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Manchester beats London as 28th most liveable city in the world

Manchester beats London as 28th most liveable city in the world

Manchester has risen 26 places in this year’s Global Liveability Index, making it the top most liveable city in the UK and 28th across the globe. Every year, The Economist releases its rankings of the most liveable cities in the world, and this year’s list included 172 cities in total – up from 140 last year. It assesses 30 different factors in detail to define which cities are the top performers and which ones fall short. This year, the north-west city of Manchester has ...

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Spookfest has arrived at the Trafford Centre for Halloween

Spookfest has arrived at the Trafford Centre for Halloween

Spookfest has arrived at the Trafford Centre with children's rides, a hay bale maze and more. The event is running daily at the site outside The Orient from now until Halloween and there's lots to keep families entertained. We visited the attraction on Sunday to see what the place has in store and gave readers a tour with our Facebook live video here, with a second one taking you on a ride of the ghost train Terror Towers. And for thrill seekers there are even more rides than we...

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Manchester leaders back 'Clean Air Zone' charge on polluting vehicles - and new housing and jobs masterplan

Manchester leaders back 'Clean Air Zone' charge on polluting vehicles - and new housing and jobs masterplan

Major plans to introduce the UK’s largest Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester and map out thousands of new homes in the region have been backed by Manchester councillors. Town halls have been asked to support the Clean Air Plan and Places for Everyone, the jobs and housing masterplan which could succeed the ill-fated spatial framework. The former would see drivers of heavily-polluting vehicles hit with a daily charge from May 30, 2022 in a bid to improve poor air quality and reduce ...

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The 'most wanted houses' in Greater Manchester as demand for family homes rises

The 'most wanted houses' in Greater Manchester as demand for family homes rises

"Homeowners in Manchester have a golden opportunity to move to a new property before the stamp duty holiday ends in September" The demand for family homes - including two and three-bedroom houses - has ‘skyrocketed’ following the return of children to school post-lockdown. Buyer demand for family homes across Greater Manchester has risen sharply since pupils returned to the classroom in March, with parents having more time to research, according to property search site Zoopl...

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N.O.M.A. in Manchester

N.O.M.A. in Manchester

曼徹斯特市中心的N.O.M.A.是商業及娛樂產業發展區,為英國西北部最大型重建項目,佔地 20 英畝,計劃在10-15年內以 8 億英鎊建成。項目完成後,將集結400萬平方英呎的辦公室、商店、住宅及休閒設施於一處。 項目第一階段為高品集團(The Co-operative Group)總部所在的辦公大樓天使廣場(One Angel Square),以其獨特的建築造型和漂亮的玻璃幕牆聞名,價值1.42億英鎊。 而N.O.M.A.主要交通基建項目也陸續重組,當中包括: 維修及改造維多利亞火車站 (Victoria station);建造新的連接通道來往曼徹斯特維多利亞、牛津路、Piccadilly Stations和Salford Central Station,屆時由曼徹斯特來往英格蘭南北部都 更快,更頻繁的服務;建立一個跨城市公交車網絡,其中包括新的站點和路線,將直接向 NOMA 和市中心增加乘客和遊客,以及進一步擴展輕軌網絡 (Metrolink)。 ------ 以上資料僅作參考用途。若因錯漏而引致任何不便或損失,世紀21奇豐國...

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Spinningfields

Spinningfields

斯賓菲爾斯 (Spinningfields)發展逾二十年,集合一眾商業機構及辦公室,屬曼徹斯特地區的金融中心,被譽為北方的金絲雀碼頭。不少世界級大銀行於Spinningfields設立英國北方總部,如巴克萊銀行(Barclays)、滙豐(HSBC)、蘇格蘭皇家銀行(The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, RBS)等,整體貢獻佔曼城GDP約30%至60%;此區更吸引英國知名律師事務所DWF,以及會計大行進駐包括普華永道(PwC) 、德勤(Deloitte )以及正大(Grant Thornton)等。 Spinningfields內亦有多個國際高級服裝品牌、高級餐廳及酒吧,以供附近上班及居住的的專業人士消遣。若要感受文化氣息濃,亦可選擇具維多利亞時期建築特色的曼徹斯特歌劇院(Manchester Opera House),劇院定期演出音樂劇或芭蕾舞蹈表演;另亦有二級古蹟建築,人民歷史博物館(People’s History Museum),館內收藏了英國工人階級民主史料,可一探英國近兩百年來民主歷史軌跡。 -...

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What is Northern Powerhouse?

What is Northern Powerhouse?

「北方經濟引擎計劃」(Northern Powerhouse) 前任財政大臣喬治·奧斯本2014年提出「北方經濟引擎」計劃,旨在整合英格蘭北部重要城鎮,將北部1,500萬人口的地區,以曼徹斯特(Manchester)、利物浦(Liverpool)、利茲(Leeds)和雪菲爾(Sheffield)等一系列城市為核心的經濟力量,促進英格蘭北部地區經濟升級發展,包括增強交通互聯,增加科技創新投資等,把北部打造成與南部經濟實力相當的經濟區。 發展交通及基建 計劃將新建高速鐵路線路貫通英國南北,主要發展部分有2號高速鐵路(High Speed 2,HS2)及「北方引擎線(Northern Powerhouse Rail, NPR)。英國政府斥資一千億英鎊興建2號高速鐵路,將倫敦與曼徹斯特之間車程由2小時縮短成1小時多。此外,耗資3.8億英鎊升級的倫敦往新堡中央車站(Newcastle A1(M))交通升級計劃,將使通行時間降低20%,預期帶來10億的經濟效益。 曼徹斯特輕鐵線(Manchester Metrolink)亦舒緩大曼徹斯特地區...

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MediaCityUK

MediaCityUK

曼徹斯特頂尖創意園區 - 媒體城 英國媒體城MediaCity UK位於曼徹斯特索爾福德區(Salford),於2012年由英國女王伊莉莎白二世正式剪綵,屬歐洲首個集合創意、媒體及科技行業的商業中心,佔地200公頃,總共投資達500億鎊,旨在打造成為全世界最大的媒體品牌之一 ! 英國媒體城已入駐200多家創意科技企業,是英國最大的廣播公司所在地。其中,最為人熟悉的英國廣播公司(BBC)、電信設備製造商Ericsson、英國獨立電視台(ITV)、電影製作公司Dock 10等等,許多主流媒體機構的新總部已進駐。就業人口已達一萬人,預計至2038年將會創造超過1.5萬個工作崗位,預測帶來的經濟利益將高達10億英鎊,同時亦為鄰近物業帶來強勁租務需求! 這個地區除了為媒體專業人士的集中地,亦因有電視和電台工作室,所以隨時有名人出現!而且這裡更雲集了文化景點、購物、酒吧和餐廳於一身。英國媒體城更成為不少遊客指定要參觀的景點,只需要瀏覽MediaCityUK的官方網站申請免費門票,遊客就可參觀 BBC 的工作室,了解英國電視台和電台節目的製作過程;更可成為錄影室...

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