A good week for #Manchester at #MIPIM2025 promoting our region to international investors with @bevcraig.bsky.social #localgov #econdev

❤️ “The new neighbourhood will include around 4,500 homes, workspaces, a lido, and a 1km-long ‘play link’ for families.” “This neighbourhood will represent a people first focus around active travel, green spaces, new play spaces for young people…” - @bevcraig.bsky.social More of this 🙏

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️ -nearly 35% of Manchester residents are estimated to have Irish heritage. 🎤 We welcomed the Irish Consulate and Minister O’Donnell to our civic reception 🪈 A great atmosphere at Festival Village ☘️ Thousands cheered our St Patrick’s Day Parade Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!

A successful trade mission to Austin #SXSW 🌎 A sister city deal with Austin 📜 MOU between University of Manchester & University of Texas 🏢 Investment & jobs into our city 🎮 Some of the biggest tech firms coming to our city 🎤 Showcasing modern Manchester music & creative industries

Really looking forward to our partnership @bevcraig.bsky.social and great to start the day chatting over our agenda for this great City #Manchester

Great to see Secretary of State Wes Streeting announce the rebuild of North Manchester General Hospital in the most urgent phase. North Mcr desperately needs investment and our residents deserve the best the NHS has to offer, it will also spearhead ambitious regeneration 👇🏼

Good morning out and about in Burnage talking to residents, doing casework and delivering our helpful info guides. And a much needed warm up pit stop in the lovely Station South too ☕️

Manchester never stands still 🌱 We have exciting Holt Town regeneration plans to build a sustainable new town in the heart of the city. 4,500 new homes, jobs, cultural hub & green spaces. A different approach to urban planning that puts people and planet at its heart 🏠🌳🛝

Overnight tonight we will mobilise the single biggest change to buses in the UK for decades as the remaining half of services in GM come back under public control. Thank you to everyone who has worked through Christmas and New Year to make this happen. 🙏🏻

2024 was quite a year for Manchester. From world class events, more jobs and a record number of council homes built. Here’s to making Manchester an even better city. The best place to grow up and get on- where everyone benefits from our growth.

In Manchester we are working hard to prevent and reduce homelessness. Support from Government is crucial for us to meet our ambitions. We know Govt is committed to working with us to help end homelessness.

Lovely afternoon out and about in Burnage. Firstly our coffee afternoon with @gwynnemp.bsky.social and I, followed by popping into the delicious Sofra Dahlia Cafe!

Great to welcome Liz Kendall MP to Smith Sq for a wide ranging discussion with @bevcraig.bsky.social about tackling child poverty, devolving employment support and the role local councils play in getting people back to work.

Proud that Manchester will be one of the first councils to get winter hardship payments into the bank accounts (or post office!) of at risk older people this winter. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

🐝🌍 Made in Greater Manchester, Sold to the World 🐝🌍 260 businesses joined us to look at selling abroad or to increase exports via an enhanced partnership between central govt & local support. Passionate speeches by @bevcraig.bsky.social and @andyburnham.bsky.social on GM’s huge global opportunities

Finding all the best Labour and politics accounts on Bluesky is time-consuming. So I trawled through the app and made 6 starter packs covering Labour MPs, lobby journalists, political academics, and more. Get them here:

Manchester Labour is on @bsky.app 👇🏼

Manchester - it’s freezing 🥶 If you are worried about someone sleeping rough, tell us as soon as you can and we will help to get them inside: orlo.uk/Support_dPuzu

Manchester is building more council and social homes than at any point in the last 15 years. Last year over 600 new council, social, genuinely affordable homes low carbon homes were built and we’re onsite with another 2,248. Working with Government & GM we want to exceed our 10,000 target!

Great to speak this morning at the GM Social Enterprise Summit to 150 Social enterprise leaders. We want good growth, that benefits our people and our communities- with wealth that stays in GM. Our social economy is growing, and one of the best ways to do this!

Today, with seven weeks to go until we complete the re-regulation of our buses, we are confirming the new simpler, flatter fare structure to apply from 5/1/25. 👇🏻

Great to see a Government recognise the importance of buses 🚌 www.gov.uk/government/n...

As always, devil in the detail (and money and implementation) but this looks like a significant step towards fixing a truly broken sector that's letting down children and failing to deliver value for public money. www.gov.uk/government/n...

So many new @bsky.app faces over the last 48 hours! Many Manchester people here? Have we got a Manchester starter pack yet?

Manchester is building more social and council homes this year than any year in the last 15. Great to visit fantastic new low carbon council housing in Charlestown in North Manchester All part of our plan to build 10,000 genuinely affordable social and council homes 🏠

Kemi was of course local government minister when council tax limits were set at 5% The budget which followed planned the same for every year to 2028 They now want the investment but not the tax they planned for Same approach left taxpayers with a £22bn blackhole www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

We’ve announced a massive package of Cost of Living Support 🗣️Help through our free Cost of Living Helpline 👨🏼‍🦳 Automatic cash payment to pensioners most indeed & dedicated support 🧒🏽 Free school meals in the holiday 🤝 Extra help for those with disabilities, catering responsibilities & care leavers too

Culture and art should be for everyone. A world class arts venue that connects Manchester young people into jobs & opportunities in creative industries Factory Academy by @factoryintl & supported by @ManCityCouncil continues to be groundbreaking. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great to visit some exciting new developments in the heart of the city. Affordable and social rent homes in Ancoats and right by Piccadilly station built by great Places as part of our Manchester housing plan to build 10,000 new genuinely affordable social homes

Great Manchester Labour turnout this weekend in Baguley for our candidate Munaver Rasul ahead of the by election on 5th September 🌹 🗳️

Friday nights change when you have a dog 😂 Bluesky… meet Nacho.

Burnage was getting into the Oasis spirit today. Sifters was busy and even the credit union were getting in on the action 🎵

Manchester Pride. Manchester at its best. Hundreds of thousands lining the streets to celebrate progress. Thank you Manchester 🌈

Finally taking the plunge, let’s see how this goes. Interested in all things Manchester, Labour, politics, cities, economic development, social policy, wine, food and sport. Tips and followers welcome!

I missed this at the time, but an excellent (depressing) account by @jonnelledge.bsky.social of the degradation of the public realm since 2010 - and a reminder of some of the structural challenges facing the new govt www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...