MIL-OSI UK Cities: Flyposting firm hit with £2,000 penalty
Source: City of Manchester One of the illegally flyposted signs in Northenden. A company with a history of flyposting offences has been hit once more with a fine. Shortly before Christmas Figgos Ltd, trading as bathroompackage.com was taken to court by Manchester City Council. Earlier in the year council officers found six posters advertising the website […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Final call for We Love Manchester Emergency Fund donations
Source: City of Manchester The Parrs Wood Choir donating a cheque to the We Love MCR Emergency Fund The charity set up to distribute money raised for those affected by the Manchester Arena attack has issued a final call-out for people to bank their donations, ahead of its 31 January deadline. People who still have […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Deadline 5pm TODAY to apply for primary school places
Source: City of Manchester Time is now fast running out to apply for a primary school place for this September with a deadline of 5 pm TODAY for parents to make an application. If any parent hasn’t yet applied for a place they need to get online before 5 pm today (Tuesday 15 January) and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Free weekend city centre parking offered to Manchester motorists
Source: City of Manchester Motorists wishing to shop, eat, or socialise in Manchester city centre will be able to park for free in selected zones for the next four weekends. Parking charges will be waived in on-street metered bays in zones three and four of the city centre on Saturdays and Sundays for the weekends […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway consultation extended
Source: City of Manchester The public consultation period for the Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway scheme has been extended by a fortnight, due to the high volume of responses received. More than 1,000 responses have already been submitted and the consultation will now continue until Friday 25 January, giving even more people the chance to have […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Management contractor appointed for Manchester’s Our Town Hall project
Source: City of Manchester The management contractor for the huge heritage project to repair, refurbish and partially restore Grade I-listed Manchester Town Hall has been appointed. Lendlease will oversee the project to safeguard the building for current and future generations and improve public access – as well as enhancing Albert Square to make it one […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Nuisance takeaway stripped of licence
Source: City of Manchester The Chickadoo takeaway in Harpurhey A Harpurhey takeaway which had become the source of considerable frustration for nearby residents has had its premises licence revoked by Manchester City Council. In recent months Chickadoo, in Rochdale Road, has been subject to action both by Manchester City Council’s Licensing and Out of Hours […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Ordsall Lane junction set to reopen as Regent Road scheme progresses
Source: City of Manchester The partial closure of the junction of Regent Road and Ordsall Lane is set to be lifted, as engineers prepare to start work on the next stage of the Regent Road improvement scheme. Ordsall Lane will reopen southbound from its junction with Regent Road on the evening of Friday 21 December, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Everyone deserves a Christmas – celebrating the festive period in temporary accommodation
Source: City of Manchester Children dance at a Christmas Party Although homelessness can affect people all year round, the hardships associated with it are most keenly felt at Christmas. Supporting people’s emotional wellbeing is just as important as their physical wellbeing for Manchester City Council staff, and members of the Manchester Homelessness Partnership. Therefore a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI UK Cities: Triangulum project wins Public Building Energy Project of the Year at 2018 Energy Awards
Source: City of Manchester A project partnership demonstrating how technology can improve sustainable mobility, energy, IT and business has won Public Building Energy Project of the Year at the 2018 Energy Awards. Manchester Metropolitan University partnered with Siemens UK and Manchester City Council for Triangulum, a five-year €25 million project funded by the EU’s research […]
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