by Nikki Brown | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Manchester’s Mayfield Park has received a prestigious Green Flag Award with judges declaring they had “never seen such an outstanding urban park in 20+ years of judging”. It’s the first Green Flag Award for the city-centre park, and its eighth industry award...
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...
