A newly released film reveals what Piccadilly Gardens and other Manchester city centre landmarks looked like in a bygone era.
17.04.2023 - 13:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A heartwarming video has captured the moment a man proposed to his girlfriend before they both crossed the finish line together at the Manchester marathon.
The clip was filmed beside the finish line on Talbot Road, in Trafford, on Sunday afternoon (April 16), where a man plucked up the courage to pop the question to his partner before they both run to complete the race together.
With a huge grin and met by cheers and screams from excited bystanders, the man placed the ring on her finger before they wrapped their arms around each other and completed the route.
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In the fourth-largest race of its kind in Europe, around 28,000 participants took to the roads to run the challenging 26.2 mile route around Manchester and Trafford on Sunday (April 16).
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Participants were set off in waves from the Trafford Arch, near to the White City Retail Park before returning to encouraging applause by hundreds at the finish line.
The Manchester Evening News captured the scenes throughout the day, speaking to a number of runners who had participated and why it was important they got involved.
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A newly released film reveals what Piccadilly Gardens and other Manchester city centre landmarks looked like in a bygone era.
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