Campaign launched to help people rethink what they drink
Just in time for this year’s ‘Sober October’, a new health initiative shaped by public feedback is taking place in Warrington, to help people cut down on the amount of alcohol they drink. The Lower My Drinking campaign – which is also running across wider Cheshire and Merseyside – includes the launch of a new app. The […]
Greater Manchester Police statement on data breach
ACC Colin McFarlane of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party supplier of various UK organisations, including GMP, which holds some information on those employed by GMP.At this stage, it’s not believed this data includes financial information.We understand how concerning this is for our employees so, as we […]
SOLAR TOGETHER INITIATIVE OPEN TO RESIDENTS IN ST HELENS BOROUGH
St Helens Borough Council is supporting Solar Together, a group-buying scheme designed to make it easier for residents to install solar panels on their homes to cut carbon emissions and save on energy bills. Group-buying aims to make purchasing solar panels and batteries much more accessible and affordable than if residents were to individually buy […]
Charging ahead: Plan to boost electric vehicle infrastructure takes shape
A Council-led plan to create hundreds of new public electric vehicle charging points across Manchester is gathering pace. Manchester City Council is gearing up to begin a search for a charge point operator to supply, install and manage up to 200 connectors over a two-year period. It aims to use Council-owned car parks plus […]
The Velodrome at the National Cycling Centre reopened this weekend after £27 million of works to improve its facilities and green credentials – becoming the UK’s first all-electric Velodrome.
All areas of the National Cycling Centre have benefitted from the major investment from Manchester City Council, Sport England and Central Government. All areas of the National Cycling Centre have benefitted from the major investment from Manchester City Council, Sport England and Central Government. The National Cycling Centre (NCC) now boasts more modern, efficient, and […]
GMP’s award-winning Digital Forensic Investigation Unit (DFIU) are breaking new ground in the field of digital forensics relating to CSE and child sexual abuse images
(left to right) Lucy Carey-Shields (Digital Forensic Investigator), Ryan Moulson (Digital Forensic Unit Manager), Christopher Whiteley ( Digital Forensic Quality and Development Co-ordinator), Dean Southworth (Digital Forensic Investigator) and David (Jason) McKeown (Digital Forensic Investigator) The DFIU were selected to take part in a Home Office initiative to improve digital forensic processes in relation to […]
Manchester named as number one city in the UK for digital inclusion
The results of a national survey have found Manchester to be the most digitally inclusive city in the UK. Analysis carried out by Uswitch mobiles examined the number of databanks, digital inclusion hubs and digital skills workshops on offer nationally, finding that in Manchester there were 11 digital inclusion hubs per 100,000 population. The Council is […]
Audit Committee summary
The Council’s Audit Committee met on Thursday 27 July for its first meeting of the municipal year. Chaired by Councillor Richard Clein, items under discussion included the Council’s Internal Audit Plan and the Committee’s Draft Work Programme for 2023/24. The meeting opened with the committee being asked to approve the minutes from the previous meeting, […]
Manchester City Council on track to install close to 10,000 solar panels by end of 2023
Car ports at the Velodrome. Manchester City Council is on course to reach an important milestone this year as part of its drive to become zero-carbon by 2038. By the end of 2023 the Council aims to have installed almost 10,000 new solar panels on its buildings across the city – 9,859 in total. Reducing […]
COMPUTER FUND EXTENDED FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS
Community groups across St Helens Borough are encouraged to apply for VOLA UK Share Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Digital Connectivity for Community Facilities Grants Programme. Round two of the programme is open for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups to apply for funding between £2,000 and £10,000 to use to help support people getting online, […]