Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is one of the largest city regions in the UK with a population of 2.8 million. Manchester is well known for its industrial history, and most recently as a thriving place for creative industries, sport, media and technology.

The Greater Manchester area is made up of the ten Greater Manchester councils and Mayor, who work with other local services, businesses, communities and other partners to improve the city-region. The ten councils in Manchester include:

– Bolton
– Bury
– Manchester
– Tameside
– Trafford
– Oldham
– Rochdale
– Salford
– Stockport
– Wigan

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School Admissions

You must follow your local council’s application process when applying for schools in England. Please note that it is not guaranteed that you will be awarded a place at your first choice …

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Libraries

Libraries provide a variety of services for community members. Below summarises what library services are available in Greater Manchester. Bolton Bolton Council’s website provides information about the available libraries. The main Central …

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Public Transport

Public transport in Greater Manchester is regulated and co-ordinated by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), the public body responsible for delivering transport policy across the city-region. Their website allows you to plan your journey, see network updates, warns of any delays to services, and alerts you to any planned works that may affect how you travel across Greater Manchester.

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Community Support

There is more information about Community Support across the North West which can be found on the General Information page on the BN(O) Hub.

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Safety

Call 999 in an emergency. This is when someone is seriously ill or there is danger to life, use, or the immediate threat of use, of violence. Call the NHS 111 number if you have an urgent medical …

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Health

There is more information on health services across England that can be found on the General Information page on the BN(O) Hub. General advice It is not possible to list every single …

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