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Niall Griffiths Local Democracy Reporter
  • Manchester
  • Manchester Evening News

Niall is a local democracy reporter covering Manchester council and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

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Manchester Evening News

Focus Areas

  • Politics
  • Manchester

262 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Inside Manchester council's plan to tackle the city's social housing crisis

The town hall has set up its own housing company with a view of building hundreds a year - but how will it work?

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over 1 year ago
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Fly-tipping soars by 126% in one Manchester littering hotspot

Around £2m is spent sending Biffa bin crews to clear up fly-tipped waste in Manchester every year

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over 1 year ago
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Homeless shelter near Manchester's Green Quarter 'inappropriate', residents say

The centre will provide accommodation for 31 'low-risk' homeless men, but it has encountered opposition

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over 1 year ago
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Manchester Arena licence changes agreed after initial concern from Greater Manchester Police and ...

The plans were said to 'lack specific detail' but an agreement has now been reached between the operator and the auth...

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over 1 year ago
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Manchester council back plans to finally submit housing masterplan Places for Everyone

Places for Everyone is the successor to the ill-fated Greater Manchester Spatial Framework

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over 1 year ago
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Ending of Universal Credit an 'unforgivable hammer blow', say Manchester council

People should not be faced with ‘a choice between heating and eating’, said one councillor

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over 1 year ago
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Police and council oppose plans to change Manchester Arena's premises licence as it is 'not robus...

Concerns have been raised around the level of counter-terrorism training for staff and CCTV access

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over 1 year ago
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Manchester council urges government to keep 'crucial' Universal Credit uplift

The extra £20-a-week, introduced at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, is due to end on October 6

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over 1 year ago
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Greater Manchester bus firms battling their own driver shortages amid national HGV crisis

Some drivers with HGV licences are being tempted away, forcing some operators to upskill unqualified trainees

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over 1 year ago
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New housing estate with affordable rent homes planned in north Manchester

The development will also see a new 'state of the art' clubhouse built

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over 1 year ago
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Large-scale police operations, travel disruption and mass protests to hit Manchester as Conservat...

The four-day Conservative Party conference will bring heightened security, road closures, protests - and a boost to t...

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over 1 year ago
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More than 200 homes planned in 'striking' towers in Manchester city centre

But the developer is not proposing any affordable housing

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