An Uber driver has been banned after he was allegedly caught on camera with his trousers down in the rear of his vehicle with a female passenger.
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Doer-upper homes are an ideal choice for those who want to take on the ultimate renovation project. Although it often takes time, money and hard work to restore a rundown property - you can often buy it at a more affordable price and start from scratch to make it your own.
If you do a good job of the transformation - and choose a house with a good location too - then you're likely to reap the benefits when it comes to boosting the value of your home in the long term. Emma Beaumont bought her three-bed terraced house in Didsbury and after undergoing a back to brick renovation, she's now added an impressive £215,000 to the property's value.
Emma, 41, spoke to the Manchester Evening News as part of our Where I Live series, where each week we chat to a different homeowner about their buying and renovation journey, and take a look at how they've transformed their home from start to finish.
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After growing up in south Manchester, Emma moved to London where she lived for 10 years. Emma and her now ex-partner then decided to move back to Manchester - and Emma knew exactly where she wanted to live.
"For me it's all about location, location, location. When we decided to move back to Manchester I knew I wanted to move to west Didsbury," Emma, who is a photographer, told the Manchester Evening News.
"Didsbury has become a really aspirational area and its a lovely place to live. I wanted to be as close to Burton Road as possible and I wanted to live in a nice family-friendly area.
"In terms of the house itself, it was really important for me to find somewhere that I could put my own stamp on. I wanted something that I
An Uber driver has been banned after he was allegedly caught on camera with his trousers down in the rear of his vehicle with a female passenger.
Uber has banned one of its drivers after video emerged appearing to show him with his trousers down in the rear of his cab with a woman.
New Order have announced details of a UK and European tour, with Confidence Man due to support – see full dates below.The new dates follow a run of shows in North America in March which included a performance and in conversation key-note speech with the band at the SXSW Festival.The band also performed earlier in the same week as part of Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater.New Order will begin their upcoming tour on September 21 at Copenhagen Royal Arena, before heading to Amsterdam, Paris, London, Dublin and Glasgow. They finish up in Leeds at the First Direct Arena on October 7.Tickets for the tour will be on sale this Friday, April 14 at 9.30am.
A park an hour from Greater Manchester which inspired New York’s Central Park has received Government backing to win Unesco World Heritage status. Birkenhead Park in Merseyside is among seven sites in the running to join the prestigious list.
Manchester United midfielder Zidane Iqbal has recalled the strange sight witnessed by the club's under-21s during a match against Leeds United at Elland Road last season.
Ruben Dias has returned to form at the same time as Manchester City this season.
Everton manager Sean Dyche admits that the best team won as his side fell to a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
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Michelle Keegan has told fans 'it's the little things' as she was given a sweet message while working on her latest project. The former Coronation Street star is currently hard at work as fans will soon be seeing her in a different light.
Manchester has a pub for every possible mood. For the quiet afternoon pint, the after-work quick one that turns into a midweek crawl, or for the 1am scorched earth karaoke session that no one saw coming.
There are many benefits to buying an older house - from a cheaper asking price to bigger rooms with an array of original features. But despite the pros it is no secret that period properties often come with unprecedented problems.
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has debuted another striking new look as the band played their first gigs of 2023 this week.On Thursday (March 30), the band began their rescheduled UK and European tour in Munich, playing hits from across their career.The show also saw a new wardrobe for Durst, who surprised fans in the summer of 2021 by debuting a dramatic new look that defined the band’s most recent era.While that style revolved around long lighter-coloured hair and a new handlebar moustache, the start of the new tour saw Durst embrace a country aesthetic, wearing dungarees and sporting a short-sleeved shirt, a red beanie and a long beard.See the new look below alongside footage from the Munich show.A post shared by Fred Durst (@freddurst)Loving Fred Durst's new look pic.twitter.com/fYBOqZYZmk— Scott Colothan (@scottcolothan) March 31, 2023Limp Bizkit were initially set to return to the UK last September for a run of dates, including a two-night billing at the O2 Academy Brixton in London. However, those gigs were ultimately postponed due to Durst’s “personal health concerns”.Over the summer, Limp Bizkit told their fans that the frontman had been advised to take an “immediate break from touring” on medical grounds, and said the dates would be rescheduled.After two concerts in Germany, Limp Bizkit are due to make stop-offs in Vienna, Prague, Frankfurt and Tilburg before visiting Manchester on April 12.Tickets for the original 2022 dates remain valid – you can find any remaining tickets (UK) here and see the dates below.APRIL 202312 – Manchester Academy, Manchester 13 – O2 Academy, Birmingham 17 – Wembley Arena, LondonLimp Bizkit released their sixth and latest studio album, ‘Still Sucks’, in October 2021.
In a region as big as Greater Manchester, it can be difficult to know where are the best areas to live. Each year The Sunday Times puts together a comprehensive guide of the Best Places to Live in the UK - and this year it featured three areas in our region.
Three areas of Greater Manchester were named in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live list this year. The judges chose Ancoats, Sale and Stockport to feature as some of the best areas to live in the UK, along with four other areas in the north west region.
Salford has beaten Manchester to be named the best city for street food in the whole of the UK. Manchester’s neighbouring city even beat London to the top slot, based on various data collated by food truck makers Diamond Trailers.
A significant amount of arrests and warrants took place during a day of action in Rochdale yesterday (March 21). This coincided with hundreds of cars being stopped for checks leading to more arrests as Operation AVRO made its mark on the town.
Antony has named his Manchester United debut as his favourite Premier League match in a Reds shirt so far.
A 104-year-old woman is finally saying goodbye to her childhood home after living there for more than a century. Nancy ‘Joan’ Gifford is putting her three-bed terraced property up for sale after her parents bought the house for just £200 back in 1921.
Location is arguably the most important factor to take into consideration when buying a home. Those who are savvy when choosing the right area for their house will not only enjoy better amenities whilst living there, but they will most likely make a bigger profit when selling it on in years to come.
New Order have backed the #LetTheMusicMove campaign against proposed changes to US visa rules that would impact touring artists.Last month saw the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce that it was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent.The DHS said in its proposal that applications for a P visa, which is for acts arriving in the states to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317). Meanwhile, the longer-term O work visa would jump from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).Numerous musicians have since spoken out against the plans, saying that it would be “a huge hardship to pay such high visa fees”.