Bin collections revamp will see council recruit 39 workers and buy new wagons

People in parts of Greater Manchester will be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows on Friday.

Rasmus Hojlund has confirmed a number of clubs were interested in signing him this summer but says his eyes were only set on Manchester United.

Simple Minds have shared details of a UK and Ireland tour next spring.The Scottish band have announced the new leg of their ‘Global Tour 2024′ following the recent news of dates in Australia and New Zealand next year.It follows last year’s ’40 Years Of Hits Tour’ and will be their biggest overall tour since 1985.Tickets for the UK and Ireland shows go on general sale from 9am BST this Friday (September 8) here.The UK and Ireland leg of Simple Minds’ tour kicks off at Leeds’ First Direct Arena on March March. It’s followed by eight more UK shows (minus an Ireland show at Dublin’s 3Arena), culminating in a hometown concert at Glasgow’s The OVO Hydro on March 29.Singer Jim Kerr said: “Concerts are the life blood of Simple Minds, it’s where we and our audience come alive and energised through music.

Just as autumn gets underway, the summer weather has finally returned.

Sally Carman has shared some exciting career news with her fans, revealing she's set take on a new project later this year away from her role in Coronation Street. The 42 year old, who portrays Abi Webster in the hit ITV soap, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce her latest career move, which will see her become the one behind the camera. Sally will be directing a piece for JB Shorts - a two-week theatrical event featuring several short plays - in October at 53Two in Manchester.

Ministers are facing calls to be more transparent over the scale of the issue of aerated concrete in public buildings after schools were forced to shut classrooms just before the new term.

A third Italiana Fiftyfive restaurant - formerly Cibo - has opened in Manchester.

Courses by Cactus have been providing language courses across the UK for over 25 years and help thousands of students reach their language learning goals every year.

Manchester United will face Nottingham Forest for the 109th time on Saturday but it would be a massive surprise if the scoreline looked anything like the one from their 1999 encounter.

Some Manchester United supporters do not believe the club needs to dip into the transfer market before next Friday's deadline to source a new left-back, naming Alvaro Fernandez as the ideal replacement for Luke Shaw.

Humza Yousaf met the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham in Edinburgh today.

Manchester United will face their first trip to a 'big six' team this season this weekend when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur.

Last night, documentary Kyle Falconer: Love and Chaos aired on BBC Scotland. The View frontman and fiancee Laura Wylde opened up about their parenthood journey and the creation of their new play 'No Love Songs'.

A knifeman held a grandad hostage in his own home during a terrifying robbery.

Exactly two years ago to the day, Bad Education actor Layton Williams was prepping for the UK tour of hit musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

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Real Sociedad have 'ruled out' the prospect of signing Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek, according to reports in Spain.

Amid all the excitement around Manchester United's potential striking superstar and game-changing goalkeeper, it's easy to overlook the importance of Erik ten Hag's first summer signing.

This week, I haven't been able to put my book down.

Oliver Tree has announced a handful of UK and EU dates in the autumn as part of his ‘Oliver Tree Presents Alone In A Crowd’ tour.The tour will kick off in October with shows in Australia and New Zealand. From there, the European leg will embark on November 1 in Paris and then Luxembourg on November 2.