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Christmas 2022 bin collection dates in every Greater Manchester borough

Here's everything you need to know.

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant - 22nd December 2022

Councils across Greater Manchester have released information on adjusted bin collections over the festive season, and residents are now being urged to check dates.

With Christmas only a few days away now, and lots of waste undoubtedly set to be generated over the next few weeks, residents across the region will be right to start asking if there are any planned changes to their bin collects during the festive season.

Dates for Christmas bin collections in each Greater Manchester have now been released by all local councils, as well as information and tips for recycling that residents are encouraged to follow.

Here’s the Christmas 2022 bin collection dates in every Greater Manchester borough.

Lots of Christmas waste is undoubtedly set to be generated over the next few weeks / Credit: Flickr

Manchester

This year, Manchester residents’ bins will be emptied one day later than the usual collection date, which means there will be a bin collection on Saturday 31 December, but collection days will return to normal service from 1 January 2023. 

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The new dates are as follows: 

  • Monday 26 December collections move to Tuesday 27 December 
  • Tuesday 27 December collections move to Wednesday 28 December 
  • Wednesday 28 December collections move to Thursday 29 December 
  • Thursday 29 December collections move to Friday 30 December 
  • Friday 30 December collections move to Saturday 31 December  

Manchester City Council is encouraging residents to make “a concerted effort to recycle as much as possible” this year.

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Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Manchester here.

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Salford

In Salford, the Council has confirmed that residents’ bins will be collected as normal throughout the festive period – including the bank holidays on Boxing Day, Tuesday 27 December, and Monday 2 January 2023.

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Salford City Council is also reminding residents recycle wrapping paper, tinfoil, bottles, cans, Christmas trees, and left-over food.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Salford here.

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Bolton

Residents in Bolton are being reminded that there will be some changes to refuse and recycling collections over the festive period.

Bolton Council has confirmed grey bins will be collected on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 December, but there will be no collection of food waste containers or green bins between Monday 26 and Friday 30 December.

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Beige and burgundy bins will be collected from Wednesday 28 December to Friday 30 December.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Bolton here.

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Bury

Bin collection crews in Bury will be working on weekdays throughout the festive season, with Bury Council assuring residents that it will do “everything possible to keep collections on track”.

There will be no change to grey, blue, and green bin collections throughout the festive season and residents should continue to put their bins out by 7am on their usual collection day, however, brown bin collections are to be paused for two weeks from Boxing Day (26 December 2022 – 6 January 2023).

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The Council is asking residents to still recycle food waste in their brown bins, either inside a compostable liner or loose inside the bin. 

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Bury here.

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Oldham

Oldham Council has released adjusted bin collection dates for 2022, and is asking all Oldham residents “share this information with your neighbours”.

If residents’ waste and recycling bins are due to be emptied on Boxing Day, then they will need to put them out for collection two days earlier on Christmas Eve (Saturday 24 December), with green bins and food caddies being the exception as they will be collected on Monday 2 January 2023.

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Collections on Monday 2 January 2023 will take place as normal.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Oldham here.

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Rochdale

Rochdale Council has confirmed there are no planned changes to the waste collections in Rochdale over the Christmas period and all collection rounds remain in place.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Rochdale here.

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Stockport

Stockport Council is asking residents to check its website for information on collection days as there are a handful of changes over the festive season.

There are no refuse collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, and Councillors are also reminding residents that there will be no green bin or food caddy collections from week commencing Monday 26 December 2022, as they will start again from Monday 2 January 2023.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Stockport here.

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Tameside

Tameside bin crews will continue to work hard over the festive season, the Council has informed residents that collection days will change for some households in the borough.

There will be no brown bin collections at all across the borough from Boxing Day until Friday 6 January 2023, so anyone due a collection on the bank holidays – Monday, 26 December (Boxing Day), Tuesday 27 December, or Monday 2 January – should check the list below for their new date.

All other collections run as normal.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Tameside here.

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Trafford

Trafford Council has said there are set to be a number of changes to bin collections from Boxing Day (Monday 26 December), as they will take place a day later than normal.

Collections due to be made on Monday 26 December will now move to Tuesday 27 December, then Tuesday 27 December collections will move to Wednesday 28 December, and so on from there – with collection days set to return to normal from 2 January 2023.

