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A general practice in Burnage today temporarily closed ‘with immediate effect’ due to a three staff members testing positive for coronavirus.Patients of Ladybarn Group Practice on Briarfield Road were today (July 30) sent a text message informing them of the practice's closure.The message said all their phone lines would be diverted to an out of hours service until it reopened on Monday morning (August 3).“Due to a local COVID19 outbreak we are closed with immediate effect until 0800 Monday 3rd

straight to your inbox Manchester City are hoping to sign another Brazilian Under-17 World Cup winner this summer. The Blues have already recruited 18-year-old right-back Yan Couto, with M.E.N Sport reporting how City scouts finally gave the green light to his signing after watching his first game at the tournament held last year before the influence of Pep Guardiola helped him to pick Manchester over Barcelona.

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This is the moment a pedestrian was seen walking along the M60 on Saturday evening.The man was seen crossing from the clockwise carriageway to the anticlockwise carriageway and back on foot.Police were called to the scene, close to Junction 27 for the Portwood roundabout in Stockport, at around 7pm.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereTraffic was forced to slow to a

This morning it was confirmed that Greater Manchester had secured an initial £3.1m from the government’s ‘emergency active travel fund’, intended as a way to quickly capitalise on increased walking and cycling during the lockdown and to use road space in a creative way while public transport use is restricted due to Covid-19. That will be spent on a mix of projects across every borough in the region.

Temporary cycle lanes are planned, or have already been established, on major routes like the A6 in Stockport, as well as stretches of the A56 in Trafford and Bury.New walking and cycling zones, pedestrian crossings and ‘filtered neighbourhoods’ are also among the scenes expected to be in place by October.A second tranche of government funding will also be made available for more permanent measures to cement walking and cycling habits in the future.All but two of Greater Manchester’s councils -

Denton, as they travelled to the illegal event on Sunday (19 July).

For over 40 years, Northmoor Laundrette in Longsight has been a place where people can chat and catch up while washing their clothes.Despite being a staple part of the local community, the laundrette is now shutting down after bosses say it is no longer financially sustainable to keep running.In 2005, the business was taken over by the Northmoor Community Association (NCA) and transformed into a not-for-profit social enterprise and Manchester’s only Internet café laundrette.Situated on Northmoor

here"We’d like to thank our amazing staff for the hard work they’ve put in over the last decade since we re-opened back in 2009."The announcement follows the devastating news that music venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla would be closing down for good. Thousands of  gig-goers and musicians were mourning their loss  after the M.E.N reported the news on Thursday.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.After rumours began swirling on social media that the venues could be closing, Mission Mars, the company behind both sites, confirmed the news earlier today (July 16).“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told

Let the Music Play campaign, appealing for a £50m government rescue package.Around 90 per cent of grassroots venues are believed to be at risk of permanent closure.Deaf Institute has hosted countless intimate gigs and club nights since it opened in 2008, in a Grade-II listed building near Manchester Met University.Spread over three floors, with a bar and restaurant on the ground floor specialising in vegan food, it's known for its eclectic interiors, giant glitter ball, and for launching

straight to your inboxManchester United have no plans to reintegrate Marcos Rojo into their first-team squad after his disastrous loan with Estudiantes.Rojo, 30, rejoined his former club in January until the end of the season but made only one appearance and was accused of flouting lockdown rules in Argentina on two occasions.Estudiantes coach Leandro Desabato said Rojo was likely to go back to United as his loan expired at the end of June but he has not returned to Manchester and is still in

@OneTrafford @TraffordCouncil @SteveAdshead @OfficialTfGM pic.twitter.com/eUlWeVbTyZ — Nicola Sales (@nicolasales) July 11, 2020 A spokesperson for Trafford council said: “Trafford council is totally committed to the clean air plan for Greater Manchester and to a cleaner, greener, future for the borough and we recognise that cycling has an important part to play in this.“The clean air plan will cut air pollution across the borough and we look forward to it being implemented.”

will pay employers £1,000 for each worker that is kept on until at least January next year as part of a £9bn job retention bonus scheme.

The Sun said: “Lauren took Alesha to a curtained-off room backstage during a break.