Compulsory purchase powers 'likely to be needed' for plans to build hundreds of new homes

direct to your inboxPlans have been revealed to regenerate one of Manchester's best-known former cotton mills.Brunswick Mill was built on Bradford Road in Ancoats around 1840 and was one of the largest of its kind.At that time, historic Lancashire was at the heart of the cotton industry and the powerhouse behind the nation's industrial revolution.The mill once held some 276 carding machines, the textile process by which fibres are untwisted and separated into a uniform fabric.The imposing

Salford has seen a surge in housebuilding over the last decade but the city still struggles to offer a mix of housing, at affordable prices and a sufficient spread.Nearly 90pc of all new homes built in Salford last year were apartments in Ordsall, around the Quays and along the borough's border with Manchester.A total of 3,867 homes were completed in the city between April 2019 and March 2020, according to the council's calculations – 3,419 of them were flats.The Ordsall ward, the area

in Wigan.  There are 637 homes without power in the Astley and Tyldesley areas, Electricity North West has confirmed. The shortage is affecting the M29 area of the borough and it is not yet known when power will return to normal. Engineers are on their way to the scene to investigate and the Electricity North West will issue updates once they have them, the provider said.

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where he outlined the rationale behind each of the three revised tiers.The tougher system, which which will see harsher measures taken against the hospitality industry, will come into force on December 2.Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said he wasn't surprised to see the region placed into Tier 3, due to a rate of infection standing higher than the current national average.

Andy Burnham says it is ‘more likely than not’ that Greater Manchester will be put into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions despite falling infection rates.The mayor is expecting that the new measures, due to be shared with leaders tomorrow, will be applied consistently across the city-region.But the government has been urged to look at Greater Manchester’s position in two weeks when the first review of the revised arrangements takes place.There are widely-held expectations that almost

Middleton, arrived on Monday morning to find smashed windows and missing donations.

straight to your inbox every day, free Juan Mata says Manchester United youngster James Garner needs confidence and trust to be shown in him if he is to reach his potential and become 'a very good midfielder'. The United youngster is currently out on loan with Championship side Watford as he looks to make his breakthrough into senior men's football, having featured sporadically for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the first-team.

David Oliver is an experienced NHS Consultant Physician and medical writer from Manchester.He has played a variety of national medical leadership and policy roles and has a weekly column in the British Medical Journal.He is currently managing two Covid wards at a hospital in the south of England.Here he explains the detrimental impact of conspiracy theories and untruths around Covid-19 on NHS staff."I want to explain how damaging it can be when some individuals or groups pump out untruths,

straight to your inbox every day, freeRB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano has liked an Instagram post linking him with a move to Manchester United.The 22-year-old has established himself as one of Europe's most talented centre-backs in recent years, and has been linked with a move to United, amongst other big clubs.Upamecano signed for Leipzig from Red Bull Salzburg back in 2017 for around £9m, and the Bundesliga club will almost definitely make a huge profit if they were to sell him.

Crisis talks over Greater Manchester's long term development plan appear to be close to a breakthrough in Stockport - with hundreds of homes set to be removed from green belt proposals.It comes after councillors voted on Tuesday to adjourn a vote on whether to approve the controversial Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF).During the meeting, all opposition parties indicated they would reject the blueprint as it currently stands.As Labour doesn’t have the numbers to get it through alone,

Bugzy Malone has announced his latest album ‘The Resurrection’ and released new single ‘Don’t Cry’ – a collaboration with Dermot Kennedy.The powerful new track sees the Manchester rapper dissecting his near-fatal motorbike crash, which occurred earlier this year, for the first time.A video for the track, directed by Myles Whittingham, also depicts a tense boxing match to reflect Malone’s mental and physical journey since the accident.“I’m bleeding out, I’m bleeding out, my eyes are full of blood

Tameside. Police seized a 'substantial amount' of drugs during the raids including crack cocaine, a quarter kilo of heroin and a cannabis farm.They also seized some cash.Seven men - aged between 22 and 54 - were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs.A 54-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of the same offence.They all remain in custody for questioning.

The letter, written last week, follows a chaotic couple of months at the university.Fallowfield became a coronavirus hotspot after students returned in September.At one point, it was recording more positive cases than anywhere else in the country.But students, parents and staff have repeatedly complained of a lack of support saying very little was being done to assist those who were ill or having to self-isolate.Last week metal fencing was put up around the Fallowfield halls of residence.The

Manchester Airport will not be able to bounce back from a second national lockdown without urgent help from the government.

here"We have been doing everything that we can to serve customers on this incredibly busy Sunday and we have increased staff capacity in our store to manage the click & collect service."We’d like to thank our customers for their patience and for shopping with IKEA.”The M.E.N.