Casino OPENED at midnight - but then had to SHUT hours later after government u-turn

Casual Dining Group collapsed into administration in July.Frankie & Benny's has also permanently closed, leaving another unit available.A Frankie & Benny's spokeswoman said: "The casual dining sector has faced enormous, well documented pressures which have been exacerbated by Covid-19 and the lockdown. "Unfortunately, we have had to take difficult but necessary decisions to ensure a sustainable future for our business.

MyBolton and Manchester Evening News witnessed Scott's Barbers, in Horwich, being forced to shut while on patrol with 'Covid cops' on the evening of September 11. Upon arriving at the shop, Environmental Health officers from Bolton Council were already there to issue an immediate closure order.

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straight to your inbox Ed Woodward insists Manchester United will continue to build on the strong foundations they have laid in the transfer market, but has warned the club must 'be responsible in using their resources' during the current climate. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side begin their new Premier League season on Saturday evening against Crystal Palace and have added just one new signing to the side which finished third during the last campaign.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to begin the new campaign on the front foot but knows he faces a tricky challenge against a Palace side that beat Southampton last weekend.United have lost only one of their 22 Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W17 D4).

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will close permanently on March 31, 2021, and has pulled its plans for a new venue. Tickets cost £35 per vehicle and can be purchased at parknpartymcr.co.uk/scare-city.

Manchester Evening News reports how Bolton Crown Court heard how he had been collared selling Class A drugs on three separate occasions in Wigan between February and June.Woltman of Heyburn Road, Tuebrook, was remarkably granted bail after both the first and second arrests, but could not stop dealing drugs and was finally locked up after being arrested on June 29.Judge Timothy Stead criticised Greater Manchester Police during a sentencing hearing at Bolton Crown Court on Friday.He said: "This is

straight to your inbox Micah Richards accepts his biggest regret in football was leaving Manchester City, having failed to appreciate the position he was in at the time. Richards emerged through the club's academy and made his first-team debut in 2005 under Stuart Pearce and was part of the side that won their first Premier League title in 2012 under Roberto Mancini.

straight to your inbox Manchester United's newest arrival Donny van de Beek has opened up on how his move to Old Trafford came about. The Netherlands international completed his switch from Ajax for an initial fee of £35m yesterday, but it might have been different.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola's ego has prevented him from replicating his success at Barcelona, according to Germany legend Lothar Matthaus.Guardiola has not won the Champions League since leaving Barcelona, or even reached a final, but has won 13 domestic trophies - including five league titles - at Bayern Munich and Manchester City in eight seasons.That is not good enough for Matthaus, though, with the 1990 World Cup winner calling Guardiola 'egocentric' for his insistance on changing

with the second highest rate of new coronavirus cases in the country.The town was due to be released from the Greater Manchester-wide lockdown today, despite council leader David Greenhalgh making a last minute plea to Mr Hancock to reconsider the move.But this afternoon, Mr Hancock has announced that restrictions will remain in place across Bolton - and Trafford, where it's a similar story, with infection rates creeping up.He said: “Following a significant change in the level of infection rates

Fallowfield shortly after 9am on Tuesday morning (September 1) to reports of a house fire.