A new multi-storey car park planned in Manchester city centre could be taken down after it's built if it's no longer needed. The 'greener' car park has been given a makeover in fresh plans put forward for the Mayfield development.
20.06.2023 - 18:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man's body is understood to have been found in a canal in Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday afternoon (June 20). Emergency services swarmed the Asda car park, beside the Ashton Canal, at around 4.30pm.
Police and the fire service, including the Technical Response Unit, attended the scene, near Lower Wharf Street, where the body of a man was understood to have been discovered in the the water.
A number of police vehicles, including forensics, remained at the scene and beside the water as investigations were carried out. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unknown currently.
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Video footage showed the moment a huge response swarmed the nearby Asda car park. Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for further details on the incident.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 4.30pm this afternoon (Tuesday 20th June), two fire engines from Gorton and Stalybridge fire station along with the Technical Response Unit and a support fire engine from Ashton were called to an incident on Lower Warf Street, Ashton. Firefighters were in attendance for around an hour and ten minutes.”
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