Here are the top Manchester City headlines for the evening of Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
09.08.2023 - 20:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The first demolition work to pull down the iconic gas holders in East Manchester has begun. The huge gas towers have dominated skylines in the Bradford area of Beswick - directly behind Manchester City's Etihad Stadium - since 1892.
Images and photos taken today (August 9) show a crane beginning to take down the iron structures, which have been derelict since the early 2000s.
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The gas towers will be dismantled as part of National Grid’s nationwide programme to bring former gasworks sites back into use.
Dr Jenna Ashton from Manchester University said: "The gasholder is part of the local history of industrial energy production.
"A lot of the group have fond memories of the gasholder and it has been great to be able to get such a unique view of it. National Grid is filming the works for the Manchester Archive and a number of the group were able to contribute to that film today.”
The gasholder guide frame stands over 30m high, with a diameter of 77m and a tank 15m deep. Work to dismantle the gasholder is expected to be complete in the summer."
Nadia Dew, Regeneration Manager at National Grid, said: “We recognise that gasholders are important to local communities.
"As well as the visits and the film, we’re working on a history booklet of the former Bradford Road Gasworks site, looking at donating parts of the gasholders to local organisations and undertaking heritage recording.
"This will ensure the history of the site is captured for future generations to understand the role gasholders played in our industrial heritage.”
Here are the top Manchester City headlines for the evening of Tuesday, August 29, 2023.
Severe disruption has gripped terminals in Manchester Airport with 'tearful' passengers forced to sleep on the floor amid piles of luggage.
Nearly 250 homes will be built in two Rochdale neighbourhoods after developments were approved. Areas in Heywood and Birtle will see hundreds of new houses constructed.
Manchester City are said to be looking to table a second bid for Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes after seeing an initial £47m rejected.
As Greater Manchester prepares for the launch of the Bee Network’s bus franchising system in September, 300 new recruits are expected to get behind the wheels of a massive new fleet.
Manchester United have been embroiled in their fair share of transfer sagas.
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil says Matheus Nunes fully understands the stance of his club after a £47m bid from Manchester City was rejected, but understands why the midfielder would want a move to the Etihad.
A brand new cancer research project has officially begun in memory of Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding, with the first woman already taking part.The new project is named Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (BCAN-RAY) and is being funded by the Sarah Harding Cancer Appeal in association with Cancer Research UK.The project, which is the first of its kind in the world, will involve 750 women, aged 30 to 39, who will undergo tests including a saliva sample to check for gene mutations.The new Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Young Women (Bcan-Ray) project will become one of the first in the world to identify which women are at risk of getting the disease in their 30s. Around 2,300 women aged 39 and under are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK each year.
Gary O'Neill has confirmed Wolves have rejected a bid from Manchester City for midfielder Matheus Nunes.
Wolverhampton Wanderers will demand a fee in excess of £60million for Manchester City target Matheus Nunes, according to reports.
Work has started on a state-of-the-art £105m adult mental health inpatient unit in north Manchester.
Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch's potential move to Manchester United would make a lot of sense according to an expert on the Bundesliga giants.
From Monday, August 21, shoppers in Morrisons can expect to see NHS labels showing symptoms of breast and testicular cancer and advising you to call your GP if you spot any of them (symptoms).
Staff at a Greater Manchester branch of a popular kebab chain restaurant claim they were informed their store was closing ‘without warning’ due to essential repair work which will now leave them without work for a month.
Manchester City have been here before. A talented youngster and a crossroad.
Adam Thomas declared 'and so it begins' before opening up about his hidden health battle. The Waterloo Road star has been sweetly supported publically by his wife after he issued a lengthy message on social media after being diagnosed with a painful condition.
The Streets have added two new live dates to their 2023 headline tour – find all the details below.The Mike Skinner-led group are due to hit the road this autumn in support of their sixth full-length album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which comes out on October 20.Last month, The Streets announced a run of UK shows in support of the upcoming record. Skinner and co.
Left in limbo for years, people living on the edge of the Etihad Stadium say their estate now looks 'embarrassing'. Many homes off Grey Mare Lane in Beswick have been done up over the last 18 months, but some residents are still waiting to find out if the work they were promised will actually go ahead.
A property developer - described as 'community minded' - was hiding a dark secret. He was trafficking huge amounts of cocaine under the pseudonym "Covid Kid".
As places to lunch in Manchester go, I’m not sure there’s many that have been providing midday sustenance for Mancunians - and lesser mortals - since 1806. The Portico Library can make this claim confidently, however.