News published December 2020

Manchester City Council reacts to Tier 4 announcement for Manchester

  • Wednesday 30 December 2020

Statements from Manchester City Council leaders reacting to the announcement that Manchester is to be placed into Tier 4:

Library worker brings festive cheer with her very own Christmas story

  • Tuesday 22 December 2020

A Manchester Libraries worker has brought Christmas joy to children across Manchester with two of her son's old teddy bears.

Manchester's care homes are set to allow in-person visits again following months of separation

  • Friday 18 December 2020

Emotional times as visitors set to see loved ones in city’s care homes after 2-step testing process

Time for cultural venues to be given a roadmap to re-opening says city's culture lead

  • Thursday 17 December 2020

Today's announcement that Manchester is to remain in Tier 3 has prompted a renewed call from the council's culture lead for more support for the culture sector and for a clear roadmap for venues on when they can safely re-open.

Manchester City Council reacts to Tier 3 announcement for Greater Manchester

  • Thursday 17 December 2020

This morning (Thursday 17 December) the Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that Greater Manchester would remain under Tier 3 Covid restrictions.

Cllr Luthfur Rahman OBE reacts to launch of National Leisure Recovery Fund

  • Tuesday 15 December 2020
Councillor luthfur rahman O B E

Statement following the announcement from Sport England that a £100m National Leisure Recovery Fund is to open.

City leaders welcome £21m Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund award for The Factory

  • Friday 11 December 2020
A computer generated image of what the new venue will look like. A large, white, modern structure by the canal.

City leaders have welcomed the award announced today by DCMS and Arts Council England of £21m to The Factory, the iconic world-class new cultural venue currently under construction in the heart of Manchester city centre.

Covid-19 vaccine ready for Manchester community rollout

  • Thursday 10 December 2020
Covid Vaccine Update

The final preparations are being made in anticipation of Manchester’s first cohort of patients being given the Covid-19 vaccine.

43,000 children to benefit from food vouchers and extra support in Manchester this Christmas

  • Wednesday 9 December 2020
Three children sat at the dinner table eating spaghetti

Around 43,000 children and their families in Manchester are set to benefit from a helping hand with their food shopping to make sure they don't go hungry over the school Christmas holidays and February half term next year.

Changes to Deansgate traffic ahead

  • Monday 7 December 2020

A section of Deansgate which has been closed to traffic since May will have to be temporarily re-opened one way to buses.

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