Headlines for Manchester December 14: Andy Burnham unveils new plans for Clean Air Zone, Stockport town unhappy with ‘wonky’ Christmas tree & Manchester named as one of the best student cities in new study.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.
00:03 Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says Manchester can implement a clean air zone
00:07 faster without charging drivers.
00:10 Burnham has unveiled a new plan that would see huge investment in the B network, taxi
00:14 upgrades and traffic flow measures, nearly two years after the controversial eco scheme
00:19 was paused.
00:21 Residents in Bramhall in Stockport have branded their town's wonky Christmas tree as the worst
00:25 in the UK, calling it an "absolute disgrace".
00:29 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council said the spruce was chosen to minimise the impact
00:33 to road users, but one disgruntled resident compared the tree to a pipe cleaner.
00:39 And finally, Manchester has been named among the best student cities in the UK, according
00:43 to a new study.
00:45 Student Crowd's Best Student Cities 2023 league table placed Manchester at number 11
00:50 against more than 70 others.
00:52 That's your local headlines for now.