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Mancunian motorists’ standard of driving has been slammed as ‘absolutely bizarre’.

A mum who thrust an electric drill into a disabled woman’s head is among those to have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Until just a few years ago, it was simply an unassuming patch of empty grassland in east Manchester. But it was when the latest development work started on turning it in Abbey Hey, Gorton, that clues of the area's fascinating history truly came to life.

Manchester rapper Aitch delighted fans by filming a music video on residential streets across the city. On Saturday (23 April), the Moston -born musician, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, turned up to residential streets of Manchester with a large camera crew and a crowd of fans in tow.

Landlords of more than 1,400 homes in Manchester will have to pay hundreds of pounds for a licence as part of a council crackdown on poor housing.

Residents evacuated after a huge sinkhole destroyed four houses and damaged others say they are trapped in the middle of a 'blame game' over who should compensate them.

The brother of a Mancunian boxer suspected of shooting himself dead after moving to Las Vegas seeking his fortune believes he was actually killed by his wife and her father, an inquest heard.

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direct to your inboxWhen it began on Tuesday afternoon, the demolition process was brutal.A man was winched in via a huge crane armed with a pickaxe and a chainsaw and simply began hacking at what remains of four homes on Walmer Street, Abbey Hey.First he pulled off roof tiles, then he cut through wooden beams, and eventually bits started falling off of their own accord.It was heartbreaking to see for those watching below.Through no fault of their own, four sets of families have lost almost

direct to your inboxFour homes hit by a sinkhole that opened up in Gorton will have to be demolished, it has been confirmed.

direct to your inbox"It's my first home, I worked hard for that.

direct to your inboxA single mum of four young children has been left devastated after her home dramatically collapsed into a sinkhole today. The dramatic scenes unfolded on Walmer Street in Abbey Hey, Gorton, in front of terrified neighbours.

direct to your inboxDramatic footage captured the moment house fronts crumbled and fell into a Manchester street - hours after a sinkhole 'swallowed' a car' - following the collapse of a sewer.Four properties have been destroyed on Walmer Street, Abbey Hey, Gorton, following the incident overnight.A large emergency services scene remained in place on Thursday afternoon (January 21).Those who live at the terrace houses have been given alternative accommodation.Fortunately, nobody was hurt.It came

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a hugely popular teaching assistant after she lost her battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) aged just 66.Sue Whitehead was the beating heart of Abbey Hey primary school in Gorton for more than 30 years.She joined from the former Varna Street school in Openshaw as a TA and later took on more responsibility as a safeguarding lead, winning national and local awards for her dedication.But in reality, Sue's role at the school, and indeed the wider

A mum claims the council aren't doing enough to tackle a neighbour constantly having loud sex - because it's a 'natural noise'.The dispute has been ongoing at an address in Abbey Hey, Gorton, since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.The mum, who asked not to be named, says a woman next door is making life a misery for her family including three young children aged four, two and one."It's every night, it's terrible," the mum said."Before lockdown, it wasn't really every night."Since lockdown

Police searching for a missing woman from north Manchester have found a body.Paulina Biernacka disappeared in the early hours of Sunday (October 18) morning in Abbey Hey, in Gorton.The 26-year-old from north Manchester was last seen at 1am on Jetson Street.Forensics were pictured at a park in Gorton on Sunday night, as police said they were searching the area as part of a missing person enquiry.Police were pictured at the gateway to Debdale Park on Sunday evening as part of the search.A body,

rate in the country with more than 200 cases per 100,000 people.Despite this, symptomatic residents in Bolton and across Greater Manchester say they have struggled to get tested.M.E.N readers have tweeted about their struggles to book a test on the government website.One woman, who lives in Abbey Hey, Gorton, was told to head to Bolton for a test, despite living in Manchester and not being able to drive.Meanwhile, two Bolton locals say they were both told to drive to Burton-on-Trent for