Man repeatedly exposed himself on busy Perth city centre street

direct to your inboxManchester city centre is no stranger when it comes to luxury housing developments, particularly modern high-rises.

direct to your inboxAs Manchester city centre's population continues to grow, so does the clamour for green space.But while campaigners urge the council to create oases in the city centre, woodland on the outskirts, abundant in wildlife, is underused.Here, Manchester Evening News city centre reporter Steve Robson explores the potential of the Lower Medlock Valley, immediately east of the city centre.At first blush, it is not the most inviting of entrances.Where Great Ancoats Street becomes Pin

direct to your inboxManchester city centre has seen a 480 per cent increase in the number of people claiming universal credit in just five months, it has emerged.A report that went before the council's economic scrutiny committee on Thursday paints a bleak picture of the impact of coronavirus restrictions on Manchester this year.And, in particular, the wide range of concerns in the city centre from vanishing footfall to fears about trade in 2021.In many ways, the data included in the report from

direct to your inbox A pub in Manchester city centre has been hit with a fine after it allowed customers in to drink during the coronavirus lockdown.

struck by a vehicle in Glasgow city centre. Emergency services responded to the incident at the junction of North Street and Sauchiehall Street.

Anger as staff at medical practice forced to isolate after birthday bashSNP Perth City Centre councillor Andrew Parrott told the PA: “I very much hope that a way forward can be found for this site before too long and I am reassured that council officers are doing everything they can to secure a sensible and positive way forward.“I will continue to try to make sure that this site remains very much on the agenda until a solution is found as I really do not want a very long term St Paul’s

after we observed 50 cars making the turn in just half an hour.Seven years later, traffic gridlock around Manchester city centre remains a problem, particularly on routes heading towards Salford and Trafford at rush-hour.

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After months of exercising at home, fitness fans will soon have a new luxury facility to explore in Manchester.Plans for a new million-pound gym have been revealed in the city centre.Taking shape on Great Ancoats Street - currently the site of some much-loathed roadworks - the new gym will be a collaboration between two existing brands.Lifestyle Fitness will be turning the two-storey unit into a boutique health club, in partnership with Northern Quarter gym V1BE.The new flagship site in Ancoats

Manchester cty centre walking tour has been named as one of the best in the world.Invisible Cities, which offers three different guided tours around the city has been handed a 2021 Lonely Planet Best In Travel Community award.Each year the tourism publication ranks the top spots to travel across the globe for the following year.And the tour company has been ranked best as Lonely Planet re-imagines its awards following a year that saw the world grind to a halt.Invisible Cities offers three guided

an unprovoked attack on Moranis, while the Ghostbusters actor was walking near his apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

A huge tower offering 360-degree panoramic views from hundreds of feet above Manchester could appear over Christmas - should lockdown restrictions allow it.Described as ‘one of the tallest mobile attractions in the world’, SkyView360 is set to appear in Exchange Square under plans submitted to Manchester council.The slow-moving rotating observation deck lined rises from the base of the LED-lined tower, which would be set up adjacent to Selfridges and the Arndale, to reach a height of 80 metres -

Glasgow city centre. The male victim was attacked at around 11.15pm on Saturday, September 12 as he walked on Sauchiehall Street.

New Yorker has fired a senior staff reporter who exposed himself to staff during a Zoom conference call.  Jeffrey Toobin, 60, confirmed in a tweet that he had been sacked.

Ardwick Green has been drawn up with the aim of unlocking the area’s potential - particularly through the redevelopment of vacant brownfield sites.The community which has grown around the three-acre green, which was Manchester’s first public park, is increasingly attracting the attention of developers and investors.It also borders the £850m regeneration of Mayfield and the neighbourhood of Brunswick, which is undergoing its own £106m regeneration programme.By adopting a neighbourhood development