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Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is changing its name from today and taking on additional responsibilities for roads and tr...

Dove Stone Reservoir The tourist bus to Dove Stone Reservoir could only cost paying passengers 30p this summer, with a fare of £1 for a family of ...

A section of Denshaw Road in Delph will be shut from a week on Sunday, 9 April, to allow for five months of improvement works to sewers. United Uti...

Campaigners this morning challenged Metrolink chief Philip Purdy to push a pram and ride a bike up the steps in front of his office. The stunt outs...

The idea of restoring a bus service between Denshaw and Newhey has been mooted by a local member of Saddleworth Parish Council. Cllr Ken Hulme, who...

Dove Stone Reservoir The tourist bus to Dove Stone Reservoir seems certain to run this summer after all. The Saddleworth and Lees District Partners...

The first part of the Mumps Bridge is removed last year. (picture: www.twitter.com/crofty) The consultation over plans to reshape the area around M...

Manchester’s public transport users will see concessionary fares rise from 80p to half-fare and pensioners will be charged for travelling before ...

The tourist bus to Dove Stone Reservoir won’t be running this summer because of low passenger numbers. Parish councillors last night narrowly...

The bridge is prepared for dismantling. (all pictures: Andrew Schofield/NWSO) The second and final part of the old Mumps Bridge has been removed. I...

The first part of the Mumps Bridge is removed last year. (picture: www.twitter.com/crofty) The southern half of the famous Mumps Bridge in Oldham i...

With only three days left for the public to give their thoughts on the Local Transport Plan (LTP) for Greater Manchester, Friends of the Earth (FoE...

The Manchester City Region is to receive new powers from Whitehall to work more effectively on significant issues including transport, regeneration...

The sun sets over a snowy Uppermill last night. (picture: Janet Barnes) An improvement in the weather has meant the disruption which has affected S...

There probably aren't that many tourists around today. Several of Saddleworth’s schools will be closed today as the snow causes a third d...

Cars negotiate Wool Road yesterday evening. The snow which has been falling over the last few hours is expected to cause more trouble on Saddlewort...

Snow-covered bins in Dobcross today. Several inches of snow overnight has left Saddleworth fully blanketed in white for the first time this winter,...

Commuters are being warned that the overnight snow could cause delays on bus services in and around Saddleworth this morning. Passengers are being ...

Greater Manchester Transport Executive has won £1.5m in the second round of the Green bus fund to provide a futher 19 Green buses for Manchester. ...

Manchester bus operator Stagecoach have announced a number of changes to their services taking effect from the 24th October. The changes are as fol...

Police in Greater Manchester are busy preparing for Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night by handing out safety advice and warning troublemakers of th...

Greater Manchester Integrated Passenger Authority(GMITA) is to introduce a code of conduct for the city’s bus companies. The code will set ne...

Northern Rail, Merseytravel, GMPTE and Network Rail all teamed up this week to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the oldest intercity passenger ra...

Speculation is increasing that the Metrolink extension to MediaCityUK is to open on Monday 20 September. Place North West earlier this week quoted ...

A replacement bus service is in operation between Trafford Bar and Altrincham and is calling at all Metrolink stations. It follows this morningR...

Manchester is to be the first city in the UK to be given access to Open Data on bus routes and timetables. Announcing the news at last night’s Op...

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is working with the charity Age Concern Manchester as part of a European project that aims...

Metrolink stops on the Bury and Eccles lines will be undergoing significant refurbishments over the next 18 months, after transport leaders agreed ...

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is going greener after it has signed up to a  programme that will help it to manage its c...

Crain’s Manchester Business reported this week that the Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive paid £857,000 for three of its executi...