Huge plans to improve A34 in Cheadle get £33m government cash boost

Plans to build 94 rental homes on a football ground have been the subject of a wave of objections. Later this week Bolton Council's planning committee will consider an application from Westchurch Homes to build 94 homes at the current home of Wyresdale AFC off Inverbeg Drive in Breightmet.

Brits could be hit by more travel disruption as Ryanair cabin crew plan walkouts in Europe. Strikes are set to take place in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium which could impact services on UK routes.

Drivers have been warned that roads across Greater Manchester will be busier next week as rail staff are set to stage a national walkout over pay and job cuts. And travellers using rail networks have been urged to plan ahead and find alternative travel, with limited services operating throughout the region.

A Bolton based bakery is relocating ‘next door’ as it seeks to sell its pasties in ‘every part of the UK’. Carrs Pasties, based on Manchester Road, has received planning permission to convert the former G4S building at the back of its current premises on Summerfield Road into new headquarters and offices.

Stretford has been chosen as one of five towns to get a huge chunk of money toward improving its high street.

The Queen has one of the largest property empires in Europe - with a portfolio worth billions of pounds. But among the castles, estates and palaces she also owns a few places you perhaps wouldn't expect.

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez saw the funny side when they heard they had postponed their wedding - having not even booked a venue or planned a single thing.

Salma Hayek has paid an emotional tribute to her late friend Prince, on what would have been his 64th birthday.MORE: Salma Hayek and daughter Valentina invite fans inside stylish home in personal family video"I miss you, my friend," she captioned a video on Instagram of him performing his hit song Kiss. She also added the phrase in Spanish and shared his birthday, June 7 1958.WATCH: Salma Hayek pays heartbreaking tribute to Prince on his birthdaySalma often remembers her friend on his birthday; two years ago she shared a picture of the two mid-conversation and wrote: "With everything that’s happening, maybe many people will forget that today is Prince’s birthday but not me."Salma directed the music video for his 2005 single, Te Amo Corazon, and the day after he passed away in 2016 admitted that she was unable to listen to this music because it was "too sad".MORE: Prince's iconic Purple Rain shirt sells for almost £75,000 at auctionMORE: Salma Hayek pays tribute to Penelope Cruz with a throwback you need to see"It was very special.

Plans have been submitted to build a new industrial and warehousing development spanning seven acres in Trafford Park which is estimated to be worth £30 million.

Nearly 36,000 older people in Greater Manchester are missing out on more than £1,700 a year in pension top-up payments, new figures reveal. Around £70 million is unclaimed across the city-region, with pensioners now being urged to check if they are eligible for the payment which 'could make all the difference'.

Nadia Ferreira is accompanying Marc Anthony on his European “Pa’lla voy” tour. The former Miss Universe shared snippets of her fiance’s most recent concert in London, where the tour kicked off.

Campaigners who are fighting to stop a Hooters coming to Salford Quays will get a chance to have their say at a licensing hearing next week. Womanchester, a women’s rights group, alongside other individuals and groups, have previously referred to the US restaurant chain as “sexist, misogynistic and degrading”.

Some 1,000 new jobs in logistics and warehousing jobs are on the way for Cheshire. A planning application has been submitted for a 1,020,000 sq ft warehouse near Crewe.