Does Greater Manchester have the cash for its public transport revolution?

'We're not going to be in a position to do everything that we wanted to do'

Dear members — welcome to our Thursday edition, which features buses, teenage girls and some great recommendations for the weekend from our intern this week, Ella, including a soundtrack of the woodland sounds of Chorlton and Sale…

There is also some good news: Darryl’s back in the hosting chair for our latest episode of The Manchester Weekly. Listen on Spotify, Apple or your favourite streaming platform.

Thanks for your suggestions about where we might be able to have our members’ meetup in June to celebrate our second birthday. If you have more, please drop them in the comments or hit reply.