The River Croal THE banks of a Bolton river are to be restored and natural flood defences bolstered as part of a £1.8M ‘green recovery’ project. The River Croal is one of the priority projects for the Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF) that will establish a network for nature across the region. The establishment of the fund is also good news for people working in the environment and young people looking for green careers as 37 jobs will be created or safeguarded, including 12 traineeships. The Greater Manchester Environment Fund (GMEF) is being established to deliver the area’s ambition for a ‘clean, carbon-neutral, climate resilient city region with a thriving natural environment’, by aligning public and philanthropic funding and attracting private investment.
GMP crisis - Crime Support Line launched to support crime victims Date published: 21 December 2020
The Greater Manchester Crime Support Line will provide support to victims of crime who may have concerns about how their crime has been recorded by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) or would like support to help them cope and recover
A new helpline offering support services to victims of crime in Greater Manchester has been launched today (Monday).
It follows an announcement made by the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Deputy Mayor Bev Hughes last week after the publication of Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS)’s damning report Greater Manchester Police - Victim Service Assessment (VSA) .
Click the thumbs up >Regional leaders from 41 local auhtorites have committed to cutting council emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2030, and emissions from their communities by 2045.
However, the cross-party group is calling on the Government to give local authorities more powers, if the ambitious target is to be achieved.
The Greater London Authority, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Council, Newcastle City Council, Sheffield City Region and West Midlands Combined Authority are among those that have made the new pledge, which has been co-ordinated by UK100.
The authorities represent more than 20 million people, almost a third of the UK’s population, including all tiers of local government, all regions in England, and Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland.
THE planned merger of Bolton’s North and Central fire stations remains “paused” as the fire service is subject to a public sector pay freeze. Authorities had intended to combine the two fire stations to create just one facility, but these plans were put on hold following the Cube fire. Fire Brigade Union secretary for Greater Manchester Steve Wiswell said: “The situation that the fire service has been in has been absolutely woeful. “It used to be a service that we could take pride in now it’s been absolutely decimated. “We used to have up to 15 fire fighters based at each station, now there’s usually four on duty.
100 Greater Manchester women to be given business support to kickstart freelance career Date published: 20 December 2020
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Women from across the 10 Greater Manchester districts will have the opportunity to apply for the scheme, which will be delivered online while weekly sessions will also ensure flexibility around work and childcare commitments
A new accelerator will help to kick-start the entrepreneurial careers of 100 women who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic by giving them access to the skills, self-belief and confidence to pursue their ambitions as a freelancer or start-up business.
The FreelanceHER 100 programme will specifically focus on women for whom Covid has resulted in a career break and now a catalyst to entrepreneurship as well mothers seeking to return to economic activity and will also encourage applicants from the BAME community (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic).