Firefighters put out chip-pan blaze in high rise block of flats in Stockport

Bolton, at 9.35pm on Thursday evening.The kitchen was found engulfed in flames, believed to have been started by a tumble dryer.One eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News that a family including children and a dog escaped the burning building."We heard the flat owners little girl say 'there's a fire in the flat', and then we saw blue lights flashing," he said."When we got there we seen gusts of smoke coming out of the kitchen window."No one was injured, the fire service has confirmed, but

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has hailed Leeds boss as the person he admires most in world football. The Manchester City boss takes his team to Elland Road tomorrow for a clash which many think could be a classic between two teams who only know how to attack.

straight to your inboxMarcelo Bielsa says Pep Guardiola could definitely be successful in any division, with or without a lot of transfer funds, just like he has been at Leeds.Guardiola takes his Manchester City side to Elland Road on Sunday to take on Bielsa's Leeds, with the pre-match build up understandably focussing on the relationship between the two managers.

straight to your inbox Marco Reus is pleased that Jadon Sancho is supposedly staying at Borussia Dortmund for one more year amid interest from Manchester United. Sancho is a priority transfer target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but Dortmund are adamant the 20-year-old will remain with the Bundesliga side for at least one more season.

Firefighters are working through the night to tackle a huge blaze that has ripped through a barn in Cheshire.The fire broke out at a secluded farm, near Knutsford, on Tuesday afternoon (September 22).Five fire engines - four from Cheshire and one from Greater Manchester - raced to the scene at Marthall Lane, in Marthall, just after 1pm.On arrival the crews discovered that the steel-framed barn was well alight.The 40 x 28 metre building contains a large quantity of hale bales stacked from the

Firefighters were called out to tackle a grass fire in east Manchester on Monday night.The fire service attended in Bradford when an area of grassland was caught alight just after 8pm.One onlooker described seeing white smoke in the area."Definitely something on fire because there is smoke blowing from the gasworks going towards the Clayton/Droylsden area," they said.While Robbie Kimpton tweeted about a "massive fire" towards the end of Bradford Road.A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue

“We have a thorough cleaning regime at all our fire stations and we continue to carry out cleaning of common touch points (door handles, etc.) at each change of watch. We are following guidance from Public Health England and are doing everything we can to limit the impact of COVID-19 on GMFRS.“As of Friday September 18th we have just under 10% of our uniformed staff absent as a consequence of COVID -19.

straight to your inboxFormer Chelsea forward Tony Cascarino has suggested Manchester United should replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Marcelo Bielsa after their defeat against Crystal Palace.United were comfortably beaten by Crystal Palace in a game marred by VAR controversy, although the 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of a poor performance.Defeat in their opening Premier League match of the season has only further intensified pressure on Ed Woodward to add new recruits to United's squad,

@locksmanchester has revealed a Manchester edition so you can see how typically Manc you are. The Manc edition:Here are the TikTok user's 10 statements.Start with two open hands.

Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev showed off their stylish side as they stepped out with their baby on Wednesday.The lovely couple were spotted leaving the Countdown studios in Manchester after Rachel, 34, had been in to record some episodes on the show. Pasha, 40, looked casual but cool in black shorts, a matching jacket and red Nike trainers as he carried baby Maven.

Police and firefighters are to be used as contact tracers in bid to dodge Greater Manchester lockdown.The proposals are contained in a letter sent to Matt Hancock by the mayor today Greater Manchester plans to use the police and fire service to track down thousands of people being missed by the national test and trace service as it seeks to stave off any kind of ‘blanket lockdown’. It also wants to provide its own temporary ‘self isolation’ fund for people who cannot afford to stay at home due

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In June the government was told that it is ‘lagging behind its own expectations’ to remove all dangerous cladding with 300 buildings still undergoing work across the country.