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The Bury business has been named alongside Purple Pay in London

"While the airport expects that there will be some disruption for the next two months, I want people to be reassured that the airport, supported by colleagues in Greater Manchester, are putting in measures to ease it."

Mayor Andy Burnham welcomed the government's announcement this week, but said Greater Manchester got half of what it asked for

The warning will be in place until tomorrow morning

More gloom and doom for Greater Manchester

The growth of our airport over the last 50 years has been a source of Mancunian pride - that has vanished. In a special report the Manchester Evening News looks at how it all went wrong.

Week on week cases across the region are down 14 per cent, figures have revealed

The hubs will give parents advice on how to take care of their child, making sure they are safe and healthy and providing services such as breastfeeding support.

The scheme could pay up to 100 per cent of the business rates for 2021/22 for businesses in the region, but around 60 per cent of the fund is currently unclaimed.