Council seeking to get driver who crashed into historic Tameside landmarks to pay for their restoration

Bury, on Sunday evening. Police rushed to the scene but discovered that the driver had fled the scene - abandoning the van with the lights still on, inches from a resident's front door.Fences and railings at the front of the homes were mown down and the van's front wheel was left crushed.The van has been seized by police and is currently "awaiting forensic examination".

here“It’s younger people now, and not ill enough to be in hospital,” they said of those testing positive.Senior figures hope that the move to a major incident will be enough to avoid a Leicester-style full-on lockdown of the economy, which can only be implemented by the health secretary.Several said that was not currently on the horizon, but conceded it would depend on how the picture plays out.“If the situation worsens, then clearly other measures will have to be urgently considered,” said

pandemic.

Residents in Greater Manchester have been told to 'cancel' any plans to visit Scotland.The message from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Friday (July 31), came just 12 hours after it was announced more than four million people will face tougher lockdown restrictions, including in parts of east Lancashire and West Yorkshire.Scottish people are advised to avoid travel to areas in northern England facing the new tougher restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases.Travel between

Rusholme this weekend to 'ensure public safety' during Eid celebrations.

Loudspeakers will be installed at Salford Quays in an attempt to deter people from jumping from bridges into the canal.It comes after almost 200 lockdown breaches were reported in a single month.Hundreds of people have flocked to the area during spells of warm weather since April - with some coming from as far away as Wigan borough.Teenagers and adults have been spotted leaping into the Manchester Ship Canal from the Detroit Bridge, or taking part in unauthorised swimming, despite these

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) first saw the white Audi A6 driving on the M60 on Sunday afternoon (July 26). With the help of officers from the Serious Collisions Investigation Unit (SCIU), police managed to bring the car to a stop at the Esso Petrol Station on Church Street in Little Lever, Bolton.

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hereAfter getting in the car, Burrows then asked the driver to go to Benchill, Manchester Crown Court heard.He then asked to go to the original destination in Woodhouse Park.After asking Burrows for the fare of £14,20, the defendant said he needed to go into a flat to get some money.The driver said he didn't believe him, and Burrows gave him his passport as a surety.About 20 minutes later, Burrows re-emerged.Burrows asked for his passport, but the driver told him he needed to pay the fare first,

if the latest round of government funding falls short of what is needed to cover the outstanding deficit.

straight to your inbox Joao Cancelo can help Manchester City for years to come if he can keep his current attitude, according to Pep Guardiola. The Portugal international signed from Juventus for £60m last summer aiming to take over from Kyle Walker at right-back but it has been such a largely frustrating campaign that even his future at the club has been left uncertain.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil

Greater Manchester Police for their handling of a car meet attended by 'thousands' in Tameside. The event at an industrial estate on Windmill Lane in Denton on Sunday (July 19), caused traffic chaos on surrounding roads and motorways.

Greater Manchester Police spotted the blue Ford Mondeo driving through Bolton in the early hours of this morning (Saturday July 18).

Two new COVID-19 officers have been employed by the council.The two officers will be on hand to help businesses to reopen as lockdown begins to ease and provide advice and information on government guidelines.While they don’t have any enforcement powers, they can and will report breaches of social distancing or other issues to the council and police who will then deal with any interventions needed.The officers will work alongside other council services provide advice and support directly to