An injured man was rescued from a river on the outskirts of Manchester city centre this evening (Monday). Emergency services were scrambled to the stretch of the River Medlock off Pin Mill Brow at around 6pm.
27.07.2022 - 15:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A recently completed cycling scheme in the Northern Quarter has been branded 'absurd' as concrete blocks and cars blight the new path on one of the areas busiest streets. This is the latest criticism of city centre road schemes which have failed to impress straight away, with the major revamp of Great Ancoats Street still causing controversy more than a year after its completion.
Road resurfacing work finished this month completely blocking Thomas Street, between High Street and Oak Street, to cars and taking away parking spaces and widening the pavement between Tib Street and Oak Street. There have been growing calls for more city centre streets to be blocked off to traffic since the Covid pandemic begun in 2020, with more space for pedestrians and cyclists to move around the city.
Thomas Street, and adjacent Edge Street, were some that benefited from closure to car traffic during the pandemic, as businesses were able to flourish by seating people outside. Some closures become permanent, with consultations and plans put in place by the council to do this, resulting in what has just finished at Thomas Street.
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Half of Thomas Street has been closed for use by the bars and restaurants to serve customers outside, while the other half has been designated to cyclists. However, due to limited pavement space opposite the bars and large concrete blocks segregating the cycle lanes, the street is often filled with pedestrians, leaving little space for cyclists.
One problem also encountered when the street was first complete was cars being able to access Thomas Street via John Street, but then becoming trapped as the street and exit are now
An injured man was rescued from a river on the outskirts of Manchester city centre this evening (Monday). Emergency services were scrambled to the stretch of the River Medlock off Pin Mill Brow at around 6pm.
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