Millions of pounds in funding is being directed at anti-social behaviour hotspots across Greater Manchester. Three boroughs will benefit from the £2.4 million of cash, called the ‘Safer Streets Fund’.
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Greater Manchester has the second-highest rates of animal cruelty in the UK, and reports are expected to spike over the coming months as summer kicks in, and more pet owners battle the rising cost of living crisis.
New figures from the RSPCA show the region has a high level of animal cruelty, with 553 reports of intentional harm to animals made to the charity across Greater Manchester last year - the second highest rate in the country behind London. The organisation sees a spike in reports over the summer months, and as the levels of pet ownership have been on the rise in recent years, the group is expecting to see a "summer of suffering" across the region.
American bull-type dog Tia is one of the animals who has been helped by the charity in Manchester, after she was hit, kicked, and stamped on by her owner, for chewing the TV remote. When she was taken into the RSPCA's Greater Manchester Animal Hospital, vets found she had visible injuries to her face and head, with both of her eyes red and bloodshot. There was also a cut above her left eye, and some red marks on her face and ears.
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She was very nervous during the examination too, cowering to the floor as vets checked her over. The charity discovered the young dog was beaten after her owner discovered she'd chewed the TV remote, shouting at her and hitting her in the face, stamping on her, and picking something up from the ground before hitting her in the head with it twice. A witness heard Tia yelping as the brutal attack was carried out.
Fortunately for Tia, after a period of rehabilitation with the charity they were able to find her a loving new home, but her injuries could have
Millions of pounds in funding is being directed at anti-social behaviour hotspots across Greater Manchester. Three boroughs will benefit from the £2.4 million of cash, called the ‘Safer Streets Fund’.
A petrol station boss in Salford which cut fuel prices in a bid to offer the cheapest fuel in the country has dropped prices once again, claiming to now be ‘around 30p cheaper than the supermarkets’.
It was already Europe's largest video arcade and now it's just got even bigger. Arcade Club Bury is packed with hundreds of retro and modern machines loved by young and old.
As millions of Brits recover from the recent heatwave that swept across the country last week, you may either be delighted or horrified to know that rain and overcast sky will persist across Greater Manchester today.
In the heart of Bolton lies one of the biggest car breakers in the country which has made serious money out of exporting used car parts to countries as far wide as Nigeria and Poland.
While house prices have risen across the whole of Greater Manchester, one area in particular has seen a staggering increase in demand.
Thousands of workers are set to strike across the region in the coming months in what has been branded the summer of discontent.
It is a well known fact that house prices are rising all across the UK, with the average cost of a home now £369,968 according to Rightmove. July is the sixth consecutive month that house prices have reached a new record high as a result of huge buyer demand and a low stock of properties available on the market.
New Order, Manchester classics and 90s summer jams”, according to an official announcement.“He swings in for pizza quite a bit so we asked him if he fancied Djing, He said…He’d absolutely love to,” the post reads.Burnham’s set is due to begin at 8pm BST, and it will also be airing live on Mixcloud (via Mixmag). You can check out the announcement post below.A post shared by R A M O N A (@ramonamcr)Back in 2020, Andy Burnham participated in a charity DJ battle against Liverpool Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
The end of the week will be wet and slightly cooler in Greater Manchester, just days after temperatures exceeded 40C for the first time in the UK. The Met Office registered a provisional reading of 40.3C at Coningsby in eastern England on Tuesday.
Rising costs are hitting households from the poorest to the wealthiest, with more misery to come, a leading economic think tank warned. The latest inflation figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 9.4% in June, up from 9.1% in May.
Ten ambulances were spotted queueing outside a Greater Manchester A&E on the hottest day on record. Photos show ambulances waiting in line at Royal Oldham Hospital yesterday, while another eight vehicles queued for Fairfield General Hospital.
A Greater Manchester Police detective has been charged with four counts of rape.
Temperatures have soared to new heights again in Greater Manchester as the region saw its record high temperature broken for the second day running. Official Met Office records had only just been smashed yesterday (July 18), when the two nearest weather stations to Manchester recorded their highest temperatures to date.
It is officially the hottest day we've ever experienced in the UK with temperatures soaring close to 40 degrees in some parts of the country. Earlier today the Met Office revealed that a temperature of 39.1C was recorded in Charlwood, Surrey, beating the previous UK record of 38.7C in Cambridge on July, 25 2019.
Temperatures have now hit record highs today as the heatwave unfolds across the country. NHS chiefs have sounded alarm bells that an already stretched system, dealing with ever-increasing demand on A&Es combined with a rising Covid tide, will suffer as people are hit with heat-related illnesses and injuries.
A melting road, buckling railways and a new record temperature that might not even last 24 hours. Greater Manchester has sweltered in the sun as the region lives through the extreme heat warning that was issued by the Met Office.
The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat today for some parts of England and Wales, including Manchester.
Schools across Greater Manchester have announced closures and early finish times amid the heatwave. Extreme temperatures have been affecting the region, where a rare red weather warning is in place until Tuesday night.
The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for extreme heat today for some parts of England and Wales, including Manchester.