Festive bin collections in Wigan cancelled due to snowy weather conditions

direct to your inboxManchester council is planning to spend £31m on repairing and refurbishing the city’s Aquatics Centre in order to save it from closure. The flagship facility, known as MAC, opened in 2000 and played a major part in Manchester’s hosting of the Commonwealth Games two years later.

direct to your inboxAnother weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for Greater Manchester over the next 24 hours. The forecaster has added a yellow weather warning for ice across the region from 3pm today, until 11am tomorrow (January 12).

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has urged the government to extend its ban on evictions during the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a further surge in homelessness.Court-ordered evictions are due to start again on January 11 after being temporarily suspended after the initial Covid-19 outbreak.Boris Johnson says the ban will be kept under review after being challenged by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during a debate this week.But Mr Burnham is seeking a cast-iron

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe Uruguayan football players’ association has accused the English Football Association of racism and cultural insensitivity after it imposed a three-match ban on Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani.The union took aim at the FA in a fiery statement on Monday, which demanded that Cavani’s ban be overturned immediately, and it garnered support from many of his international teammates on social media.

Parklife and Boomtown on the chances of successfully planning and holding a music festival in 2021.‘The future of UK music festivals’ inquiry begins tomorrow (January 5) and was first announced back in November following a devastating year for the music festival sector in the UK as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.Parklife co-founder Sacha Lord, who is also the Night-Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, and Boomtown’s Communications and Strategy Director Anna Wade will both speak

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer unsurprisingly gave his backing to Edinson Cavani after the forward was handed a three-match ban.The 33-year-old was suspended after the FA ruled he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post following United's 3-2 victory at Southampton last month. Cavani has also been fined £100,000 and must complete a face-to-face education course after opting against appealing the decision.

straight to your inbox every day for freeParis Saint-Germain star Ander Herrera has defended Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani after he has hit with a three-match ban from the Football Association in relation to a social media post back in November.The 33-year-old was handed a three-game ban, given a £100,000 fine and forced to undergo face-to-face education after the social media post was deemed to have brought the game into disrepute.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United forward Edinson Cavani has accepted the Football Association’s decision to hand him a three-match ban but stressed his innocence over the social media post in question.Cavani came off the bench to secure a victory for United away to Southampton in November and responded to a friend on Instagram with the words ‘gracias negrito’.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani will miss Manchester United's next three matches against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Watford after he was charged by the FA with an 'aggravated breach' of their rules.The 33-year-old was handed a suspension after he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post following United's 3-2 victory at Southampton last month.

direct to your inboxPeople living in Greater Manchester woke up to a blanket of snow again this morning. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice in the region, which came to an end at 2pm.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter herePart of the East Lancs Road has been closed this morning due to icy weather conditions.Drivers have been warned to avoid the stretch of road between Haydock Island and Golborne Island if they are travelling towards west towards Manchester.The road was shut from around 10am after emergency services were called to deal with crashes caused by the ice.One crashwhich happened at around 9am involved a van which flipped

direct to your inboxA cold weather alert has been issued by Public Health England after wintry conditions hit our region and other parts of the UK overnight.It said the severe weather forecast for parts of England - which is expected to continue into Tuesday morning - has led it to issue the warning, which reminds people how to stay well in cold conditions.Severe winter weather forecast for parts of England from 6am Sunday, December 27 to 9am Tuesday 29 December has prompted Public Health

direct to your inboxLike this entire year, Christmas Day in 2020 is anything but normal.It's a restricted, and for some quite sad time.But Greater Mancunians did have something to smile about today...

hereWhile Tania will be mostly answering emails from often desperate members of the public who need help over Christmas, Andy Smith will be answering the phone.“For me being here is in part about giving, to give back to people,” the volunteer told the M.E.N.“People need somebody to talk to, and I’m happy to listen and try and give them a sense of warmth for that short period of time we’re on the call with them.”“While most of the country enjoys the festivities of Christmas Day, it’s important

Ariana Grande had an early Christmas present for young people in Manchester spending the festive season in hospital. It’s been reported that Ariana has gifted every child being treated at Manchester’s Royal Infirmary and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital with a £100 voucher that they can use on Amazon.

Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible