'It's an environmental scandal': Fury after 'open sewer' ruins field earmarked for community woodland

A controversial plan to build 450 homes on green belt land in Worsley has been submitted to Salford city council. Residents turned out in force a year ago to register their opposition to the plan for the 42-acre plot on land known as Hazelhurst Farm between the busy A580 East Lancs Road and the slip road to the M61.

A section of the Snake Pass is to close for five days for repairs after major landslips. The A57 will be shut to all traffic, from Monday, 22 May, for resurfacing works to be carried out at Gillot Hey and Wood Cottage.

NME about what the long-term impact of Eurovision may or may not be on Liverpool and it’s local music scene.Last year it was announced that Liverpool had beaten competition from Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield to be named as host city for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, being held in the UK in honour of last year’s winners Ukraine. The grand final takes place tonight (Saturday May 13), after a week of events and celebrations around the city – including star-studded concerts at Liverpool’s Eurovision Village and Frankie Goes To Hollywood reuniting for their first performance together in 36 years.The city has also received widespread for the sense of community support show for Ukraine throughout recent weeks, as well as open events celebrating music and culture.In October 2022, it was reported that Eurovision could bring in a potential £30million of revenue to the city – marking the next wave of international cultural tourism that has occurred in the city last 15 years.

Paul Heckingbottom says that Sheffield United had to work with Manchester City youngster James McAtee on the defensive side of his game to complement the talent he has at his disposal in the final third.

Disney+ viewers on social media are buzzing with excitement following the release of the first trailer for its upcoming The Full Monty sequel.

Stockport County have paid tribute to former record-signing Neil Matthews following his death with cancer aged 56. Matthews played a key role in County's legendary 1990-91 season, scoring two goals in the club's final day 5-0 win over Scunthorpe that secured the club's first promotion in 20 years.

A man from Manchester accused of being part of a people smuggling gang is being hunted. Six men, including one from Longsight, have been jailed for a total of 26 years for transporting migrants through Portsmouth port and into the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry.

Manchester United issued an apology to a Sevilla fan and gifted her with a signed shirt after she was unfairly removed from Old Trafford last month.

Prince Harry was seen dashing off in a car straight after the coronation ended to get home to his family on his son's birthday. The Duke of Sussex was there to see the crowning of his father, King Charles III, and his wife Camilla at Westminster Abbey on his own while his wife Meghan Markle is at home in California with their two children.

The Duke of Sussex and Duke of York will have no formal roles throughout the coronation, according to Buckingham Palace.

Manchester City are reportedly eyeing a surprise summer move for Aston Villa left-back Alex Moreno, with Pep Guardiola keen to recruit a new full-back at the end of the season.

Local elections are taking place on Thursday, May 4, with voters across England deciding who represents them at a local level.

Coronation Street actress took to Instagram with a candid snap to mark Maternal Mental Health Week. Lucy and her footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson announced earlier in February that their baby boy had safely been born on January 30. The actress, who played Bethany Platt in the ITV soap from 2015 to 2022, then officially introduced her first child, Sonny Jude, to the world at the end of February weeks after his arrival.

Lucy Fallon has shared an honest post about the struggle she faced becoming a new mum. The former Coronation Street actress took to Instagram with a candid snap to mark Maternal Mental Health Week.

Pancreatic cancer has some of the hardest to spot symptoms of any cancer, especially in its early stages, with it known as the 'silent disease'.

Harrison Ford will no longer be part of the Indiana Jones franchise, after playing the iconic character for 42 years.

Two courageous mums who became friends online have joined forces as they both fight to beat bowel cancer. Emma Campbell and Rebecca Clarke connected within weeks of their diagnosis when they were both aged 36.

Middleton’s old town hall could be demolished to make way for new houses and an 80-bed care home. Parkfield House, on Manchester Old Road, was the former municipal borough’s HQ before the local government shake up of 1974 put the town under Rochdale council’s administration.Later bought by the North West Water Authority, the now vacant building was most recently used as offices for security firm Chubb. It dates to the mid-1960s. Having stood empty for three years, Muller Property Group has submitted plans to demolish the ‘brutalist’ structure and replace it with 20 two and four-bed town houses, as well as an 80-bed care home.

A college student set himself up as an 'exam cheat for hire' so he could illegally sit driving theory tests on behalf of struggling learner drivers - charging £300 a time.

Coronation Street saw heart-wrenching drama centred on two of its characters in Wednesday night's episode (April 26). The harrowing scenes saw Amy Barlow and Paul Foreman at the hospital for different reasons, but both were left facing-up to trauma and confronting their fears.