New homes plan for former supermarket site in Wishaw town centre is given the go-ahead

direct to your inboxPlans for 151 new homes in Partington have been submitted to Trafford council.Hundreds of representations have been filed against the proposals.The application, for full planning permission, for land off Hall Lane sitting along the Manchester ship canal in the village includes a mix of two, three and four-bedroom homes.It was submitted by Countryside Properties and Peel Investements in February.The initial planning statement said there would be 25 two-bedroom homes; 111

Public health officials in Colorado confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant in the United States that was first discovered in Britain weeks ago, prompting a new set of lockdowns.  The state informed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the case.  "The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will closely monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely," Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.

A New Hampshire state trooper was in stable condition in a hospital Wednesday night after becoming involved in a confrontation with a male suspect who was killed, authorities said. The gunfire happened in Dalton, in the northern part of the state, in the area of Dalton Mountain and Forest Lake State Park, near the Vermont border.

“We are experiencing a modest decline in the rate of growth over the past few days,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom as he addressed the state of the state’s Covid-19 numbers on Wednesday. He then called the 39,069 new cases reported “a modest indication of some possible sign of some good news.” The governor also announced that the 7-day test positivity rate had “declined slightly” from 13.3% to 12.6%

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAnyone who has travelled to the UK from South Africa in the last two weeks must quarantine immediately, the UK government has announced.Close contacts of travellers from the country must also self-isolate.It follows the discovery of a "highly concerning" new strain of coronavirus in the UK.Two cases of the more infectious strain have been uncovered that are linked to travellers from South

to a report of a 39-year-old man appearing in hospital with a gunshot wound to the foot. The shooting took place earlier that morning around 5am, near to Cromwell Road in Salford, say Greater Manchester Police officers.

direct to your inboxPlans for a new affordable housing estate for shared ownership in Tameside have been voted through by councillors.The decision by the town hall’s planning committee will see 34 homes built on the former site of St Anne’s Nursery in Audenshaw.The development will include 16 two-storey houses and 18 flats in a three-storey apartment block.All of the new properties will be for shared ownership on an affordable basis and will be managed by Mosscare St Vincent’s, a community

The sheriff in New Mexico’s most populous county said in a video last week that he will not enforce any stay-at-home orders that subvert individuals’ constitutional rights, adding that his office will focus on helping families and businesses safe from crime.

Plea for Perth and Kinross residents to have a reduced 'bubble' over ChristmasThe report of handling said the site had attracted “little interest” as an employment site. Councillors were recommended to depart from the local development plan and approve the site as a residential site with the development of 49 homes by Bellway.Perth City Centre SNP councillor Eric Drysdale raised concerns about the “significant flooding” in Perth city centre on August 11/12 downstream of this development site.

Janet W. Lee Longtime talent manager Shirley Grant, who developed stars including the Jonas Brothers, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Allison Smith, died Tuesday evening in New Jersey.Dave McKeown, a talent manager and former employee of her firm, Shirley Grant Management, shared the news in a tribute.

The novel coronavirus claimed the life of a third-grade teacher in New Mexico, according to her family and the school where she worked.  Philamena Belone, 44, died on Friday, her brother, Phillip Belone said. Previously healthy, Belone lost her battle against the virus just three weeks after she first fell ill.

Tom Cruise went on a profanity-ridden rant against the crew of Mission: Impossible 7 after employees broke the COVID-19 rules that are in place to keep everyone safe. An audiotape was leaked to The Sun in which Tom‘s rant can be heard.

A New Jersey estate belonging to former U.S. Sen.

A.D. Amorosi Harry Shearer is spending Christmas with the devil, as he does every year, when the Spinal Tap holiday chestnut comes up as part of the annual “Christmas Without Tears” live shows he and his wife, singer-songwriter Judith Owen, do for charity.

EXCLUSIVE: New ad-supported streaming service VUit has named former CW and CBS executive Chris Brooks VP of programming and development.

direct to your inboxDozens of new homes are to be built on a former soccer village site in Rochdale.The now defunct-sports centre, off Wildhouse Lane, will be demolished to make way for 47 houses, ranging from two bedroom to five-bedroom properties.Rochdale council’s planning committee has given the go-ahead for the scheme, including six bungalows on a ‘small parcel’ of green belt land.Tom Whitehead of developer Lancet Homes told a meeting of the committee the firm had an ‘excellent track

direct to your inboxAround 400 new homes, including affordable housing inside a historic landmark, are proposed as part of the continued transformation of Ancoats and New Islington.A ‘mobility hub’ with shared car and cycle parking, as well as new commercial and green spaces, also form part of proposals by Manchester council and housing providers.Ancoats, hailed as the world's first industrial suburb on the eastern fringes of Manchester city centre, has undergone major regeneration since the