Does anyone know what is or is not a penalty any more? 🤷🏻♂️
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Does anyone know what is or is not a penalty any more? 🤷🏻♂️
From March 1 2026, we will scrap the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes. 🐝
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
From March 1 2026, we will scrap the 9.30am restriction on older and disabled people’s bus passes. 🐝
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
You told us it was unfair and we have listened. 👍🏻
Greater Manchester was the first place to introduce a £2 cap on bus fares in September 2022. 🐝
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Greater Manchester was the first place to introduce a £2 cap on bus fares in September 2022. 🐝
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
To help our residents, we will be keeping it in place for the whole of 2026. 🙌🏻
Wonderful to visit the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds with Rob’s family.
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Wonderful to visit the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds with Rob’s family.
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
What a place and what a difference he and they will make for families coming after them.
Thanks to everyone who donated and, of course, to the great Kevin Sinfield. 🙏🏻
Quite a lot of rubbish in the papers today. Reminds me why I left Westminster in the first place!
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Quite a lot of rubbish in the papers today. Reminds me why I left Westminster in the first place!
At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Tomorrow we take the first big step towards Bee Network Rail. 🐝
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Tomorrow we take the first big step towards Bee Network Rail. 🐝
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
Fares will be simpler and in most cases lower for people travelling between our stations in GM.
Tickets valid on any service. 🙌🏻
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Avanti service was to be pulled from timetable from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston
The express Manchester-London 7am Avanti service will take passengers after all, after the rail regulator conceded defeat in the face of public outcry over a ruling that would have left it running as an empty “ghost train” each day.
The 7am train, the only service linking the cities in under two hours, was set to be axed from the passenger table from mid-December – but would, as the Guardian reported on Saturday, have kept running empty from Piccadilly each day so it could run morning trains back out of Euston. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
The GM Mayor’s Charity has launched its “1000 beds for Christmas” campaign, supporting our ground-breaking A Bed Every Night initiative.
Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The GM Mayor’s Charity has launched its “1000 beds for Christmas” campaign, supporting our ground-breaking A Bed Every Night initiative.
Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Tonight we will be looking after over 600 people in #ABEN but could do even more with your help. 🙏🏻
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Smart move, grid scale energy storage is a vital part of the Smart Grid we need as we transition to a 100% green. It’s how we balance the huge fluctuations of both demand and production. And of course part of the green economy - that brings jobs, economic growth and lower bills.
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Smart move, grid scale energy storage is a vital part of the Smart Grid we need as we transition to a 100% green. It’s how we balance the huge fluctuations of both demand and production. And of course part of the green economy - that brings jobs, economic growth and lower bills.
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
buff.ly/FmccrQ2
Privilege to be at the Empress Ballroom in 1989 and the Palace Ballroom in 2022. 🙏🏻
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Privilege to be at the Empress Ballroom in 1989 and the Palace Ballroom in 2022. 🙏🏻
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
A magnificent musician and Mancunian.
What a loss but what a legacy.
All-time basslines on THE all-time album.👌🏻
RIP Mani & Imelda
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'For the first time in my lifetime we are closing the North-South divide'
@andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, tells #BBCBreakfast about his plans to improve growth in the local economy
@andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, tells #BBCBreakfast about his plans to improve growth in the local economy
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
'For the first time in my lifetime we are closing the North-South divide'
@andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, tells #BBCBreakfast about his plans to improve growth in the local economy
@andyburnham.bsky.social, Mayor of Greater Manchester, tells #BBCBreakfast about his plans to improve growth in the local economy
Today GM raises the bar on growth.
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Today GM raises the bar on growth.
BIG NEWS
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
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On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
November 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
BIG NEWS
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
1/2
On 7/12/25, GM sees the biggest change to rail services for 30+ years.
A new fairer, simpler fare system will come in across our 96 stations.
🐝 Singles will be half the price of returns
🐝 Tickets will be valid on any operator
🐝 Average fare will fall by 5.6%
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For the whole of November, we are lifting the 9.30 rule on older and disabled people’s bus passes.