Trafford residents are asked put their bins 6:30am on the new collection day.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Trafford here.

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Wigan

In Wigan, the Council has confirmed that blue, brow, and black bin collection days will stay the same over the festive season, but green bin collections will be suspended between Boxing Day (Monday 26 December) until Friday 6 January 2023.

Find more information about Christmas 2022 bin collections in Wigan here.

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The best things to do in Greater Manchester this week | 2 – 8 June 2025

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

June is here, and the kids have gone back to school after the final half term of the school year… but that doesn’t mean the fun’s over.

Sure, May has been in full bloom these past couple of weeks, but there’s absolutely no shortage of things for the whole family to be getting up to in Greater Manchester now that June has arrived – we’re talking festivals, themed events, new foodie openings, and loads more on the horizon.

Finding it a bit tricky to pick what to do though? No worries.

We’ve chosen a few of the highlights for another edition of our ‘what’s on‘ guide, both free things, and those that’ll set you back a few pennies too.

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Stories – Brought To Life

MediaCityUK

Monday 2 June – onwards

Stories – Brought To Life / Credit: The Manc Group

A major new National Portrait Gallery exhibition has arrived in Salford.

The ground-breaking new experience by FRAMELESS Creative has opened at MediaCity, bringing some of the world’s most famous portraits to life like never before.

Stories – Brought to Life will explore the fascinating lives of these figures, who have shaped the UK’s history and culture all the way since the Tudor period, and will combine the highest quality digital projection, Hollywood-style visual effects, and the latest audio technology, along with specially created musical scores and creative narratives to shine a new light on each individual.

Visitors will be able to step inside iconic portraits including Grayson Perry, Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Emmeline Pankhurst, Queen Elizabeth I, and William Shakespeare.

Find out more here.

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Balcony Greening Workshops

Greater Manchester

Monday 2 – Saturday 7 June

Sky Gardening Challenge
Sky Gardening Challenge
Balcony Greening Workshops / Credit: National Trust

Free balcony greening workshops are happening across Greater Manchester this spring to help people create their own ‘mini wildlife havens’.

The National Trust is on a mission to help city dwellers create their own green spaces through its ‘Sky Gardening Challenge’, with the conservation charity encouraging people with balconies to ‘grow and green’ the town or city they live in from skyline spaces in the hopes that it’ll enhance their connection to nature and improve their wellbeing, all while helping wildlife thrive at the same time.

City dwellers can get a free balcony gardening guide, free seeds, and free workshops in collaboration with lots of brilliant community organisations across the region.

Classes are happening across the borough on selected dates up until 7 June, and you can find out more and book here.

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Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You

Science and Industry Museum

Monday 2 June – onwards

Operation Ouch!
Operation Ouch!
Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You / Credit: Science Museum Group

You can plunge headfirst into the incredible world of our senses at a new immersive museum exhibition that’s now arrived at the Science and Industry Museum.

Back by popular demand after a successful run over these past two years, but with a fresh new adventure lined up for 2025, Operation Ouch! is giving you the chance to journey through an ear canal covered in gooey wax, squeeze past sticky snot, and delve deeper into how our brains interpret the world.

Tickets to Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You are now on sale, and visitors are being told to prepare themselves for an “epic exploration of the senses”.

Find out more here.

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Dear England

The Lowry

Monday 2 – Sunday 29 June

Dear England / Credit: The Lowry

An award-winning play about the England men’s national football team is playing outside of London for the first time ever, and Greater Manchester has been chosen as the lucky location.

The National Theatre’s smash-hit production of writer James Graham’s Olivier Award-winning play, Dear England, has started its four-week run at the legendary The Lowry in Salford, and audiences have a chance to catch it up until 29 June.

Directed by the Almeida Theatre’s Artistic Director, Rupert Goold, Dear England tells the story of the England men’s football team under former manager, Gareth Southgate.

Read more and get last-minute tickets here.

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NEW OPENING – Circolo Popolare

St Michael’s

Authentic Neapolitan pizza
Circolo Popolare in Manchester. Credit: The Manc Group
NEW OPENING – Circolo Popolare / Credit: The Manc Group

Get ready to say Ciao to Circolo Popolare, Manchester’s newest Italian restaurant opening over in Gary Neville’s fancy St Michael’s development early next month, because we got to have a little look around and can confirm it’s an absolute feast for the senses.

