Demolition of iconic 1970s Oldham tower blocks to start next spring

direct to your inboxMillions more people moved into the toughest lockdown restrictions on Boxing Day after Matt Hancock said the new coronavirus variant was spreading at a 'dangerous rate'.From December 26, some six million people entered Tier 4, which sees strict rules on mixing and the closure of non-essential shops.A further four million people were placed under Tier 3, bringing the total in Tier 3 to 25 million people - 44 per cent of the population of England.Greater Manchester has remained

direct to your inboxSkyscrapers, towering apartment buildings and office blocks are set to further transform Manchester’s ever-evolving skyline in 2021.Several major projects are expected to break ground in the coming year, while others that have long been in the pipeline could be completed.Most of the development will continue to come out of the city centre in areas that have been earmarked for regeneration for several years, such as Deansgate, Mayfield, and NOMA.Some schemes have been given

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GMP in areas including Wardley and Bolton town centre on Wednesday (December 22).  Police traffic officers stopped the driver of an Audi A3 on Manchester Road in Wardley. They claim the driver’s MOT test certificate had expired on January 8 this year.In a tweet, officers said: “XT58 stopped this Audi A3 on Manchester Road Wardley. Test certificate expired 8th Jan 2020.

direct to your inboxA determined drugs boss carried on operating even after being arrested twice.Dorian Bell's involvement in selling heroin, cocaine and ecstasy only stopped when he was remanded in custody.He and a number of other dealers face lengthy sentences for their role in an Oldham and Manchester based drugs gang, in which 23-year-old Bell played a 'leading' role.Police recovered significant quantities of drugs and also found a safe house the gang used in the Green Quarter of Manchester

Bury line last night show a crowded carriage with passengers unable to socially distance. The images sent to the Manchester Evening News were taken on a Metrolink service approaching Abraham Moss at around 8pm on Monday.

direct to your inboxDreaming of a white Christmas?Sadly, forecasters have predicted there will be no snow on Christmas Day this year.But the Met Office has said Greater Manchester is likely to see widespread frosty conditions that will bring a 'seasonal feel' to festivities on the day.Temperatures across most of the country will stay in mid-single figures on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but no snow is expected to settle, Met Office forecasters have predicted.They said that despite a wet

Manchester Evening News , the 28-year-old said the sudden boom in demand has been a “long time coming”. “It’s been a long time coming; it’s been brewing and coming together the last two years and since the pandemic, everything’s just gone boom,” he said.“We’ve had the shop there for nearly seven years now and we’ve noticed in the last seven years some property prices have almost doubled.

holiday lodges which overlook the animals' habitats have been built just two hours from Manchester at West Midlands Safari Park.

If you’re a die-hard Coronation Street fan then you may well remember Bruce Jones who played the part of Les Battersby.The actor left his role as the taxi river in 2007, but what has been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

direct to your inboxTens of thousands of illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth around £50k have been seized in raids by police and trading standards officers in Oldham.Council workers, supported by Greater Manchester Police visited three shops in the town on Saturday, December 5.Tobacco which was either suspected to be counterfeit or labelled not for the UK market was discovered at premises on Yorkshire Street, Park Road and Hollins RoadIn total 31,600 cigarettes and 12.5kg of rolling tobacco was

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has confirmed it will ‘progress’ investigations into child sexual exploitation in Oldham ahead of the publication of an independent review.In November last year Oldham council and the Oldham Safeguarding Partnership commissioned a review from the Mayor of Greater Manchester into allegations circulating online about abuse in the borough.These chiefly concern ‘shisha bars, taxi companies and children’s homes’, according to the terms of reference for

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