New images show how patch of grassland will be transformed into 'heart of Ancoats'

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Shocking images have emerged of two animal legs among boxes and bags of rubbish dumped in an alleyway. The horrific scene was uncovered in Levenshulme, south Manchester, earlier today (March 3).

New mum Molly-Mae Hague went for her first night out away from daughter Bambi as she "learnt to socialise again" on dinner with friends. Molly-Mae and her boxer partner Tommy Fury, both 23, met on Love Island in 2019 and welcomed their first child together in January. Since then, Molly, like most new mums, has been busy enjoying the newborn cuddles and getting into the swing of life as a first time mum.

An abandoned caravan park on the banks of the picturesque River Don in Aberdeen has been left in ruins, with pictures showing the once popular housing option now lying deserted.

A wide range of legal changes and new laws will be introduced from April as we enter a new tax year.

A brand new waterside cafe has officially been opened at Pennington Flash in Leigh.

Eamonn Holmes’ looks unrecognisable in a new snap, leaving his fans stunned.The TV presenter took to Instagram late on Thursday 2 March, sharing a selfie of him alongside Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez.The pair can be seen smiling into the camera as they cosy up for the snap - which appears to be taken at a restaurant. Eamonn captioned the snap: “On the pitch u may not want to run into Lisandro Martinez but off it what a nice guy”.The blurry photo has since been questioned by fans as Eamonn, 63, appears to have used a filter. “Are you sure that’s you, Eamon?” questioned one of his 767,000 followers, as another wrote: “Doesn't even look like Eamon???” “Don’t use filters please,” insisted another, while a fourth penned: “Overdone the filter there Eamonn, doesn’t look like you at all”.

A Salford man has been fined £784 after overturning his car in a horror crash that ripped the vehicle apart.

Luke Shaw has his eyes set on more trophy triumphs this season and has revealed the Manchester United players have already turned their attention to ensuring they advance to the next round of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Gareth Taylor was full of praise for Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw after the striker's inspired display helped Manchester City to an 8-1 rout of Bristol City in the Women's FA Cup.

A single woman found a mysterious shoe in her pocket after a wild night out in the Gay Village has jokingly said she hopes the power of social media will eventually lead her to her 'Cinderella'.

She was loving life. It was 1987 and she had been dazzled by the early 80s New Romantics movement and still embraced it by wearing "frilly white shirts" and clubbing hard in Manchester, sometimes until dawn.

What Priscilla So and Brian Hung don’t know about beer probably isn’t worth knowing. So Priscilla has exactly the beer in mind to go with the Hong Kong-style french toast they serve at Harcourt, their new pub in Altrincham.

Extensive new bike storage facilities have been confirmed for cyclists using Manchester Piccadilly railway station in the city centre, the M.E.N. can reveal. Rail bosses said a total of 162 new storage spaces would be created at the station across four separate locations.

The National have shared a second preview of their new album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ – listen to the moving ‘New Order T-Shirt’ below.The band’s ninth album, and first since 2019’s ‘I Am Easy To Find’, will be released on April 28 via 4AD and feature cameos from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens. Swift will appear on ‘The Allcott’ while Bridgers is set to feature on ‘This Isn’t Helping’ and ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’.

Plans for a controversial new 1,050-home community on land north of Mosley Common in Wigan, following two rounds of public consultation.

K.J. Yossman Richard Armitage (“The Hobbit” trilogy), Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”) and “Absolutely Fabulous” star Joanna Lumley are set to lead the cast of new Netflix series “Fool Me Once.” Based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name and produced by Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street Productions, the eight-part series stars Keegan (pictured above on set) as Maya Stern, a woman who is struggling to resume her life after her husband Joe (Armitage) is brutally murdered. But things take a turn after Maya spots someone on the nanny cam she has installed throughout her home to keep an eye on her young daughter…someone who is supposed to be dead. Meanwhile Maya’s niece and nephew are also reeling from the murder of their mother several months earlier and set out to find out the truth. Could the two tragedies be related?

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have shared details of a headline outdoor Brighton gig this summer.Supported by The Vaccines, The Coral and Gaz Coombes, Gallagher will bring his band to the ‘On The Beach’ show on July 30.Tickets go on general sale this Friday (February 24) at 10am GMT here.Gallagher’s latest announcement comes after booking an outdoor gig in Taunton this August as part of the Somerset Live series. The musician has already confirmed several other outdoor gigs for the summer including festival slots and a homecoming show at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park.The news follows Gallagher’s band and Garbage announcing a co-headline tour of North America this summer – find more details below and purchase tickets here.A post shared by Noel Gallagher’s HFB (@themightyi)It kicks off in Auburn, Washington on June, 2, 2023 (release day for Gallagher’s new album ‘Council Skies’) followed by stops in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Dallas, Tampa, New York and many more, before rounding up at in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 15.Metric join the bill as special guests on the tour, which will mark the first time Gallagher and his High Flying Birds will have toured North America since 2019.Gallagher announced ‘Council Skies’ last month along with the release of single ‘Easy Now’.

Love Island star posted a smiling picture on her Instagram (and one of herself and her beloved pet cat Bread both striking a contemplative pose) as she marked one month on from giving birth to baby daughter Bambi. She looked stunning with her blonde hair worn in a long bob style. Molly-Mae, who met her partner Tommy Fury on the ITV2 dating show Love Island in 2019, looked super-stylish in a black and tan checked coat.

Rent prices are higher than ever and with the ongoing cost of living crisis, some families are struggling to make ends meet. While there has been an increase in people starting 'side hustles' to try and bring in some extra cash, others have been coming up with even more creative ways to combat rising costs.