
Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities
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Earlier today, Kate officially opened Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service’s Incident Command and Leadership Development Academy in Bury. The state-of-the-art facilities provide ongoing training and development for the Service's workforce, keeping Greater Manchester safe.

Young people from Unity Radio’s Youth Voice project launched a powerful new mural to raise awareness of criminal exploitation through the voices, language and culture of Hip Hop. Supported by Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Police, MCRActive and Challenger 👏 #StayFreeNotTrapped



Heartbreaking news of three lives lost in the major incident in Bicester last night. My thoughts and deepest sympathies are with OxonFireRescue team, as well as the families, friends, and colleagues affected by this tragedy.








The Nest Martin Tilbury Crimewatch Live Thank you to Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities for joining us at the #MakingtheStreetsSafer event to discuss the Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit ten-year strategy — focused on preventing violence and responding effectively when it does occur 👇Read the Greater Than Violence Strategy here gmvru.co.uk/greater-than-v…


The Nest Martin Tilbury Crimewatch Live Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit Effective partnerships are key to creating safer communities 🗣️“We want every young person to be safe, to feel safe, and to have that hope for the future. The work that [StreetDoctors] do is at the heart of that vision that we have for tackling, reducing, preventing violence.”
![StreetDoctors (@streetdoctors) on Twitter photo <a href="/TheNestManc/">The Nest</a> <a href="/bumbamartin/">Martin Tilbury</a> <a href="/BBCCrimewatch/">Crimewatch Live</a> <a href="/DeputyMayorofGM/">Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities</a> <a href="/GM_VRU/">Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit</a> Effective partnerships are key to creating safer communities
🗣️“We want every young person to be safe, to feel safe, and to have that hope for the future. The work that [StreetDoctors] do is at the heart of that vision that we have for tackling, reducing, preventing violence.” <a href="/TheNestManc/">The Nest</a> <a href="/bumbamartin/">Martin Tilbury</a> <a href="/BBCCrimewatch/">Crimewatch Live</a> <a href="/DeputyMayorofGM/">Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities</a> <a href="/GM_VRU/">Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit</a> Effective partnerships are key to creating safer communities
🗣️“We want every young person to be safe, to feel safe, and to have that hope for the future. The work that [StreetDoctors] do is at the heart of that vision that we have for tackling, reducing, preventing violence.”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GuIii51WsAAuimE.jpg)

Recently, Kate attended the StreetDoctors showcase which explored the role of collaboration in reducing youth violence. 🗣️ "We must move beyond seeing young people as simply vulnerable or at risk, they are key to reducing violence, shaping safer streets, and building stronger,


This week, the first Vision Zero Road Safety Summit for Greater Manchester saw partners coming together to make a commitment to reduce death and serious injury on our roads. Hear from Dame Sarah Storey and Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities on how together we can make the difference.