From the jasmine-covered ceiling to the windows full of vintage booze bottles, all the way down to the hand-painted crockery, she’s certainly a looker.

On the menus you’ll find authentic Neapolitan pizzas, huge pasta bowls, authentic plates, and a gigantic wibbly-wobbly tower of a lemon meringue pie – plus cocktails poured from animal-shaped jugs.

It’s officially opening on 6 June and this is one you want to get straight in your calendar.

Find out more and book a table here.

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LOWRY 360

The Lowry

Monday 2 June – onwards

LOWRY 360 / Credit: The Manc Group

L.S. Lowry’s iconic masterpiece ‘Going to the Match’ is being brought to life right before your eyes in this brand-new exhibition now open at The Lowry.

Lowry 360 is an immersive experience forming part of the legendary The Lowry theatre’s 25th anniversary programme, and it means that, for the first time ever, you can see one of Manchester’s most famous paintings by, arguably, the city’s most famous artist come to life through sight and sound.

Better yet, after you’ve immersed yourself in this incredible experience, then you can then see the actual painting in the full gallery – Modern Life: The LS Lowry Exhibition.

Find out more here.

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Kargo on the Docks

MediaCityUK

Tuesday 3 June – onwards

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Kargo on the Docks / Credit: Supplied | Mark Waugh

Kargo on the Docks is back for the summer.

MediaCity’s al fresco dining pop-up has taken over the waterfront and gardens once again with a fresh wave of local food traders and stunning artwork by Salford-based creatives, all as the sun shines down on Salford Quays this summer.

A handful of Greater Manchester’s most popular independents have set themselves up Quayside inside those signature re-imagined shipping containers.

Foodies can expect a menu packed with bold new flavours including Caribbean, Lebanese, Mexican, Ethiopian, and Pan-Asian dishes.

Find out more here.

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Did you see that Manchester Museum has been named European Museum of the Year for 2025?

Talk about a prestigious title.

Yes that’s right, congratulations are in order, because Manchester Museum – which is part of The University of Manchester (UoM) – has received one of the most prestigious museum awards in the world, the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA).

Not only that, but it’s made history in doing so too, as it’s the first university museum to ever receive the annual prize.

Manchester Museum has been named the European Museum of the Year for 2025 / Credit: Manchester Museum

It beat out 41 other cultural hubs across the continent to claim the coveted prize.

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Operated by the European Museum Forum (EMF), EMYA recognises new or redeveloped museums that showcase the best in excellence and innovation in their field.

Read more here.

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NEW OPENING – Baby Mayhem

Ancoats

NEW OPENING – Baby Mayhem / Credit: The Manc Group

This new doughnut hatch in Anocats is already causing mayhem… but the best kind.

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Baby Mayhem has been open for two weeks and is already taking Manchester by storm, with fresh doughnuts baked daily, filled with mascarpone cream or cheesecake, and topped with a range of fillings like spaghetti ice cream, Dubai pistachio kunafa, raspberry ripple, and loads more.

It may not be for everyone, but we say be sure to try one of their fresh doughnuts dunked in coffee as well, it’s the perfect hangover cure on a Saturday morning.

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Free Sausage Rolls for ‘Gregs’

Tariff & Dale

Thursday 5 June

Tariff & Dale sausage roll
Tariff & Dale sausage roll / Credit: Supplied

One of Manchester’s much-loved restaurant bars is doing a free sausage roll giveaway this week… but there’s a catch.

The catch being you have to have a certain name in particular.

In case you didn’t know, this Thursday (5 June) is the day dedicated to all things sausage roll, so what better way to mark the occasion than with free portions of Tariff & Dale’s legendary 15-inch honey glazed meaty treat? Only the thing is, you can only get a freebie if your name happens to Greg.

Okay, that’s a slight lie, you can also tuck into the pork pastry goodness if your surname is Gregory or Gregson, or something similar.

Anyway, find out more here.

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Cheshire Oaks 30th Anniversary Gig

Cheshire Oaks

Friday 6 June

Cheshire Oaks is hosting a FREE exclusive gig this summer to celebrate its 30th anniversary
Cheshire Oaks 30th Anniversary Gig / Credit: Cheshire Oaks

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with a huge free concert that’ll hark back to the 2000s. 