We are doing whatever we can to help people with cost-of-living pressures and make life a little easier. 🐝
We are doing whatever we can to help people with cost-of-living pressures and make life a little easier. 🐝
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For the whole of November, we are lifting the 9.30 rule on older and disabled people’s bus passes.
We are doing whatever we can to help people with cost-of-living pressures and make life a little easier. 🐝
We are doing whatever we can to help people with cost-of-living pressures and make life a little easier. 🐝
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"Sends the wrong message to commuters, residents, and crucially to bike thieves": Andy Burnham "deeply concerned" and urges British Transport Police to reconsider controversial bike theft policy
road.cc/content/news...
road.cc/content/news...
October 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"Sends the wrong message to commuters, residents, and crucially to bike thieves": Andy Burnham "deeply concerned" and urges British Transport Police to reconsider controversial bike theft policy
road.cc/content/news...
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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has launched a second trial of 24/7 free bus travel for older and disabled people across the city.
@andyburnham.bsky.social
publictransport.news/bus/greater-...
@andyburnham.bsky.social
publictransport.news/bus/greater-...
October 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has launched a second trial of 24/7 free bus travel for older and disabled people across the city.
@andyburnham.bsky.social
publictransport.news/bus/greater-...
@andyburnham.bsky.social
publictransport.news/bus/greater-...
We are always looking at what things we can do, big and small, to make life better for our residents.
Here is the latest wave of improvements coming to GM. 🧵
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Here is the latest wave of improvements coming to GM. 🧵
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October 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We are always looking at what things we can do, big and small, to make life better for our residents.
Here is the latest wave of improvements coming to GM. 🧵
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Here is the latest wave of improvements coming to GM. 🧵
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Public services should be delivered “through places and people that are trusted” and not in a “top-down, soulless” way, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said
#publicservices #government #theos #theoslecture #churchnews
#publicservices #government #theos #theoslecture #churchnews
Public services being delivered in ‘top-down soulless way’ says Andy Burnham
Delivering annual Theos lecture, he speaks of ‘big disconnect between people and politics’
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Public services should be delivered “through places and people that are trusted” and not in a “top-down, soulless” way, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said
#publicservices #government #theos #theoslecture #churchnews
#publicservices #government #theos #theoslecture #churchnews
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Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
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In case you missed it ...
Here's an audio link to a very good Remain speech that Andy Burnham gave during the Brexit ref in Liverpool back in 2016. Well worth a listen! A lot of his predictions about Brexit came true.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Here's an audio link to a very good Remain speech that Andy Burnham gave during the Brexit ref in Liverpool back in 2016. Well worth a listen! A lot of his predictions about Brexit came true.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Andy Burnham: What Kind of Country do I want Britain to be?
The Roscoe Lecture series was launched in November 1997 to provide an open platform for debate on topics of public interest. Today, they are one of the UK’s largest public lecture series, regularly at
soundcloud.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
In case you missed it ...
Here's an audio link to a very good Remain speech that Andy Burnham gave during the Brexit ref in Liverpool back in 2016. Well worth a listen! A lot of his predictions about Brexit came true.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Here's an audio link to a very good Remain speech that Andy Burnham gave during the Brexit ref in Liverpool back in 2016. Well worth a listen! A lot of his predictions about Brexit came true.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Andy Burnham tears into Reform UK for suggesting that they would scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail, focusing on a London-centric approach
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Andy Burnham tears into Reform UK for suggesting that they would scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail, focusing on a London-centric approach
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Great to hear from Andy Burnham, @mayorofgm.bsky.social, on the VCSE sector's crucial role, highlighting that good housing is vital for people’s health and creating a ‘live well’ approach at his speech during @thekingsfund.bsky.social conf on the 10-year plan for healthcare in England.
September 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Great to hear from Andy Burnham, @mayorofgm.bsky.social, on the VCSE sector's crucial role, highlighting that good housing is vital for people’s health and creating a ‘live well’ approach at his speech during @thekingsfund.bsky.social conf on the 10-year plan for healthcare in England.
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Labour must hear and heed the voice of its Mainstream.
We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about
We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about
September 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Labour must hear and heed the voice of its Mainstream.
We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about
We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.
More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about