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Manchester is preserving its town hall as a town hall. After the renovation is completed, all being well in August 2026, coroners and registrars will move in, along with some councillors and staff.
A huge redevelopment in one town centre is one of many significant plans tabled with councils across Greater Manchester this week. In Bolton, Crompton Place has been a mainstay for decades, but ...
In addition to new housing, site aims to provide a hotel, leisure uses, new shops, offices and community facilities ...
It also features plenty of ‘nods’ to Manchester’s history. Huge sections of paving from Albert Square have been placed here, as have unnecessary stone blocks from the town hall’s restoration.
The canal park, new public realms and a transformed shopping centre are all touted for the town just four miles from Manchester city centre.Town hall bosses in Tameside unanimously approved the ...