Manchester council submits plans to demolish part of Piccadilly Gardens wall

if the latest round of government funding falls short of what is needed to cover the outstanding deficit.

Council bosses are seeking to recover all the costs of repairing two historic Tameside landmarks from the driver who crashed into them.The Grade II listed Trough and cast iron transformer at the junction of Manchester Road and Audenshaw Road were badly damaged in an early morning collision at the end of May.The granite horse and cattle drinking trough, which has been in place in Fairfield in Audenshaw since 1879, was smashed into several pieces after a BMW mounted the pavement and collided with

straight to your inbox Joao Cancelo can help Manchester City for years to come if he can keep his current attitude, according to Pep Guardiola. The Portugal international signed from Juventus for £60m last summer aiming to take over from Kyle Walker at right-back but it has been such a largely frustrating campaign that even his future at the club has been left uncertain.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has stuck to his word and rotated his Manchester City side again to face Watford.Guardiola said a number of the players who started the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal would keep their places, but that he also planned to make changes and allow all of his squad numbers get some playing time in the final two games of the season.So against Watford, in the final away game of the campaign, Guardiola made four changes, with Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Phil

Greater Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord.The council is in discussions with potential operators to take over the space if planning permission is granted. Bosses have also submitted a bid to the Government’s Future High Street Fund to support the costs of the redevelopment project.

Two new COVID-19 officers have been employed by the council.The two officers will be on hand to help businesses to reopen as lockdown begins to ease and provide advice and information on government guidelines.While they don’t have any enforcement powers, they can and will report breaches of social distancing or other issues to the council and police who will then deal with any interventions needed.The officers will work alongside other council services provide advice and support directly to

Levenshulme and parts of Burnage could form Greater Manchester’s first fully filtered, active neighbourhood.Plans for the project included a 'cycle and walking link' in the area, blocking traffic access to roads by 'modal filters' that favoured cyclists and ‘school streets’ that restrict traffic during specific hours in order to be safer for families to walk.Formed by residents in the area and a dedicated project team, the Network received support from Manchester City Council and Transport for

Manchester council says the discovery of peregrine falcons nesting in the town hall should be celebrated despite delaying the building's restoration.Having at one time been close to extinction in the UK, the bird of prey’s numbers are now increasing as the protected species have adapted to nest on tall buildings.It is the first time in several years that the birds - the fastest animals on Earth - have made the town hall’s clock tower their home.Peregrines are provided with the highest category

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's plans for next season are 'up in the air' amid uncertainty over the football calendar. United are competing to win the FA Cup and the Europa League and, should they win their last four Premier League games, will qualify for the Champions League next season.

in many cases even without hospital admission.For those patients who have been hospitalised, the longer-term consequences can be more serious, hence covid being described as a 'modern day polio'.It's led to growing concerns in the medical community that some patients may need a clear long-term treatment plan to give them the best outcome.Alex Horsley, Consultant Respiratory Physician at Wythenshawe Hospital and a reader at the University of Manchester, is also director of the clinical research

herePosting on Twitter, Wigan Council said: "Each week, we will publish a Covid-19 tracker for the borough showing the latest info over the last 7 days."This week, we can confirm that Wigan Borough has the lowest rate of new cases in Greater Manchester and new cases continue to reduce each week."Our rates are now a the lowest since mid-March.

Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial have both surpassed 20 goals, their best tallies in a campaign for United.Solskjaer has talked up his attack, which also has Odion Ighalo in reserve, though the Nigerian forward is only on loan from Shanghai Shenhua until January.

straight to your inboxFootball is a curious thing at times.Manchester City are still on course to have a better season than Manchester United ’s famed Treble winners, and yet there is a view that they have had a disappointing campaign. Yesterday’s defeat at Southampton was a stark reminder of the old adage that you are only as good as your last game.

here"As a community we had seen what happened at Daisy Nook, which is not far from here, and saw the images of the aftermath. There was also the smaller, but equally disruptive event at Broadhurst Fields."The prospect of an event at Boggart Hole Clough had caused some anxiety.

A Greater Manchester council is planning to stop drivers from using a town centre road at the weekend in a bid to create more space for social distancing.Wigan town hall is proposing a temporary closure of Market Street in Atherton to allow businesses to set up outdoor seating areas and give more space for pedestrians.The road would only be shut on weekends, but it is hoped that closure will come into effect from Saturday, July 11, and last through the summer months.The proposals will prevent

Greater Manchester Police is cancelling leave for many of its officers this weekend as it steps up patrols to oversee the reopening of pubs and prevent further illegal raves.A ‘significant operation’ is planned across the region on Saturday July 4, the day when bars and restaurants will open for the first time in more than three months.Mayor Andy Burnham says there will be an increased police presence in cities and towns but the force’s approach will not be ‘heavy handed’.He said: "GMP will have

while Extinction Rebellion created their own cycle lane on the A56 earlier in the week.

straight to your inboxAngelino has laughed off suggestions that Joao Cancelo has been a flop at Manchester City and suggested that he needs more regular game time to show his quality.Cancelo arrived from Juventus last summer for £60m, with Danilo going the other way for £34m in a deal that was related but not technically linked.

including an updated application relating to a long-disputed tower block on Shudehill, were green-lit by Joanne Roney under powers delegated to her by councillors during the early days of the pandemic.