Draft legislation to simplify the planning system, clarify building safety rules and compel developers to create biodiversity action plans were pushed into the foreground in today's Queen's Speech.
Some say we do things differently in this part of the world and, cliché or not, that is certainly true of the 2021 local and mayoral elections, writes Kevin Whitmore of becg.
The party suffered damaging losses in Thursday's elections, particularly in Oldham and Stockport, but held firm in Liverpool, Manchester and Salford and even managed to increase its majority in Sefton.
The public has re-elected Labour's Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram as Mayor of Greater Manchester and Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, respectively, and now they can serve a further three years in post.
Joanne Anderson has been elected to lead the city council, beating off competition from independent candidate Stephen Yip to replace Joe Anderson who resigned from the post after his arrest last December.
The city council is working with Liverpool BID Company to clarify uncertainty over outdoor seating rules and closure times for bars and restaurants on Castle Street.
The MP, former Treasury aide and chair of the UK’s Levelling Up Taskforce has been hired to advise Whitehall on its strategy to shore up areas of the country lagging behind others in economic growth and prosperity.
The Davyhulme leisure centre is set to reopen on a community-run basis, following the completion of an asset transfer by the local authority.
Local authorities are mobilising to redevelop distressed assets into schemes aimed at revitalising town and city centres, but the success of such projects is dependent on strong partnerships with the private sector, and a clear understanding of the needs of individual places, according to sector experts.
Speculation that a system behind the scenes at Manchester City Council is failing is categorically untrue, writes leader Sir Richard Leese.
