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If you are looking for a dose of positive energy and drive to finish off the week (or indeed to recharge over the weekend), you could do much worse than tuning into Caroline Simpson Caroline Simpson on the #RadicalReformers podcast. #AllInForGreaterManchester Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Last Friday, Andy visited Rochdale Borough Council to explore the exciting plans for its year as Greater Manchester's Town of Culture. He toured the refurbished Town Hall, met artists at Voltalab Sound Studios Studios, and viewed the new Outdoor Gallery. Find out more - orlo.uk/19zz9

🚂 Mayor of Greater Manchester and Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region visit Westminster to make the case for the Liverpool-Manchester Railway. The new rail line would supercharge the UK economy, with a £15 billion economic boost and 22,000 jobs during construction alone. ➡️ orlo.uk/UG4px

Had some inspiring conversations at UKREiiF this week and joined a panel exploring the potential of devo for long-term growth. Huge thank you our partners for their support. It was great to make some new connections, all rooted in driving Greater Manchester’s productivity 👏

Yesterday, we celebrated 24 new firefighters completing their initial training at our latest 2025 Pass Out Parade! Family and friends watched proudly at our Training and Safety Centre in Bury as they performed demonstrations and received certificates. Welcome to #TeamGMFRS!

🎉 We are proud to announce that our new Fire Plan 2025–2029 has officially been approved by Greater Manchester Combined Authority! As our Service’s new four-year strategy, the Fire Plan sets us on an ambitious and exciting future for the service.

“Because people feel more alive when they can go and visit different areas..." 💛 Irlam station has been part of Anne's life for 90 years. Hear how the new step-free access will make journeys more accessible for everyone. beenetwork.com/because

This funding means we can drive forward the next phase of our Bee Network including incorporating rail, a new tram line to Stockport & creating a fully electric system. 👏 Really proud of how we are delivering changes to our transport system that people can see and feel.

Really energising day visiting innovative community-led spaces across Greater Manchester as part of the #GMLiveWell bus tour on Thursday. The tour was an opportunity to see our vision for everyone to Live Well in action and what's possible when communities are empowered to lead.

Greater Manchester had three big asks going into the Spending Review: Better connectivity here and with our neighbours The biggest housebuilding programme in a generation Backing for our 10-year growth pipeline Yesterday was an endorsement of all three. orlo.uk/5czLy

Collaboration, place & skills were key themes of this morning’s #Housing2025 panel. Housing is just one piece of a bigger jigsaw & in GM we’re integrating this with our growth plans, a reliable transport network & access to community support to create a thriving city region 👏

Brilliant to have our city region’s development community shape how we’ll deliver our next decade of growth. There was a lot of enthusiasm and energy in the room about our future and we’re looking forward to continuing these conversations. Thanks to everyone who came along!

It’s been big week for housing in Greater Manchester! With #Housing2025 held right here in Manchester, it’s been a brilliant opportunity to showcase our ambitions for inclusive growth, and plans for new jobs and new homes.

Another landmark day for GM and our Housing First initiative yesterday as we launched our Good Landlord Charter to support landlords and renters alike by increasing standards. The Charter will support our good landlords and take action against those who don't meet our standards.