At today’s (3rd Feb) meeting of Manchester City Council, the motion written by Councillor Marcus Johns on the campaign to #EndOurCladdingScandal and to remediate fire safety defects was debated. This followed the UK Labour Party’s opposition day motion on Monday (1st Feb): That this House calls on the government to…

Greater Manchester has been consulting on proposals for better buses through a system known as bus franchising, which means regulation and public control over things like bus routes, fares, and timetables. Below is the response submitted to the consultation by Councillor Marcus Johns. Better buses for Greater Manchester GM Bus…

Earlier this month, your City Centre Labour Team called on the Council to review their Noisy Construction Hours policy in light of what residents have been telling us during the pandemic right. Getting a balance between quality of life and construction is vital. We want to hear your thoughts about…

2020 was one of the hardest years in living memory, and we are grateful to every city centre resident for their strength, perserverance, and community spirit that helped keep our city centre community going. We all hope 2021 is a turning point, as the vaccination programme is rolled out and…

In May, a stretch of Deansgate was pedestrianised to help people practice social distancing. It was successful, well used, and responses to our survey showed it had strong local support. There were some teething problems, but they were addressed with the strong and welcome help from local residents. We also…

Sign up to be notified when this consultation goes live at the bottom of the page. This week, the Council started work to remove the freestanding portion of the wall in Piccadilly Gardens as part of the £2 million in long-term funding earmarked to improve Piccadilly Gardens from the Council’s…