The hugely-popular shopping destination will be inviting customers to a totally free summer gig on a stage built on site as part of the wider 30th anniversary celebrations – which will include a headline performance from a top-secret 2000s music act.

All they’ve revealed about the headliner so far is that they have a catalogue of number one singles and beloved hits.

Taking place in the evening of Friday 6 June, the Cheshire Oaks 30th anniversary party will be free to shoppers and visitors, and a select group of VIPs from the local community will have the opportunity to meet the mystery headliner in person. 

Read everything you need to know about the event here.

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Stock Party 2025

Stockport

Saturday 7 June

Stock Party 2025 / Credit: Supplied

Stockport’s big summer block party returns this Saturday for its second edition.

Building on that already-winning formula from last year, Stock Party 2025 is set to make its sophomore outing the biggest yet, bringing together local food and drink vendors, independent traders, entertainment and lots more.

Set up in collaboration with Stockport’s Business Improvement District (BID), Totally Stockport and Stockport Council, the iconic Underbank district will be filled with tables and chairs enabling festival-goers to welcome summer in true Stockport style.

Read more here.

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IRONMAN 70.3

Bolton & Wigan

Sunday 8 June

IRONMAN 70.3 / Credit: IRONMAN England (via Facebook)

IRONMAN 70.3 returns to Bolton once again this weekend.

With Bolton – and more recently, also Wigan – having been the UK-based home to the world-renowned triathlon event for the past several years now, IRONMAN UK has become known for its iconic spectator support, incredible bike course scenery, and impressive finish line that’s in the heart of the town centre

The Greater Manchester public is always encouraged to line the streets to cheer the athletes on.

A number of temporary road closures will be in place across Bolton on race day to ensure the safety of athletes and the public.

Everything you need to know is here.

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Featured Image – IRONMAN | The Manc Group | The Lowry

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Environment Agency officially declares a drought in north west England

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant Low reservoir

The Environment Agency has officially declared a drought in the north west of England following the driest start to spring in 69 years.

It comes after river flows and groundwater levels have been declining due to the dry March, April, and start of May, and now reservoir storage levels in the region are also receding too, meaning at this moment in time, they’re currently lower than they were during the famous drought years of 1984, 1995, and 2022.

According to the Environment Agency (EA), a decision to declare drought is taken based on reservoir levels, river flows, and moisture in the soil, along with taking into consideration weather forecasts on a long-term basis.

Declaring drought status enables the EA to ‘plan, deliver, and manage’ actions in drought plans.

Drought
The Environment Agency has officially declared a drought in north west England / Credit: Pxhere

However, there is no single definition for drought, the EA admits, so while it’s a given that it’s caused by a period of low rainfall, the nature, timing, and impacts on people, the environment, agriculture, or business will vary.

Some droughts are short and intense, while others are long and take time to develop over multiple seasons.

Although there has been some welcome rain across the North West in recent days, the EA says this is ‘not enough to reverse the dry start to the year’ and is definitely not enough to cover the expected hotter weather in the coming weeks, which it believes is only set to ‘exacerbate’ the situation.

The decision by the EA to move the region into drought status means the regulator will increase its operational response throughout the summer.

Low reservoir
It follows what has been the driest start to spring for the region in 69 years / Credit: David Dixon (via Geograph)

This will be all while ensuring that water company United Utilities steps up the actions agreed in its drought plans – including fixing leaks, communicating with customers and supporting them to reduce demand, and submitting drought permits to take more water, as and where needed.

According to the EA, if these actions are taken in a ‘timely manner’ will help preserve supplies for people and the environment.

“Drought is a naturally occurring phenomenon,” explained Andy Brown, who is the Water Regulation Manager at the Environment Agency. “As we see more impacts from climate change, heavier rainfall and drier summers will become more frequent and this poses an enormous challenge over the next few decades.

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“Despite the rain over the weekend levels remain low and we are encouraging people to be aware of the impacts of drought as we enter the summer period.

“With further unsettled periods and rainfall over the coming weeks we will continue to closely monitor the situation and implement our Drought Plan.”

Featured Image – Stuart Herbert (via Flickr)

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