Consultation opens on plans to turn Trafford's Civic Quarter into 'rejuvenated, well-connected neighbourhood’

Concert-goers have slammed the Emirates Old Trafford after poor crowd control, security checks, and “inadequate” left them feeling “wholly unsafe” at the venue.

Bury AFC has dismissed claims it wants to kick a women's football team out of Gigg Lane as part of a merger that could bring about the return of Bury FC. Supporters have been asked to back a merger between two fan groups to bring men's football back to the historic ground after a three year absence.

The budget designer eyewear brand behind Peaky Blinders' Tommy Shelby's iconic season six glasses has opened a gorgeous boutique in Manchester. IOLLA was founded in Scotland, but has now made its way to the UK's most fashionable city (not that we're biased or anything).

A 33-storey apartment block has been given the green light after one floor was removed from the plans which were rejected twice for being 'too tall'. Plans for 481 flats off Great Ancoats Street were approved by Manchester's planning committee despite hundreds of objections about the tallest block.

Cheaper fares for buses in Greater Manchester which were set to start from September have still not been signed off, Andy Burnham has admitted. However, the mayor, who announced that a new flat fare structure would come into effect by the end of the summer, said he is 'very hopeful' it will happen.

Plans for a permanently pedestrianised Stevenson Square have been unveiled. The Northern Quarter square has been closed off to motor traffic since 2020 on a temporary basis.

Manchester could be 'smoke-free' in certain areas by the end of this year as the city looks to follow in the footsteps of Melbourne and New York.

A mum who quit her corporate job to sell boozy ice cream for a living started out with a £25 ice cream maker from the Trafford Centre. Alanna Atkinson was relaxing at Haigh Hall in Wigan when she became inspired in June 2019.

Few crimes have the power to shock in the way a parent causing harm to their child does - it's as true today as it must have been in 1885 when Swansea was gripped by the case of a father accused of murdering his young daughter by throwing her off the town's pier into the stormy sea.

A second pre-inquest review has been opened into the death of a teenager who died in a crash after reportedly failing to stop for police.

Co-op has revealed plans to axe hundreds of jobs based at its headquarters in Manchester city centre. A total of 400 jobs have been put at risk, with the majority based at the supermarket's head office in Angel Square.

An inquest has opened into the death of a three-month-old baby boy in Stockport. Oakley Shay-King died at his family's home address in Brinnington on January 28 this year.

A developer has revealed plans to transform a crumbling historic mill into apartments and commercial space -paid for by building 150 homes on neighbouring fields. The proposal would see the upper floors of Grade II* listed Crimble Mill, in Heywood, converted into 33 flats,while the lower levels could be used for purposes ranging from shops, restaurants and museums to gyms, offices and exhibitions.

Manchester United are reportedly open to offering Frenkie de Jong a huge pay rise to ensure they complete a deal for the Dutchman.

Paul Walter Hauser (“Richard Jewell”) is also a movie buff — so it’s no surprise that he describes his Emmy-worthy turn as “Black Bird” serial killer Larry Hall in cinematic terms — including Hall’s “Vincent D’Onofrio in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ stare.”“I’d say for my process … is that if I treated [the role] some other way it takes the humanity out of it and I’m kind of leaning into this tendency to overact,” Hauser, 35, told The Post. “So rather than be like, ‘Wow, I’m playing a serial killer so I better get ready’ … [Hall] was a human before he was a murderer, before he was a rapist, so you don’t want to play a killer like a killer.

When Newall Green High School closed its doors in August last year, hundreds of young students were left displaced. Many were forced to start afresh in schools miles from home where they had no friends.

Manchester United are said to be eyeing up a move for exciting winger Nicolo Zaniolo who currently plays under former Old Trafford boss Jose Mourinho at Roma.

Manchester United made the worst possible start to their second game of their pre-season preparations, falling 1-0 behind to Melbourne Victory with just five minutes on the clock.

Sausage rolls, steak bakes and doughnuts will soon be on the menu for Salford residents as a date has been set for their Quays branch to open. And it’s VERY soon.

A new wine bar with a ‘sun trap’ terrace has opened with views across the historic warehouses around Canal Street. Beeswing, which is perched above the new Nell’s bar off Minshull Street, will feature an impressive - and unusual - wine list too.