by Nikki Brown | Nov 7, 2023 | Natural Environment
Manchester City Council has set out a plan to plant around 64,000 new trees across the city region by 2050. Since the launching the region’s first ‘tree strategy’ in 2005, more than 125,000 new trees and tree hedges – including 125 community orchards, and fruit tree...
by Nikki Brown | Sep 1, 2023 | Natural Environment
Over £400,000 has been awarded to 16 community-led projects across the city-region in the latest round of the Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund. The successful projects will help to provide access to better green space where it is needed most. The 16 successful...
by Nikki Brown | Jan 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
£20m funding has been secured through the Levelling Up fund for eco-friendly projects in Oldham; including a learning centre at Northern Roots; a new “Green Shoots” business centre, and an “Oldham Greenway”. The funding aims to boost opportunities for residents and...
by Nikki Brown | Jan 5, 2023 | Natural Environment
New images reveal how a new proposed green space at Manchester’s Central Retail Park will look once it has been completed. Recently, the council unveiled its ambitions to transform the dilapidated ex-shopping centre, on Great Ancoats Street, into a huge new...
by Nikki Brown | Oct 31, 2022 | Natural Environment
To help communities across Greater Manchester benefit from green spaces, the second round of applications for the Greater Manchester Green Spaces fund is now open. The £2.6m Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund supports community-led projects that increase the amount...