News from April 2011

News Press Releases

GMPTE Changes Name

Posted 1 April, 2011

GMPTE, the Greater Manchester transport agency, has changed its name to Transport for Greater Manchester

Monty Don digs Manchester - Dig the City 2013 [Download]

File added 18 June, 2013

Dig the City 2013 - Manchester's urban gardening festival - listings release [Download]

File added 6 June, 2013

Guerrilla Eats street food market stomps down King Street - Saturday 25 May [Download]

File added 22 May, 2013

CityCo ordinates 4th NQ Street Party on Sunday 5 May [Download]

File added 1 May, 2013

Robert Owen Brown adopts a Grow Box [Download]

File added 23 April, 2013

Adopt a Grow Box [Download]

File added 18 April, 2013

City Hosts team hits the streets offering advice and tips [Download]

File added 16 April, 2013

Manager appointed for Manchester’s first Business Improvement District [Download]

File added 10 April, 2013

Work is complete on new garden next to Manchester Cathedral [Download]

File added 25 March, 2013

City centre retailers to recruit team of hosts [Download]

File added 20 February, 2013

City Centre to get first children’s play area [Download]

File added 8 February, 2013

NCP staff to hold a clean up day in Manchester to support Manchester Garden City Autumn spruce up event [Download]

File added 24 October, 2012

Spooky Halloween Celebration in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 23 October, 2012

2012 Canal Festival - PRESS COVERAGE (est. £450,000 PR value) [Download]

File added 11 September, 2012

We Face Forward Closing Party - Piccadilly Gardens 15 September [Download]

File added 10 September, 2012

Canal Festival comes to Manchester for the first time [Download]

File added 8 August, 2012

World’s first permanent LomoWall unveiled in Manchester_26.07.12 [Download]

File added 26 July, 2012

World’s first permanent LomoWall unveiled in Manchester [Download]

File added 24 July, 2012

Atelier zero artists take up residence in Piccadilly Basin's Olympic Village [Download]

File added 17 July, 2012

Gourmet street food traders sign up for The Manchester Picnic [Download]

File added 9 July, 2012

Cultural Olympiad Inspire project launched in Piccadilly Basin [Download]

File added 22 June, 2012

Pick a film for Manchester’s first float-in movie [Download]

File added 12 June, 2012

Albert Bridge Gardens gets major revamp [Download]

File added 11 June, 2012

City centre celebrates Queen's Diamond Jubilee [Download]

File added 28 May, 2012

Lomography presents the first ever permanent LomoWall exhibition in the world in Manchester [Download]

File added 17 May, 2012

CityCo and Manchester Photographic launch Urban Canal photography course and competition [Download]

File added 10 May, 2012

The Manchester Picnic returns this summer for its third year [Download]

File added 8 May, 2012

Turn up and take part in free fitness classes in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 5 April, 2012

CityCo and BDP invite volunteers to spruce up city centre green spaces [Download]

File added 14 March, 2012

Northern Quarter new pocket park complete [Download]

File added 10 February, 2012

Download CityCo's Annual Report 2012 (PDF) [Download]

File added 8 February, 2012

CityCo set to expand free PA Network [Download]

File added 8 December, 2011

All the fun of the Piccadilly Gardens festive Family Fair [Download]

File added 25 November, 2011

Lowry to Life [Download]

File added 10 November, 2011

Pagoda in Chinatown gets a makeover [Download]

File added 20 September, 2011

King Street says We Love You to shoppers [Download]

File added 31 August, 2011

N4LovesU Festival Announced [Download]

File added 26 August, 2011

Convicted looters to be banned from city’s stores [Download]

File added 15 August, 2011

I Love MCR campaign launched - people of Manchester demonstrate their love for the city region [Download]

File added 12 August, 2011

RHS National Young Designer of the Year opens orchard in Manchester city centre [Download]

File added 12 August, 2011

It's business as usual in Manchester city centre - go out and enjoy all that's wonderful about our city [Download]

