Travellers across Greater Manchester are being advised to allow more time for their journeys on Wednesday as transport continues to be affected following the terrorist attack that took place at Manchester Arena on Monday night.
A large area around Victoria remained cordoned off as commuters made their way into the city centre this morning. Shops in New Cathedral Street and Exchange Square including Marks & Spencer and Selfridges were among those closed.
As trailed in Place North West’s exit interview with Sir Howard Bernstein, a museum exhibition entitled “Sir Howard: the story of Mr Manchester” has opened at the Manchester Jewish Museum on Cheetham Hill Road.
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.
As his first act as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham launched a homelessness fund this morning and called on the property community to donate buildings: “Whilst the city centre’s skyline is filled with cranes, our streets should not be crowded with people who have no roofs over their heads.”
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have won convincingly the first elections for mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region.
All the action as historic elections take place for Metro Mayors as part of devolution agreements for Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester and politicians look for signals of how the general election will go in June.
Polling day has arrived in large parts of the region - it's time to head to odd-smelling portacabins and echoey school halls to cast your vote. Mayoral elections are taking place in Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester, local elections in Cumbria, Lancashire, and North Wales.
Politicians, footballers and chief executives mingled at a champagne reception, serenaded by a string quartet. The region’s businesses were out in force last night to celebrate and raise funds in the name of former Manchester City Council chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein. [GALLERY]
