A new taco bar is opening on an abandoned railway platform in Manchester

teetered on the brink of closure before being saved last month, and Band on the Wall has had to lay off 26 people after what they described as 'the biggest crisis in our history' forced them to shut in order to bring forward previously-planned renovation work.

Ableworld has opened a new superstore in Hyde to help people lead a more active and independent life.  The leading mobility retailer has a new Tameside store located at the Manchester Road retail park.  The spacious showroom offers a range of mobility equipment and the friendly team are on hand to support customers with free advice and guidance when choosing equipment.

A new outdoor restaurant is being set up in Manchester city centre, to support businesses without their own outside space.The pop-up space will appear outside the Great Northern on Peter Street and will be taken over by some of the city's best restaurants.It's a timely move, as Greater Manchester is put under stricter lockdown restrictions that mean people from different households can no longer meet indoors.Similar moves have been taken across the Northern Quarter and Ancoats to provide

a street food hall, bar and grocers operated by the same team behind Ancoats General Store and Stretford Foodhall, which opened its first Sale site late last year.

despite Greater Manchester's rising infection rates.The Prime Minister has said that shielding will still end this weekend despite the local lockdown - for everyone except those in Blackburn or Darwen and other high risk areas of the country. But people in Greater Manchester who have been shielding told the Manchester Evening News they would either continue as they were - or venture out reluctantly only because they no longer have the Government's protection and have to go to work.

straight to your inboxGood evening, Manchester United fans. Here are your evening headlines for Friday, June 31.Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez has been linked with a move to Manchester United in the Portuguese broadcaster RTP, but MEN Sport understands the Mexican is not being considered by the Reds.

straight to your inboxManchester United insist there is 'nothing in' reports they have agreed a move for Wolves striker Raul Jimenez. Portuguese public service broadcaster RTP claimed Jimenez, 29, was in line to move to United as Wolves had agreed a deal to sign Braga forward Paulinho.

Dawn Ward and Rachel Lugo have been photographed stepping out to film the new series of The Real Housewives of Cheshire. However, blonde beauty Dawn and her pal Rachel opted not to wear their face masks on their trip out in Manchester, where they visited The House of Evelyn.

posted the news of their departure from the Arndale earlier this month, saying: "Thank you SO much to every single one of you that has come to our little place, eaten a crab ball or two, visited us, hugged us and supported us! We love you loads! Goodbye for now." Ciaooo's head chef Stefano Mordecchi comes with a strong pizza pedigree, having earned his crust at Double Zero in Chorlton.Both its Swan Street pizzeria and the new pasta stall - which is expected to open as 'By Ciaooo' - have signed

If you'd walked around Manchester this time last year, seeing every shopper wearing a face mask would have felt completely bizarre.A lot has happened over the last few months, and as the country eases out of lockdown, there are a lot of 'new normals' to come to term with.Wearing a face mask inside a shop has now become a new reality of everyday life.As of today (July 24) a face covering must be worn inside a shop, supermarkets, and takeaway outlets across England.People will also need to wear a

Countdown star Rachel Riley was spotted leaving the TV studios looking every inch the doting mum. Cradling her seven-month-old daughter Maven in a trendy leopard print sling Rachel was dressed casually in a white t-shirt, jeans, white cardigan and trainers.

METZ have shared a new single titled ‘A Boat to Drown In’, alongside a new album announcement.‘A Boat to Drown In’ is lifted from METZ’ forthcoming fourth full-length, ‘Atlas Vending’, following 2017’s ‘Strange Peace’. The album was co-produced by the band and Ben Greenburg, and mixed and engineered by Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.The new track premiered with an accompanying music video directed by Tony Wolski.

east Manchester has officially opened to the public.It comes as council bosses reveal work to widen Hyde Road in Gorton for traffic will be finished by the end of the year.The new pre-fabricated steel bowstring arch bridge, which crosses the A57 near Debdale Park was lifted in place in a huge operation at the end of last month which saw Hyde Road closed completely for a weekend.And after workers secured it in place and put in the finishing touches it was officially opened to the public on

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has admitted he would be happy to see Manchester United sign Raul Jimenez from Wolves.Speculation continues to gather that the 29-year-old is wanted by United though MEN Sport understands the Mexican is not a priority target following the extension of Ighalo's loan until January 2021.However, reports elsewhere continue to link Manchester United, as well as other big clubs in the Premier League and across Europe, with a big-money move.Jimenez has scored 20

Alistair Rennie, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Major Trauma at Manchester Royal Infirmary said: “When dealing with major trauma and serious injuries, seconds count, and getting patients to the right care can potentially mean the difference between life and death.

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