After five years at the MEN, and seven years in journalism, I'm about to embark on an exciting new chapter in my career... from Monday, I'll be joining the media team at Transport for Greater Manchester ๐
The man in the automated message on the Manchester Civil Justice Centre phone number genuinely sounds unhinged. It only gets worse the longer you listen. Just wait for the bit about bailiffs. Who approved this???
๐จ Breaking: Manchester councillor Ekua Bayunu has quit Labour to join the Greens, saying she felt 'constantly at odds' with the culture of the party. More to follow... #LDReporter#LabourParty#GreenParty
NEW: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were among the ministers who spoke of a 'punishment beating' for Greater Manchester during the pandemic... ๐งต @MENnewsdesk
The moment Vernon Kay found out he has raised more than ยฃ4m for Children in Need after finishing his ULTRA Ultramarathon at the Bolton Wanderer's stadium @MENnewsdesk
A bombshell revelation at the Covid inquiry today as Andy Burnham read minutes from a government meeting during the stand-off over Tier 3 in October 2020 suggesting Greater Manchester deserves a 'punishment beating' because of his behaviour ๐งต@MENnewsdesk
First sneak peak of the 50 new Bee Network buses that will be rolled out in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford, Bury and Manchester next month #LDReporter
Homelessness has continued to fall in Manchester since this report earlier in June. Councillors have been told there are now no families being housed in B&Bs for more than six weeks. In February, there were 131. Quite a turnaround #LDReporter
Manchester United are here at Labour conference to tell people about the regeneration plans for Old Trafford. The plans are at very early stages, but here's a vision of how the project could transform the area @MENnewsdesk