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Trains will now stop in this village after more than 100 years

Work has begun reviving train connections for the Greater Manchester village of Cheadle

The Independent UK · Oct 5

Manchester City not 'above the rules', says Downing Street

After PM Andy Burnham's - a former mayor of Greater Manchester - admission of his fears that the club's owners might leave because of the investigation into 'creative book-keeping', his spokesperson has issued a clarification.

Euronews · Oct 1

Labour mayors back Scottish party leader Michael Marra’s devolution proposals

Greater devolution was a key pledge of the new Scottish Labour leader’s run for the top job, which he won just over a week ago.

Evening Standard · Sep 28

Murderer ensnared after girl he kidnapped and sexually assaulted tore hair out to leave DNA

Paul Sharpe, 56, put his victim in a chokehold and bundled her into his car in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on May 18

The Independent UK · Sep 4

More Than 350 NHS Staff Strike Over £80 Pay Loss as NHS Trust Declares Critical Incident

Over 350 NHS workers in Greater Manchester are striking for three days over overtime pay disputes, prompting the Northern Care Alliance to declare a critical incident to maintain urgent services.

International Business Times UK · Aug 24

Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?

From a new high-speed line to better intercity links, the PM has a chance to tackle problems he criticised as Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Family pay tribute to ‘like a light’ Jimmy Cricket ahead of his funeral

The Northern Ireland born comic is to be laid to rest following a service at Salford Cathedral in Greater Manchester.

Evening Standard · Aug 20

It’s time we put a stop to NHS scandals

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following an investigation by The Independent into endemic failures in care in a Greater Manchester trust, Andy Burnham – who was health secretary during the Mid Staffs scandal – has unexpected questions to answer

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas

PM says public money alone won’t solve problem but ‘we did it in the pandemic, we can do it again’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Rayner defends Burnham’s record on tackling rough sleeping in Manchester

The Government has pledged to offer a place to stay to every rough sleeper by Christmas.

Evening Standard · Aug 19