Barshaw Park nature project helps folk bring birds to their gardens

tweeted alongside a photo of the birds scattered across the sky as they flap by.

Wigan Council, believes all three options would have serious consequences for Wigan Borough.  Hitting out at the proposals, he said: “Greater Manchester rail passengers have been experiencing poor performance for too long.“Alternative solutions, such as improved infrastructure, must be explored before passengers are further penalised with reduced levels of service.“The taskforce was supposed to recommend improvements to rail services, not make an already poor service worse."If approved, these

Internet sensationJackie Weaver may be left without any authority as a result of a new Parish Council move.Jackie achieved global fame after her parish council meeting descended into chaos and she booted some members including the chairman out of her Zoom call.However it has emerged that Handforth Parish Council could now be abolished, leaving Jackie with no actual authority.Council Clerk Jackie, who we exclusively revealed comes from Motherwell, but changed her accent to fit in down South as a

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has gone strong for Manchester City's Champions League last-16 first leg against Borussia Monchengladbach.City are in Hungary for the away leg as Germany have Covid-19 restrictions in place, but away goals will still count for any scored by the Blues.

direct to your inboxThe parish council Jackie Weaver famously struggled to bring to order could be abolished, it has emerged.The senior council official became an internet hit earlier this month after she hosted a chaotic Zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council where councillors traded insults and were kicked out.An astonishing clip of the meeting has been viewed millions of times around the world and made an unlikely star of Ms Weaver, who struggled to maintain order in her role as chief

direct to your inboxLatest Covid-19 figures reveal Tameside is one of only 13 areas in England where rates have gone up in the last week.It is one of just three areas in the north west region to show an increasing trend in infection rates - alongside Copeland in western Cumbria and the South Lakes.The percentage change in cases is reported week-on-week, not day-by-day.The latest rates, published by Public Health England on Thursday, are for the week ending February 14, and the percentage change

Jackie Weaver, who took part in the council meeting which went viral after descending into chaos, has said she was hoping for better behaviour.Meeting co-ordinator Jackie, originally from Motherwell, became an internet sensation last month when footage of her booting Handforth Parish Council members who had lost their cool off of a Zoom call surfaced online.The council met for the first time since the fiery episode, at 7pm on Wednesday, but Jackie said she would not be attending as the council's

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infections are falling across the majority of Greater Manchester.But as the latest covid heat map shows, there are big variations in the number of infections, from borough to borough and often with towns themselves. An interactive map shows the number of positive Covid test results in each neighbourhood across the country using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

first discovered in the South East just before Christmas - has now become the most common variant in Bolton, accounting for more than 85 per cent of positive tests.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Bruce Springsteen, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and more will appear virtually as part of this year’s three-day “Winter Love Fest” for Light of Day, the New Jersey charity event which raises funds and awareness in the fight against Parkinson’s disease.Highlights from Springsteen’s 2020 “Light of Day” appearance at the Paramount in Asbury Park (pictured) — where he joined Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers for a 75-minute set

HIGHLANDS, N.J. -- Rocker Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge for an incident in New Jersey in November.A spokesperson for the National Parks Service confirmed Wednesday that Springsteen was arrested Nov.

Glasgow priest has been targeted by mindless vandals while parked in a garage near his place of worship.The shocking attack took place at St James the Great Parish Church in Crookston at around 9.40pm on Saturday night. CCTV captured two or three ‘youths’ in the area at the time of the incident which saw the windscreen completely caved in, Glasgow Live reports.

reimagined as a musical and an indie song, and Chawawa has now brought its protagonist Jackie Weaver into the world of drill.“24 hours after breaking the internet, Jackie Weaver has now taken over drill,” Chawawa wrote alongside the 30-second clip he posted to Twitter, which sees him rapping a verse alongside images from the notorious zoom call.Watch the performance below.24 hours after breaking the internet, Jackie Weaver has now taken over drill.

pic.twitter.com/I75zi1fIK5— janine (@janinemas0n) February 4, 2021In response to the new viral craze, Twitter user Michael Fry has given the meeting an indie makeover.“The Handforth Parish Council Zoom Meeting but it’s performed by an Indie band,” his tweet read, with the video seeing him reading out particular lines from the hilarious meeting.See the video below,” which one user described as “actually just Hot Chip”.The Handforth Parish Council Zoom Meeting but it’s performed by an Indie band