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Residents have complained of a ‘foul smelling’ oil being dumped at a popular dog walking spot in Prestwich. The oil has been seen in a stream at Prestwich Clough recently.

Soap legend Michelle Collins has married her partner Michael Davidson after 10 years of dating in a low-key and intimate ceremony in London.The 60 year old was a vision in white as she and Michael, 39, tied the knot at Islington Town Hall, with her exclusively telling OK! that everybody "cried a lot" during the ceremony. Despite sticking with the traditional colour scheme, Michelle opted to ditch the classic wedding dress and instead wore a top, trousers and a pearl-detailed blazer, gifted by designer Nadine Merabi.

Consumers have been warned that an average family's annual energy bill could reach nearly as high as £5,300 from April.

Ryan Giggs had “full-on relationships” with eight women during his time together with ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, a court has heard. Ms Greville, 36, said she made the discovery on his iPad shortly before she decided to leave him.

A sharp fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far this year across Greater Manchester was reported today by a charity.

Pulled Apart By Horses have unveiled details of a new album, ‘Reality Cheques’.The band’s fifth album is set for release on September 30 via Alcopop! Records.As well as this, the band have unveiled details of an extensive run of shows in October in support of the new record. Tickets go on general sale this Friday August 5 with a fan pre-sale taking place on Wednesday August 3.Check out the full list of dates below and buy tickets here.SEPTEMBER9 – Hull – AdelphiOCTOBER 1 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club2 – Liverpool – EBGB’s4 – Manchester – Factory5 – Huddersfield – Parish6 – Glasgow – Broadcast7 – Sunderland – Pop Recs12 – Cambridge – Portland Arms13 – St Albans – The Horn14 – Bridgwater – Cobblestones15 – Norwich – Waterfront Studio20 – Stoke – Underground21 – Birmingham – Asylum23 – Bristol – Rough Trade24 – Swansea – Bunkhouse27 – Milton Keynes – The Craufurd Arms28 – London – The Garage29 – Ashford – The Glass House30 – Brighton – The Hope & RuinSpeaking about the band’s new album, vocalist Tom Hudson said: “Our musical tastes change monthly, never mind over the course of the years, so we are never going to be the kind of band who’d do the same album every time.“We’ve always been that band that are ‘too heavy for the indie kids, and too indie for the heavy kids’ in industry terms, but it’s quite cool that people don’t really know where to put us, because it means no-one can easily slap a genre name upon us.

Blossoms have today unveiled details of a 21 date UK and Ireland tour this winter.The Stockport five-piece will head out on the road this November and December and will perform across the UK and Ireland. The dates include two nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo and one night at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton.Tickets for the gigs go on sale at 9am on August 5 here.Check out the full list of dates below:UK & IRELAND TOUR! We're very pleased to announced our November/December tour dates including London @O2AcademyBrix & two nights at Manchester @O2ApolloManc.Fan presale begins 9am on Wednesday https://t.co/NhTKYSWrMpTickets go on general sale 9am Friday https://t.co/YFzalgMPaP pic.twitter.com/vKBYYWsvUY— B L O S S O M S (@BlossomsBand) August 1, 2022NOVEMBER 11 – Bristol – O2 Academy12 – Nottingham – Rock City13 – Aylesbury – Waterside Theatre15 – Cambridge – Corn Exchange16 – Portsmouth – Guildhall18 – Exeter University – Great Hall19 – Bournemouth – O2 Academy20 – Newcastle – O2 City Hall22 – Glasgow – O2 Academy23 – Edinburgh – O2 Academy25 – Doncaster – Dome26 – Cardiff University – Great Hall27 – Liverpool University – The Mountford Hall29 – Birmingham – O2 Academy30 – Norwich – The Nick Rayns LCR, UEADECEMBER2 – Brighton – Dome3 – London – O2 Academy Brixton5 – Belfast – Telegraph6 – Dublin – Olympia Theatre8 – Manchester – O2 Apollo9 – Manchester – O2 ApolloIn other news, Blossoms covered The Human League’s classic single ‘Don’t You Want Me’ during their headline set at Truck Festival earlier this month.

long-running ITV soap were out in force as they came together for a party on Thursday (July 28). And they were mobbed by fans as they arrived at celebrity haunt The Ivy.

Manchester United face Atletico Madrid in Norway today in the first match of a La Liga double-header this weekend. This lunchtime's fixture at Oslo's Ullevaal Stadium is followed tomorrow afternoon by a match against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford.

Love Island star Jacques O’Neill was spotted getting to know his fellow islander Mary Bedford as the pair got stuck into an exciting day out in Manchester. The professional Rugby player, 23 headed off to the Trafford Centre with model Mary, 23 to check out the centre’s Summer Daze VIP launch on Thursday.The giant funfair returned to the Trafford Centre for the summer holidays, with Jacques and Mary even seen trying out one of the rides for themselves in a snap taken from the event.

The percentage of people testing positive for Covid-19 decreased in England, Wales, and Scotland, although rates remain high. Infections decreased in all English regions and age groups, except for in the North East, where the trend was uncertain in the latest week of figures available from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), ending July 20, 2022.

Steve McClaren believes Erik ten Hag's greatest strength as a manager is his ability to read how a game is going and make changes quickly.

Coronation Street legends Barbara Knox and Bill Roache were the stars of the show as they made a rare appearance out on the town with their co-stars. The actors, who play Rita Tanner and Ken Barlow in the ITV soap, were out in Manchester for the show's summer party.

Pep Guardiola has said that Manchester City's new signings will have to adapt their game if they want to succeed at the club.

Liz Truss will perform a major U-Turn on Northern Powerhouse Rail if she wins the Tory leadership race, pledging to deliver the project in full.

A south Manchester bar has shared a hilarious and brutally honest list of job requirements for hopeful applicants. The Lounge-About bar, in Northenden, has listed six strict non-negotiables expected of its staff, including being able to 'stay off social media for longer than 37 seconds' and 'understand the concept of an iron'.