will pull together behind a convincing cross-party message
#Politics #GreaterManchestermayoraltybyelection2026 #GreaterManchester #Mayoralelections #Localpolitics #UKnews #TheGuardian #NealLawson
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MANCHESTER: Rightwing votes didn't transfer well.
The #GreaterManchester Mayoral Election opinion poll predicted (or assumed) 100% use of #secondpreferences in each of the left and right blocs.
The actual result was that 73% of leftwing votes transferred to Labour, but only 52% of rightwing votes transfered to ReformUK.
Green + LibDem = 79,670. Transfers to Bev Craig (Labour) = 58,076 (73٪)
Restore + Cons = 87,310. Transfers to Sian Astley (ReformUK) = 45,250 (52%)
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Labour was declared the winner in #GreaterManchester mayoral election last night.
Full results breakdown for England's first Supplementary Vote election since 2022: https://www.gmelects.org.uk/result2026/
25% turnout.
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GM Mayoral election results
Round 2
Bev Craig Labour
309,525 66%
Sian Astley Reform UK 157,178 34%Round 1
Bev Craig
Labour
251,449 47%
Sian Astley
Reform
111,928 21%
Geraldine Coggins
Green
64,968 12%
Marlon West
Restore
46,289 9%
Phil Eckersley Conservative
41,021 8%
Richard Kilpatrick
Lib Dems
14,702 3%
Marcus Farmer Independent
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Lots of people are decrying the low turnout in the #GreaterManchester mayoral by-election as evidence of disengagement, or of people not seeing the contest as important.
I’d assumed it had more to do with the result feeling like a foregone conclusion, plus a touch of election fatigue.
It was also originally framed as an epic battle between Reform and Labour, but the Clacton by-election rather drew Reform’s attention away from it.
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As a Green Party member I'm disappointed in the Green vote, but elated that Reform received such a drubbing. However, Restore received 8.7% of the vote, beating the Tories, which is very concerning.
Also concerning is the very low 25% turnout, which indicates a lack of faith in the post of mayor and democracy in general.
#GreaterManchester #UKPolitics
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection | Mayoral elections | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/31/labour-wins-decisive-victory-in-greater-manchester-mayoral-byelection -
Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection
By Josh Halliday North of England editorBev Craig, the city council leader, succeeds Andy Burnham as mayor, reversing Reform gains in May local elections
#Mayoralelections #GreaterManchester #UKnews #Politics #BevCraig #Labour #Manchester #ReformUK #Greenparty #NorthofEngland #TheGuardian #JoshHallidayNorthofEnglandeditor
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Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/31/labour-wins-decisive-victory-in-greater-manchester-mayoral-byelection #MayoralElections #GreaterManchester #UkNews #Politics #BevCraig #Labour #Manchester #ReformUk #GreenParty #NorthOfEngland