Cycling and walking group criticises Rochdale council for not bidding for upgrades cash

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

A trailblazing junction aimed at protecting cyclists from traffic while also improving overall road safety has opened in south Manchester.The ‘Cycle Optimised Protected Signals’ (CYCLOPS) junction at Royce Road in Hulme will allow cyclists to make to make a safe right turn while being protected from ongoing traffic.In addition, segregated cycle lanes have been created on Chorlton Road, running from Chester Road to Stretford Road.The junction marks the first part of a £13.4m cycling and walking

Heywood and Rochdale.Officers executed warrants at six addresses in the two towns early on Thursday morning (July 2) and arrested nine people.Greater Manchester Police today said two men have been charged with various offences.Anthony Lutkevic, 30, of Tonge Street, Heywood has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm - namely a shotgun and a grenade and possession with intent to supply class B drugs.Dillan Kennedy, 25, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession with

while Extinction Rebellion created their own cycle lane on the A56 earlier in the week.

straight to your inboxAngelino has laughed off suggestions that Joao Cancelo has been a flop at Manchester City and suggested that he needs more regular game time to show his quality.Cancelo arrived from Juventus last summer for £60m, with Danilo going the other way for £34m in a deal that was related but not technically linked.

Ferdinand, who was on punditry duty for the match, spoke of his disappointment after the game as he felt Henderson could have done better to deal with Ceballos' attempt as he was beaten at his near post from a tight angle. Get the latest breaking Manchester United news and analysis every day direct to your inbox with our free MUFC newsletterSign up here - it only takes a few seconds.

hereThe idea has also been proposed by the country's most senior judge, Lord Burnett of Maldon.Another suggestion made has been reducing the amount of jurors sitting on juries from the usual figure of 12.There are reported to be 40,000 cases outstanding in the crown court, with more than 480,000 in the magistrates court nationally.In defence of the jury system, Mr Storrie said: "The Government believes it needs emergency powers to deal with a crisis in the Courts."These powers extend to the

in Tameside. Police say they were called to Water Street, close to the Asda supermarket in Hyde just after 11:30pm on Friday night.

hereNetwork Rail said the project would provide a more efficient way of draining the station building.An estimated 8.9million passengers pass through Victoria every year.The drainage system underneath the road in front of the station will be completely replaced, and drainpipes on the historic station façade cleaned and maintained.The Department for Transport is investing the money.Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris said: "Bringing Manchester Victoria's drainage system from the Victorian era into

took it upon themselves to install their own pop-up lane on the A56 Chester Road in the city centre.But executive member for environment, planning and transport Coun Angeliki Stogia insists that pop-up lanes offer little to pedestrians or cyclists making short journeys.According to Coun Stogia more people have taken up cycling as a leisure activity during lockdown, either staying locally or venturing to places like Rochdale Canal, where journeys by bike have increased fivefold.“Pop-up lanes are

seven-mile lane along the A56 through Trafford was heralded as one of the longest cycle lanes in Greater Manchester at the start of lockdown, with one lane of the main road closed off to cars for cyclists and pedestrians to safely use the route. But the move has become controversial, with strong feelings on both sides regarding the lanes’ future.

Manchester council’s finance chief has been suspended by the Labour group after allegations were made against him.Councillor Carl Ollerhead was suspended by Labour’s chief whip yesterday after claims surfaced on social media about his past behaviour.Manchester council is now investigating the allegations and the matter has also been reported to the national Labour Party.It is understood Coun Ollerhead, who represents Moston and has also been serving as executive member for Finance and Human

United in the first half as Steven Bergwijn opened the scoring for Jose Mourinho's side against his former employers. Bergwijn's pace caused problems for the defence and his effort was disappointingly palmed into the net by De Gea, who attracted criticism from Neville.

Altrincham is planning to cycle 48 miles from Manchester to Leeds this summer for charity and to also raise money for a memorial for her former boyfriend Courtney Frederick.The pair met in July 2018 at a party in Ibiza. While they were only together for seven months before Courtney died, they knew they were destined to be together.“It was love at first sight.

hereNew town centre offices are also planned to be developed to attract private sector occupiers into the town and away from Manchester city centre.The borough’s underground labyrinth of flooded coal mines could also be used to create an environmentally friendly power source for the district around the town centre.Council bosses have been investigating using the potential geothermal energy from old mine shafts as a means of heating new builds.The final scheme earmarked for funding is the

Hulme will be closed to traffic in all directions until Sunday.The closure will allow resurfacing work to take place, as part of a £13.4 million 'CYCLOPS', standing for Cycle Optimised Protected Signals, project from the council.The work will also include the installation of new traffic lights.Subject to weather conditions, the junction will reopen on Monday.Designed to fully separate cyclists from general traffic, the 'CYCLOPS' junction will connect Chorlton to the city centre while also

Plans for a 200km network of temporary cycle lanes have been boosted after Manchester council agreed to work with neighbouring boroughs proposing routes into the city.Greater Manchester has tabled a £21.5m bid for government funding to cover the pop-up lanes - which will cover 94km of major roads - and wider measures to improve walking and cycling in the city-region.Mayor Andy Burnham said the final decision rested with local leaders and stressed that the current proposals were ‘not the finished

hereCycle stands would also be purchased in a bid to better connect Piccadilly, Victoria and Deansgate rail stations for people travelling on foot or by bike, as well as bus hubs at Piccadilly Gardens, Shudehill and Chorlton Street. It follows the current project to designate part of Deansgate as a pedestrian and cycle zone, and widen pavements so people have enough space to observe social distancing.