Manchester Headlines 24 August: Pay rise offered to First Bus drivers in Oldham

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Headlines for Manchester August 24: Pay rise offered to First Bus drivers in Oldham, First trees planted on rooftop park in Stockport & From summer 2024 you will be able to get married in Northern Quarter’s Afflecks.

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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.

00:06 First Bus Manchester has announced it will be offering an inflation-busting pay rise

00:11 to bus drivers in Oldham. This increase would see drivers earn over £5,000 more a year

00:17 if accepted by the union.

00:20 A rooftop park in Stockport has reached a new milestone as the first trees have now

00:25 been planted. The park on the site of the old Stockport bus station is part of a £1

00:30 billion development of the borough.

00:33 And finally, as of summer 2024, you will be able to get married at the quirky Northern

00:38 Quarter Emporium, Afflecks, home of Manchester's counterculture. The Aladdin's Cave of independent

00:44 shops and businesses has been granted a marriage licence, which means it is open for wedding

00:50 bookings.

00:51 That's your local headlines for now.

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