A road in Tameside was closed following a smash between two buses. Emergency services were called to Lord Sheldon Way at around 6pm on Wednesday (June 1).
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A cemetery has become 'overgrown' and covered in weeds - just weeks after numerous gravestones were trashed in an act of 'disgusting' vandalism.
Manchester City Council have been criticised for letting certain parts of the Southern Cemetery, off Princess Road, fall into a 'disgraceful' state, with one man even branding it 'dangerous' and 'a dump'. Pictures taken at the graveyard, which is the largest in the UK, shows overgrown grass and weeds around headstones at the site.
However, the council has hit back, saying that staff do their 'utmost to maintain cemeteries' but takes time to manage due to the 'substantial' size of the estate. They added that due to the number of memorials in place at the graveyard, lawnmowers are unable to access the grounds, meaning weed control measures and strimmers are used instead.
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The cemetery hit headlines for the same reason four years ago, when the council admitted it had 'fallen behind on regular maintenance work', leaving some families even reduced to tears over what they called a 'forgotten land'.
And just last month, families were left distraught after 20 graves were vandalised, leaving ornaments and keepsakes smashed and photographs damaged in the attack. The council then made the move to lock the gate on Princess Road, which had previously been left open overnight.
Christian Brady, 33, from Sale, visits the graveyard regularly to remember his mum and grandparents and claims he met with council maintenance officials four years ago to discuss the same problem. However, he says it has recently become 'complete dump'.
He told the Manchester Evening News : "Four years ago I met with the
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