'I'll be contesting it': Organiser of Piccadilly Gardens anti-lockdown protest responds after he's handed £10,000 fine

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville enjoyed the last laugh on Sunday after Manchester United came from two goals down to defeat Southampton. Things looked desperate for United going into the break as, despite having two massive opportunities to score themselves, the Saints were two goals to the good.

Manchester Evening News, Mark said his grandmother accidentally dropped a piece of tissue as she tried to get her keys from her handbag.The council say it was 'deliberate'.Margaret was told the fine would increase to £100 if she didn't pay it within two weeks.That's the same amount as her weekly state pension, which she says she needs to cover her bills buy food."We were just walking to the shop on Monday at about 12pm, it was a residential road, not a very busy main road," Mark said."I was

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood has responded to Rio Ferdinand's praise following his performance against Istanbul Basaksehir. The forward came off the bench to set up a late goal for Daniel James in United's 4-1 win, squaring from the edge of the box to set up a simple finish for his teammate.

hereNorthern are conveying passengers between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds in both directions until further notice, Avanti West Coast said.The operator said the following trains have been cancelled:11:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 13:4611:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 14:0612:20 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:3512:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:4612:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 15:07No further details have

here Photographs taken of the dog are too distressing for the Manchester Evening News to publish.

hereA chunk of the wall however has been preserved.

mounting tensions between Greater Manchester leaders and the government over lockdown measures.

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Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

A luxury £27m four-star hotel backed by former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the go ahead by city planners.The 151-room hotel near Piccadilly Gardens is a joint venture between the footballer and Portuguese hoteliers Pestana, and will be part of the CR7 brand when it opens in 2023.A ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace are proposed over 11 floors, while the area outside the hotel will also be improved with widened pavements and new trees.It will take

Manchester Magistrates' Court heard. As the medics tried to bring him round, Hannon, of Sale, woke up and became abusive towards them before admitting to taking a number of drugs including heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis.

Openshaw, began shouting and swearing at the officer’s before laughing in their faces and breaking the 2m distance, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

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Manchester Evening News readers found  three out of four people 'hated' the gardens  , listing a string of gripes about the wall, crime levels and general dreariness. Two years later more than 20,000 people signed an M.E.N.

hoping to build the 150-bedroom ‘high end lifestyle’ hotel on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Pestana CR7 Manchester, if backed by Manchester council’s planning committee, would become the seventh Pestana branded hotel in the world.But it will be the first to carry Ronaldo’s initials, and the iconic number he first wore as a United player, outside of his native Portugal.

Manchester Evening News has been contacted by staff concerned about a 'lack of communication and support' from Avanti management during the outbreak.But Dave Whitehouse, safety and security director at Avanti West Coast, said: "We’re providing support for all of our people who have tested positive for Covid-19 and those self-isolating at home."We’ve been in regular contact; providing advice and guidance as well as stringently following Government guidelines.

No trains are running between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield after a train derailed.Major disruption is expected on services through Sheffield until the end of the day, National Rail Enquiries warn.A freight train derailed just north of Sheffield, resulting in all lines through the South Yorkshire city being blocked.Transport for Greater Manchester tweeted about the incident, saying: "Due to a derailment at Sheffield there are no rail services between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield in

claims he organised the anti-lockdown protests in Manchester city centre this weekend has been ordered by the council to shut his gym today - but he said it was already closed.