by Nikki Brown | Aug 15, 2022 | Green Innovation, Smart Energy
Thousands of small wind turbines will be fitted across Greater Manchester to provide more affordable energy and help the city region to reach net-zero targets. By working alongside renewable energy manufacturers Alpha 311, Greater Manchester hopes to become home to...
by Nikki Brown | Aug 12, 2022 | Natural Environment
More than £122 million will be spent to clean up Greater Manchester’s rivers and wastewater systems. The initiative from United Utilities comes as part of a bid to reduce the amount of sewage pumped into rivers by more than 10 million tonnes. The investment will...
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 18, 2022 | Sustainable Living
Salford’s Swinton Square shopping centre has installed nature-based solutions as a pilot social value project to help tackle socio-environmental challenges such as flooding, air quality and biodiversity. The project, named ‘Greening Swinton Square’, aims to transform...
by Nikki Brown | Jun 27, 2022 | Sustainable Living
A new framework is being rolled out to help Greater Manchester businesses and residents reduce waste and create a more circular economy. Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) Sustainable Consumption Plan (SCP), which was approved on 24 June 2022,...
