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๐ Oldham, Rochdale and parts of Bury and Salford have now joined the #BeeNetwork !
๐ Andy was in Oldham this morning with Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey and Transport Commissioner Vernon Everitt to mark this historic moment.
More ๐
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If you live in Oldham, Rochdale or parts of Bury or Salford, the #BeeNetwork has landed!
Andy Burnham is here to tell you more...
Find out what the Bee Network means for you by clicking here ๐ bit.ly/3TMq2ZA
๐ฃGreater Manchester launch new digital support resource for residents with disabilities
#GetOnlineGM : for disabled people is a comprehensive guide signposting to a range of support to help people with disabilities equally benefit from the online world โฌ๏ธ
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๐ฃ Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham & Mayors from across the UK call on Government to take national responsibility for withdrawal of the Public Switched Telephone Network
๐ฃ๏ธ'Urgent action is needed to ensure the safety of vulnerable people'
Read the full storyโก๏ธ orlo.uk/gccMK
Do you have a view on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester? ๐ Help us create the city-regionโs first plan for nature by answering our short survey here: gmconsult.org/environment-teโฆ #GMGreenCity
Amazing to see another brilliant Green Spaces Fund project taking shape! ๐ A big well done to all involved for bringing green space to life for the local community in Moorside, Bury #GMGreenCity
๐ฐRead our March newsletter
๐ Caroline Simpson preferred candidate for new Group Chief Executive
๐ UN Special Rapporteur visits Greater Manchester
๐ Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service one of the best performing Fire and Rescue Services in the country report shows
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๐ We are proud to say Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service is the most improved and one of the best performing fire and rescue services in the country, according to a new HMICFRS report.
Itโs a testament to the hard work of Dave Russel and everyone across GMFRS.
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๐ฃ Caroline Simpson Caroline Simpson has been named as the preferred candidate to become the new Group Chief Executive of the GMCA and Transport for Greater Manchester.
Her appointment would see her take on a role at the forefront of English devolution.
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Get involved in the development of Greater Manchesterโs plan for nature ๐ ๐ณ ๐ฆ Responses will be used to shape our Local Nature Recovery Strategy and help guide interventions across Greater Manchester - see below for more details including a link to the survey ๐ #GMGreenCity
At todayโs Police Accountability Meeting, the Mayor responded to concerning footage which emerged yesterday of a Greater Manchester Police officer and an individual sleeping rough in Manchester.
You can read his full statement below.
๐ฃ Help shape plans to make Greater Manchesterโs roads safer by sharing your thoughts on orlo.uk/gdon9 before 10 March.
#VisionZeroGM is an ambitious plan from road safety partners across our city-region to eradicate deaths and life-changing injuries by 2040.
The Northern Mayors are in Leeds for the Convention of the North today.
Andy congratulated Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Mayor Oliver Coppard and Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram on their new devolution deals - but warned underinvestment in transport and inadequate funding for councils are holding the North back.