Manchester City Council has published detailed plans for a 23,500 capacity arena which it said would bring substantial economic benefits to the city of Manchester, including 3,350 jobs during construction.
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Manchester mayor calls for Network Rail stations to be handed over to local governments
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has called for local government to be granted more control of their transport infrastructure.
Innovative cycle-safe junction design to debut in Manchester
An innovative traffic junction design is being rolled out in Greater in Manchester in a bid to improve road safety for cyclists.
Engineers turn church and train depot into Manchester festival arenas
A team of engineers has transformed threadbare and broken buildings, including churches and abandoned train depots, into music and art arenas for the Manchester International Festival.
£500M World Cup stadium plan bolsters UK group’s Bulgaria airport bid
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has proposed building a £528M (€600M) stadium in Bulgaria as part of its bid to operate Sofia Airport.
Haweswater Aqueduct investigation set to begin
Investigations into the condition of an aqueduct that supplies fresh water to 2M people across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester are set to get underway to determine whether the replacementare set to get underway to determine whether an £800M refurbishment of the water tunnels should go ahead.
Manchester Airport Group poised for Bulgarian airport bid
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is expected to submit its bid to run Sofia Airport later today, following months of delays.
Contractors wanted for £700M airports framework
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is looking for contractors to deliver a £700M programme of works at Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted airports.
Lendlease wins £1.5bn Birmingham development job
Infrastructure group Lendlease has secured the £1.5bn contract for the Smithfield development in Birmingham.
65 transport projects set out in five-year Manchester plan
A delivery plan released by the Greater Manchester leaders has identified more than 65 transport projects that will be delivered in the next five years for the Greater Manchester area.