Community group that helps hundreds of at-risk children recognised for their work during pandemic

taken to hospital after being 'violently attacked' by a group of people outside a pub in Salford.The victim, aged 44, was left with head injuries after being assaulted in the street next to The B'Hive on Holland Street, just before midnight on Saturday.Police say the woman was violently attacked outside the pub by several people and Greater Manchester Police has now issued an appeal for witnesses.Pub manager, Alan Lindsay, told the M.E.N.: "It happened out on the street.

Elbow singer Guy Garvey has called on the government to protect the future of music venues in law, after two of Manchester’s most influential venues announced their permanent closure.Gorilla on Whitworth Street and the Deaf Institute on Grosvenor Street announced yesterday that they have been unable to weather the storm of the coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.Garvey, who has been a leading face of Manchester’s music scene for

straight to your inboxManchester United have no plans to reintegrate Marcos Rojo into their first-team squad after his disastrous loan with Estudiantes.Rojo, 30, rejoined his former club in January until the end of the season but made only one appearance and was accused of flouting lockdown rules in Argentina on two occasions.Estudiantes coach Leandro Desabato said Rojo was likely to go back to United as his loan expired at the end of June but he has not returned to Manchester and is still in

will pay employers £1,000 for each worker that is kept on until at least January next year as part of a £9bn job retention bonus scheme.

Bury Council has revealed the huge amount of money its lost through suspended parking charges as a result of lockdown.

hereThe post, on the Greater Manchester Police Trafford South page, said: "A number of reports have been made of a large gathering of youths (girls & boys) on Weathercock Farm playing fields, off Firs Road, Sale."On police arrival a number of youths run away."Information passed was that it was a planned fight with a number of spectators."Can I ask you make contact with your child and make sure they are not in a large gathering, to prevent any further incidents which may involve your child being

straight to your inbox Tommy Doyle credited Phil Foden with guiding him through first-team training at Manchester City after he made his Premier League debut for the club on Wednesday. Doyle came on as a second half substitute to make his first league appearance for City, and only his third senior game overall.

straight to your inboxMarcos Rojo's agent has admitted the defender is 'likely' to leave Manchester United at the end of the season.The Argentine defender is viewed as surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and has fallen down the pecking order since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took charge.Rojo made only nine appearances for United in the first-half of the season before he was loaned out to boyhood club Estudiantes in the January transfer window.However, the 30-year-old has been limited to just one

just fill out the form here.Your free listing will be displayed in an interactive widget in all our What’s On content, putting it in front of millions of readers a day, who’ll be able to search for places open near them by entering their postcode.We also pledge to keep a spotlight on the struggles of theatres, nightclubs, music venues and other establishments not able to safely resume their normal activities yet, and campaign for the support they still need.The impact will be felt harder now

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's coaching appointments of Richard Hartis and Craig Mawson have 'reignited' a spark in David de Gea.De Gea, 29, is expected to make his 399th appearance for United on Thursday night at Aston Villa, where he will overtake the great Peter Schmeichel in the club's appearances list.

Staff at a group of Greater Manchester NHS hospitals have now helped more than 1,000 patients who were suffering from Covid-19 on the road to recovery.The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) celebrated reaching the milestone after discharging more people this weekend who had tested positive for the coronavirus.The group oversees five hospitals - Salford Royal, The Royal Oldham, Fairfield, Rochdale Infirmary and North Manchester General - as well as looking after community services.A spokesman for the

straight to your inboxThere is plenty of food for thought as Manchester United consider their options ahead of the summer transfer window.United made their first plans for the summer as early as February but weekend results like the one against Bournemouth can often convince sides to re-evaluate their upcoming intentions.Prior to the restart of football last month and United fans would have been unanimous in their desire to add Jadon Sancho at the end of the season, the recent form of Mason

straight to your inboxManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer instructed Harry Maguire to stand in front of the wall before Bruno Fernandes netted a free-kick against Bournemouth on Saturday.United fell behind in the first-half after Junior Stanislas netted his first goal of the season on the 16 minute mark but goals from Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial gave the Reds the lead going into the break.Joshua King's penalty after the interval was cancelled out by another

hereIn a Facebook post, Greater Manchester Police’s Royton and Shaw division said that the stakes had been dragged into the woods to make a den.However the three young people responsible were identified and when a family member heard about their vandalism he arranged for them to return to the area and work with the Friends of Crompton Moor group to put the damage right.The apologetic teenagers were also spoken to by an officer from Greater Manchester Police and council staff.“The youths