Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, has said that “Governments have got a huge, real challenge in trying to combat homelessness” and promised “I will talk about it until we have got a change”.
Trafford Council is seeking to build an investment portfolio, targeting average lot sizes of between £20m and £30m.
Mayors and leaders from Liverpool City Region, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority have discussed further the formation of a body that will provide a strong, unified voice for the north.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram joined with leaders from Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield for a transport summit aimed at forcing improved trans-northern rail links to the top of the government's agenda.
The figureheads of the North of England's largest civic authorities have come together to issue a statement demanding the government commit to transport investment in the North.
Funding for the International Screen School Manchester and a Cyber Innovation Hub to be developed at Heron House are among the key items to go before the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s meeting on Friday.
Fit-out contractors including Overbury and Sale-based Styles & Wood have been appointed to a nine-strong framework as part of the Government Property Unit’s ongoing project to consolidate HMRC from more than 170 locations into 13 regional centres.
Salford City Council has started to remove cladding from nine Pendleton tower blocks, as the number of UK buildings where cladding samples have failed combustibility tests continues to rise.
New Mayor Andy Burnham this morning confirmed he would rework the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, to include more emphasis on affordable homes, fringe towns, and a "significant reduction" in plans to build on Green Belt.
Roughly one in four of the people who voted in Greater Manchester's first mayoral election voted for Conservative candidate Sean Anstee. His campaign manager Nick Kilby reflects on taking the fight to overwhelming favourite and ultimate victor, Labour’s Andy Burnham.
