Insall to head Rochdale Town Hall team

Trafford Council spent more than £160,000 of public money on controversial plans to build a football training ground and new facilities on Turn Moss in Stretford, before scrapping the proposals in May, according to a Freedom of Information request.

Greater Manchester's 11.3m trees add £33m a year to the city region's economy, according to a survey completed by City of Trees, however around 9% are at risk from pests and diseases.

Withington Baths and Leisure Centre has won an initial package of National Lottery funding to help restore its Edwardian structure.

Salford City Council has welcomed a decision by the Secretary of State to dismiss appeals by Peel for two developments at Broadoak, Worsley.

Bam is set to be chosen to deliver the Hodder + Partners-designed Welcome Building at RHS Garden Bridgewater as work on the society’s first new garden in nearly two decades begins to ramp up.

In what is claimed to be the first city-wide study of its type in the UK, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority has commissioned consultants WSP and Footprint Ecology to draw up a study into improving biodiversity through development.

A £46m project to protect up to 1,000 homes in Rochdale and Littleborough is set to start next summer after the Government confirmed a £5m funding package.

The council’s cabinet has given its approval for procurement to begin as the local authority seeks a partner to redesign Town Hall Square.

In his first day in office, leader of Trafford Council Cllr Andrew Western has withdrawn controversial plans to build a football training ground and new facilities on Turn Moss in Stretford, pledging to open a “community-led consultation” on the area instead.