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Also visited Manchester Youth Zone in Harpurhey today to catch up with Heather and the team

#Manchester

Up and about very early today for a 5.30am trip to see our markets team at New Smithfield, who play a huge role supporting the largest wholesale market in NW England. Great to see you all

#Manchester

Burnham sets target of 2050 for Manchester underground - Place North West Plans for a subway network in the city centre could become reality by 2050 if Greater Manchester makes good on ambitions set out within its latest rail strategy.

👉Burnham sets target of 2050 for Manchester underground www.placenorthwest.co.uk/burnham-sets...
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Really pleased to be at the opening of the amazing new St Vincent’s building last night at Loreto College with ward cllrs Lee Glover, @lee-annigbon.bsky.social, and also @hacking4chorlton.bsky.social Fantastic new facilities for the college in the heart of Hulme. #Manchester

Institute of Economic Development announces 2025 Annual Awards winners at Manchester celebration.

Read our press release on last night's awards ied.co.uk/news/institu...!

#IEDConf2025

Massive, positive growth news today - for Manchester and for GM

#Manchester

Great to be at Circle Square today with our Work & Skills team, Bruntwood and many more celebrating Manchester’s role in the @livingwageuk.bsky.social movement. Close to 100K people now working for accredited employers here- and we’re not stopping there! #livingwageweek

COUNTDOWN TO CONFERENCE
Only two weeks to go until #IEDConf2025, and between now and then we will be previewing each session.

We open with a welcome address from our Chair @tomstannard.bsky.social, followed by a keynote from our Patron Stephanie Flanders.

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We are so proud of the improvements in our children’s services at @mancitycouncil.bsky.social as today’s Ofsted ILACS verdict shows - testament to the hard work over many years by our political leaders, partners and our amazing staff team. Huge thanks to you all

#Manchester #socialcare

Postcard from Manchester: a Landmark Trust retreat at the heart of railway history [FREE TO READ] A house that was at the centre of the 19th-century rail revolution can now be yours for the weekend

Like the true self parody I am, I wrote a travel feature from Manchester and spent most of it going on about rail investment

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Yesterday I visited the Etihad with our work & skills team to hear from #Manchester Academy students who’ve benefitted from our construction careers programme with @mancity.com and North Stand contractors Sisk - big energy for construction careers and great to see you all #Manchester

Stannard: Improve viability to achieve growth Planning reform is just one ingredient needed for the government to achieve its growth mission, warns the chair of the Institute of Economic Development ahead of its annual conference.

Ahead of next month's @theied.bsky.social annual conference, I talked to its chair @tomstannard.bsky.social about the biggest issues for economic development practitioners.

No surprise the government's growth mission is top of the list, with viability a key concern www.lgcplus.com/politics/dev...

Visiting We Love Manchester Charity projects across #Manchester today ahead of our fundraising dinner tonight- North Manchester Community Partnership at Cheetham Hill’s Welcome Centre, and the fantastic Community Media Crew in Wythenshawe. Terrific work and impact across the city

Fascinating Manchester #BlackHistoryMonth event at Friends Meeting House tonight on the 1945 Pan-African Congress held in the City and its international importance in decolonisation and local history #Manchester

Good to catch up with John McGrath at the wonderful Factory International in #Manchester earlier today

Quick trip out to Wythenshawe yesterday to visit the Civic, Open Space Opportunities Hub for young people, residents and businesses, and Manchester Bike Kitchen - loads happening as we progress regeneration of the town centre #Manchester

That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #SolaceSummit!

From inspiring keynotes to bold conversations on leadership, equity, housing, health & innovation — today was packed with energy, insight & connection.

Thank you to all speakers, sponsors & delegates.

Let’s carry the momentum into Day 2.

#LocalGov

From Manchester for the world.

We are proud to launch our bold strategy to 2035. Together, we're redefining what a great civic University looks like for the 21st century.

Visit our webpage to explore our ambition in full: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/manche...

#manchester | Tom Stannard It has been a really hard day for us all in Manchester today with the news of the horrific attack at Heaton Park Synagogue. All our thoughts are with our friends and colleagues across the wonderful J...

#Manchester ❤️🐝

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Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack "All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order". Click to read Andrew’s Previews, by Andrew Teale, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

✅ Green HOLD

Last week's Woodhouse Park (Manchester) council by-election result:

GRN: 43.8% (-5.7)
REF: 29.5% (+29.5)
LAB: 20.5% (-23.3)
CON: 3.8% (-1.6)
LDEM: 2.5% (+1.1)

+/- 2023

Estimated turnout: ~17% (-6)

andrewteale.me.uk/previews

Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88 Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all

RIP Tony Harrison. Very sad news

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

I enjoyed visiting Julie and the team up at our Ghyll Head outdoor education centre this morning, to see more of the fantastic work they are doing with #Manchester young people and schools, fostering lifelong and community/family education and skills. Great to see you all today.

Out visiting polling stations across Woodhouse Park ward this morning on polling day for the by-election. My huge thanks to all our staff who are working long hours today in service of democracy. Please use your vote, polls are open till 10 pm tonight.

#Manchester #localgov

It was good to visit Embassy Village last week to see onsite progress with this fantastic #homelessness project in central #Manchester

The truth about immigration Ageing societies seeking to preserve living standards will continue to rely on new arrivals — but governments can be clearer about the trade-offs

The truth about immigration on.ft.com/4gAQT4M

Visit to the British Muslim Heritage Centre in Whalley Range this afternoon with Cllr Naeem Ul Hassan and Afzal Khan MP. Good to see you all and to see the fantastic outreach work being done in the local community, across Manchester, and nationally. #Manchester #localgov

Great pleasure to be part of the GM launch of #CyanLines last night with Tom Bloxham & @bevcraig.bsky.social, reconnecting our parks, waterways and footpaths with characteristic #Manchester determination and pizzazz cyanlines.com/about/

Pleasure to welcome Patricia Davies to Manchester this week as the new CEO of our NHS Local Care Organisation- really looking forward to our partnership together with Manchester Foundation Trust on making the new NHS 10 year plan a reality for the City #Manchester #NHS #localgov

I also visited our @mancitycouncil.bsky.social housing services team up at Bellott Street Park today as part of our resident engagement summer events programme. Great to see you all again today. #localgov #ukhousing #Manchester

Enjoyed visiting @mancitycouncil.bsky.social colleagues Susie and Bea at the Our Manchester experience in Castlefield this morning- a really good immersive look at our values and behaviours at the City Council #localgov #Manchester