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Andy Burnham avoids Keir's speech to 'not to create a distraction'

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · 12d

EXCL: Andy Burnham stays away from Keir Starmer's Labour conference speech to avoid 'creating a distraction' www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

The mayor has fuelled rumours of a leadership challenge in recent weeks, but said Keir was the 'right man' to be PM yesterday

https://www.change.org/p/give-free-school-travel-to-children-who-have-to-move-away-to-temporary-accommodation‬

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · 13d

News from probably Labour conference’s best-attended fringe event: Andy Burnham has neither confirmed nor denied if he had conversation with an existing north west MP to take over their seat (the first step in a rumoured leadership bid)

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Aug 11

‪And you can sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/give-free-...

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Aug 11

‪You read more about their predicament here: No home, no money, no school www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

No home, no money, no school

Thousands of homeless Greater Manchester parents are facing a simple choice - but it's a decision the Manchester Evening News believes no parent should make. That's why we're calling on the mayor to c...

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/no-home-no-money-no-32203124?utm_source=app‬

Manchester city centre population 'could be 250,000 by 2035'

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Aug 11

No home, no money, no school

I’ve compiled a special report into the horrible choice homeless parents in Greater Manchester are facing.

Now, @manchestereveningnews.co.uk calling on Andy Burnham to change things

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Jun 29

Manchester city centre population 'could be 250,000 by 2035', says property developer. Almost 100,000 today, up from less than 500 in 1990. - @ethandavies.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Latest estimates put the city centre population as close to 100,000, up from less than 500 in 1990.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Jun 26

There's a petition about Hotspur Press, calling for it to go back to how it was 'in its original form'. No word yet from Manner (developers) or Manchester council on it, yet www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Petition launched to rebuild Hotspur Press 'in its original form' after fire

There were plans for Hotspur Press to become a student tower block - but it's unclear if they will become reality now

Hotspur Press developers break silence after 'horrific fire' destroys mill

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Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hotspur Press latest: “Truly heartbreaking": Hotspur Press developers break silence after 'horrific fire' destroys mill www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

The fire engulfed the structure, which now needs to be partially demolished

The 1996 order that could stop eight towers being built

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Jun 24

Oasis are just one of the things that were important in mid-90s Manchester are making a comeback this year: a 1996 “stopping order” might, too

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Campaigners claim MMU can't progress its plans

The battle over £1billion and how Manchester missed out on affordable housing

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Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Jun 23

The court battle over £1billion and how Manchester missed out on affordable housing @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

It could have major implications for Andy Burnham's office and Manchester's biggest developer

1,000 new buses, three new tram stops, and a huge Metrolink announcement

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Jun 4

You wait for one bus announcement and loads come along at once

*Stockport tram is ON
*Three new tram stops and “new” interchanges coming
*1000 new Bee Network buses

Joseph Timan @josephtiman.bsky.social · Jun 4

1,000 new buses, three new tram stops, and a huge Metrolink announcement @ethandavies.bsky.social @manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'A gamechanging moment' for Greater Manchester's Bee Network

Future of Manchester's tallest tower set to 'shape city's skyline' is in doubt

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Manchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk · May 23

Councillors will debate it next week

We tried the 'secret weapons' being released onto Greater Manchester's streets

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · May 19

I had a go on some shiny new bikes last week. They're available now
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Ethan Davies gave the new way to get around town a try - and one thing surprised him

We tried the 'secret weapons' being released onto Greater Manchester's streets

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · May 19

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I had a sneak peek last week. biggest difference is the gearing - now automatic not manual so power delivery is immediate

Ethan Davies gave the new way to get around town a try - and one thing surprised him

Salford's roadworks: My car got hit, undertaken, and it took 36mins to 350 yards

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Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · May 13

Because the scheme is controversial - some people like it, some don't. I think it's fair to show what it's like living with it, but we're also working on showing people the benefits the new bike lanes et al will bring once they're done

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · May 13

Thank you kindly

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · May 13

I've had a fun morning.
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Ethan Davies joined the rush hour traffic on the controversial scheme - here's how he got on

Strangeways, there you go?

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 29

I've examined the plan to maybe move Strangeways prison in a big redevelopment for the area - and what it means for Manchester
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

There's a real possibility Strangeways prison could move in a big new plan to redevelop the area. Ethan Davies reports on the options and the outlook for Manchester's darkest and most controversial la...

Metrolink told mum family ticket wasn't valid because 'her baby 'isn't a child'

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 16

For one TfGM/Bee Network employee to tell Cassie her kids are too young to be called children is one thing. For her to be told twice when the Bee Network's website says otherwise is quite something
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Bosses have now cleared up the situation

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Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 15

Certainly bold, especially for a building we’ve had for 130 years+

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 15

TikTok star Zoe Bread’s battle with Manchester council, explained

Manchester’s new building that’s so cool ‘people will just hang around’ outside

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 15

It'll be so hip you'll want to hang around to be seen next to it, say the developers
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But you might have seen it before

The exodus happening in the heart of Manchester

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 10

Fallowfield, and Manchester, is changing. More on the flight of the students here
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

The number of students living in Fallowfield dropped by a fifth from 2018 to 2022

Andy Burnham's plans to rename Job Centres given go ahead

Ethan Davies @ethandavies.bsky.social · Apr 9

EXCL: Andy Burnham's big plans to rename Job Centres 'Live Well centres' look set to become reality, with £mills being spent on implementing them on GM's high streets ⬇️ www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

The mayor's big plan has taken a big step forward