by Nikki Brown | Aug 5, 2022 | Green Finance
The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has announced a partnership with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to trial and scale innovative financing solutions for home energy efficiency improvements. The collaboration means that thousands of people across...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 29, 2022 | Retrofitting, Sustainable Development
A Greater Manchester based housing association, First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), has secured a £95m funding package from Santander UK to support its development programme and improve the energy efficiency of existing homes. The funding from Santander UK enables FCHO,...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 28, 2022 | Transport
Manchester City Council has revealed plans to permanently pedestrianise Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter. New plans show the majority of Stevenson Square which is at the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter will be permanently pedestrianised following...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 28, 2022 | Transport
Construction has begun on a brand-new park and ride facility in Salford as part of the regeneration of Walkden railway station in hopes to encourage residents to use sustainable public transport rather than cars. Works are expected to continue until December 2022 to...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 25, 2022 | Transport
Greater Manchester has been given the go-ahead to franchise the city region’s buses to create a simplified, affordable and sustainable public transport network which hopes to reduce carbon emissions. In March 2022, the High Court made a judgment that the Mayor...