File added 11 August, 2011

It was picnic time for Teddy Bears in Piccadilly on Sunday - over 15000 people attend The Manchester Picnic [Download]

File added 8 August, 2011

It's picnic time for Teddy Bears [Download]

File added 1 August, 2011

RHS National Young Designer of the Year brings orchard to Manchester city centre [Download]

File added 21 July, 2011

Benches and bunting to transform Piccadilly Gardens as The Manchester Picnic returns this August [Download]

File added 11 July, 2011

Green fingered city centre residents plant vegetables [Download]

File added 9 June, 2011

CityCo's areas of work in 2011 [Download]

File added 7 June, 2011

The grass is greener in Piccadilly Gardens [Download]

File added 26 May, 2011

Manchester's first Garden City scheme gets underway [Download]

File added 4 April, 2011

The Ice Bear Cometh to Manchester [Download]

File added 24 March, 2011

Free entertainment as busking stage returns to Piccadilly [Download]

File added 22 March, 2011

Manchester signs agreement to regulate street fundraising [Download]

File added 17 February, 2011

Piccadilly Gardens' Christmas Family Fair Opens [Download]

File added 8 December, 2010

Manchester’s Northern Quarter is UK’s Best Neighbourhood [Download]

File added 22 November, 2010

All the Fun of the Piccadilly Gardens' Family Fair [Download]

File added 18 November, 2010

Dinosaur Makes Magic for Manchester this Christmas [Download]

File added 17 November, 2010

Manchester Unwraps a Magical Christmas [Download]

File added 15 November, 2010

Piccadilly Builds on Crime Reduction Success [Download]

File added 9 November, 2010

Manchester Bucks National Retail Trend with Booming Retail Figures [Download]

File added 27 October, 2010

Best of Manchester Awards - and the Winners are… [Download]

File added 15 October, 2010

Best of Manchester Short-List Announced [Download]

File added 11 October, 2010

Buskers to Take Centre Stage in Piccadilly [Download]

File added 10 October, 2010

Cityco Launches Best of Manchester Awards [Download]

File added 16 September, 2010

Cityco Announces Fashion-Focused Campaign to Attract Stylish Shoppers to the City [Download]

File added 14 September, 2010

The Manchester Picnic Weekend Attracted Ten Thousand Picnic-Goers [Download]

File added 9 August, 2010

People Set to go Picnic Crazy this Weekend [Download]

File added 4 August, 2010

Piccadilly Partnership Appoints New Head [Download]

File added 27 July, 2010

Cityco’s New City Hosts Hit the Streets [Download]

File added 23 July, 2010

Northern Quarter Light Tower is Re-Lit [Download]

File added 22 July, 2010

Manchester Unveils Summer of Family-Friendly Fun [Download]

File added 14 July, 2010

Cityco Launches City Loos Scheme in City Centre [Download]

File added 6 July, 2010

Piccadilly Puts the ‘Pic’ into Picnic [Download]

File added 5 July, 2010

Free ‘Open City’ Photography Exhibition to Open [Download]

File added 29 June, 2010

Cityco Expands Child Safe Scheme Across City Centre [Download]

File added 17 June, 2010

Put a Spring in Your Step with Manchester Markets [Download]

File added 17 May, 2010

Sign up for Manchester’s First ‘Open City’ Photography Day [Download]

File added 6 May, 2010

Cityco Rolls out More Clean Teams Across the City [Download]

File added 16 April, 2010

Piccadilly Partnership and Cityco to Join Forces [Download]

File added 8 April, 2010

Cityco Priorities_2010-2011 [Download]

File added 24 March, 2010

Manchester is First City in the North to Get Safe Night-Life Award [Download]

File added 22 January, 2010

Three Free Days of On-street Parking in Manchester for Christmas Sales Shoppers [Download]

File added 21 December, 2009

Peter Saville to Sign Manchester Gift Wrap at Manchester Art Gallery [Download]

File added 10 December, 2009

Dig the City 2013