Coronation Street fans stunned by Gemma's glam makeover

Manchester Evening News spoke to, who wished not to be named, splits her time between the area where Archie Street stood, and the real Coronation Street. She works at the St Clement's Church food bank, but has lived on Coronation Street for years."We see tourists all the time coming to take pictures - it shows how many people all over the world watch it.

direct to your inboxAs Manchester city centre's population continues to grow, so does the clamour for green space.But while campaigners urge the council to create oases in the city centre, woodland on the outskirts, abundant in wildlife, is underused.Here, Manchester Evening News city centre reporter Steve Robson explores the potential of the Lower Medlock Valley, immediately east of the city centre.At first blush, it is not the most inviting of entrances.Where Great Ancoats Street becomes Pin

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer tried to protect Bruno Fernandes by ending his run of consecutive Premier League starts for Manchester United.Fernandes had started in all 23 league matches he had been available for up to United's trip to West Ham, where he was named as a substitute.However, United's trailed 1-0 at half-time and their woeful first-half performance convinced Solskjaer to introduce Fernandes at the pause and he teed up Paul Pogba to equalise.United

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have picked their preferred team to face West Ham United in the Premier League, with Dean Henderson preferred to David de Gea in goal.We asked you to pick your favoured starting XI for the game at the London Stadium, and Henderson, Axel Tuanzebe and Mason Greenwood have all been backed to start.Henderson replaced the injured De Gea at half-time against Southampton, though the Spaniard was fit to return for the PSG game.Meanwhile,

direct to your inboxA man who died after being hit by a car near the Royal Manchester Infirmary has been namedThe person fatally struck on Upper Brook Street (A34) was 35-year-old Daniel Kirton, police have confirmed.Mr Kirton was said to have been lying in the road when he was struck by a grey Toyota Verso at 11.35pm last night (December 3).Police say his next of kin have been informed of his death.The driver of the Toyota remained at the scene and is assisting police with enquiries.No arrests

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be looking to bounce back from their defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night when they travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham.United are in good domestic form after successive wins over Everton, West Brom and Southampton, and victory over West Ham would move them to within two points of the top of the table - for a few hours at least.

direct to your inboxThe walk-in centre on the second floor of Boots on Market Street is moving towards an appointment system - arguing its waiting room is getting too overcrowded to be safe during the pandemic.Manchester councillors were told that the centre’s provider, GTD Healthcare, wants to ‘rebrand’ the walk-in as an ‘urgent care hub’ or similar until its current contract runs out at the end of July.While patients will still be able to walk in without an appointment, the centre plans to

straight to your inboxEric Garcia and Fernandinho are in the starting XI for Manchester City's penultimate Champions League group game against Porto.City have already qualified for the knockout stages but can secure top spot tonight with just a point against the Portuguese champions, though a defeat would mean both sides will be level on points going into next week’s fixtures which would then decide who finishes top of the group.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are likely to pick as strong a side as possible for their Champions League encounter with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that David de Gea is available for selection, after hobbling off at half time in United's 3-2 win over Southampton at the weekend.

hereAccording to the charity Survivors Manchester adult grooming is where an adult is prepared so they 'unwittingly allow abusive behaviour or exploitation to occur later.'The abuser typically befriends or builds a relationship with the victim to establish a relationship of trust.In 2017 the soap was widely praised for its powerful storyline about 16-year-old Bethany Platt who was groomed by tanning shop boss Nathan Curtis.Bethany was raped by Nathan Curtis, who pretended he wanted to be her

Manchester soap for six weeks.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani retain their places in the starting XI for today's Premier League meeting with Southampton.Both summer signings impressed during the midweek victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League but have found game time limited in the league.United have a decent record at St.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players that they are more likely to maintain their places in his starting XI by getting on the scoresheet.Guardiola saw City record their first win in three Premier League outings, scoring more than once for the first time in seven games in all competitions. City's win was effectively sealed in the first half with a Riyad Mahrez brace followed by Benjamin Mendy's first goal for the club.

Coronation Street’s Colson Smith has revealed his neighbours are “furious” with him as they said he was an “inconsiderate a**e” in a post on Facebook after he didn’t recycle his packaging properly.

hereA statement from Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers were called to Market Street, Manchester around 3.20am on Tuesday 24 November 2020 to a report of concern for the welfare of a man."He was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he was sadly pronounced dead."There are believed to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death."Manchester Coroner's Office confirmed no inquest has yet been opened into the death.

Coronation Street, as well as performances from local schools and bands.

Johnny Marr has praised New Order‘s synth player Gillian Gilbert, and said the appointment of a female musician was a monumental if not “overlooked” part of the band’s history.The former The Smiths guitarist, who last released a solo album in 2017, ‘Call The Comet‘, said that Gilbert was role model for young people – particularly girls – in the early ’80s when the Manchester band had formed from the ashes of Joy Division.Speaking on New Order’s new Transmissions podcast, Marr said people may

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United supporters have been reacting to Bruno Fernandes' stunning opening goal in the Champions League clash with Istanbul Basaksehir. It took just seven minutes for United to break the deadlock against the Turkish outfit - who beat them 2-1 earlier in the month.

show are combined with the results of the viewers’ votes and she was in the dance-off with Men Behaving Badly actress Caroline Quentin.