Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, September 23.
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Manchester council has made a plea to the new Prime Minister to help plug a £20m budget gap caused by 'severe and unprecedented' financial pressures. The town hall has blamed the 'significant' overspend on Covid and inflation.
The total cost of inflation to the council's coffers is currently expected to be £38m more than it would be in a 'normal' year, according to town hall chiefs. This includes a nationally-negotiated pay rise for local government staff which is expected to cost Manchester council £9.5m more than it had budgeted for.
Speaking to councillors at a scrutiny committee meeting on Tuesday (September 6), city treasurer Carol Culley said the situation is 'unprecedented'. However, she said how the new Prime Minister responds is the 'big unknown'.
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She said: "Your guess is probably as good as mine in terms of what it might mean in terms of support for residents and recognition of inflation pressures."
The council's deputy chief executive explained that, unlike in previous years, the overspend in the budget is not driven by an increase in demand for statutory services such as children's or adults' social care and homelessness. She said that the £20m budget gap relates to the 'hangover' impact of Covid on the council's income such as from parking and, predominantly, inflation.
In a normal year, the council would budget around £8m to cover rising costs, but responding to forecasts of high inflation, a further £21m was set aside. But because inflation was projected to peak at around 5 pc when the budget was set earlier this year, this figure was £7m short of what is now required.
The town hall had also budgeted £7m to put towards
Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, September 23.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a variety of economic measures today as the government introduces a mini-budget to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Clayton Davis Not every race is what it seems, and so it goes with the first category decision of the season. Variety has confirmed Michelle Williams’ work as the piano-playing mother in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” will be campaigned for the Oscars in best actress, instead of supporting as many pundits had speculated. The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the prestigious People’s Choice Award and became the undisputed frontrunner in the early days of the awards season. One of the highlights of the cast was Williams’ turn as Mitzi Fabelman, a lover of the arts who serves as an inspiration for her filmmaking son Sammy (played by newcomer Gabrielle LaBelle).
Father John Misty has added new dates to his 2023 UK and European tour – tickets are available here.The singer-songwriter announced the run of shows earlier this year, but he’s now an extra three UK gigs at Brighton Dome on March 10, Portsmouth Guildhall (11) and Leeds University (12).Misty (real name Joshua Tillman) has also confirmed an additional concert at Oslo Sentrum Scene on February 26, and a new date at Gothenburg Pustervik the following night (27).You can see FJM’s revised UK/European schedule for 2023 below.FEBRUARY 202325 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene26 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene 27 – Gothenburg Pustervik 28 – Stockholm, CirkusMARCH 20232 – Denmark, KB Hallen3 – Berlin, Columbiahalle4 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live6 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique7 – Paris, Salle Pleyel9 – London, O2 Academy Brixton 10 – Brighton Dome11 – Portsmouth Guildhall12 – Leeds University13 – Gateshead, Sage Gateshead15 – Glasgow, Barrowlands17 – Manchester, O2 Apollo ManchesterMeanwhile, Father John Misty has released a new live EP called ‘Live At Electric Lady’ which features a cover of Stevie Wonder‘s ‘I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)’.Recorded at the iconic Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York City back in May, the special collection also contains live versions of five songs from FJM’s latest album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’.Tillman is currently out on the road in North America, with his next show scheduled for tomorrow (September 22) at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
Father John Misty has covered Stevie Wonder‘s ‘I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)’ as part of a new live EP.‘Live At Electric Lady’ was recorded at the iconic Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York City back in May. Comprising six tracks, the special collection contains live versions of five songs from FJM’s latest album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’.Closing the EP is Father John Misty’s take on Wonder’s 1972 number ‘I Believe…’. You can listen to ‘Live At Electric Lady’ on Spotify below.Announcing the project on social media, FJM (real name Josh Tillman) shared a series of behind-the-scenes shots of himself and his accompanying string section recording at NYC’s Electric Lady.
It was five years ago when Pan-n-Ice landed in Manchester, taking a spot within Selfridges’ food Hall at The Trafford Centre. And today, they launched a second parlour at Manchester Arndale, keeping queues of hungry shoppers happy with their unique ice cream and frozen yoghurt rolls.
The Great British Bake Off makes its return to our screens on Tuesday night (September 13). A fresh batch of amateur culinarians are ready to take on signature, technical and showstopper bakes in a bid to impress the judges - and prove themselves as star baker.
Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and beau Davide Sanclimenti have put any ‘cheating’ rumours behind them as they look happier than ever during a trip to New York.The winners of this year’s show, both 28, have been enjoying their trip in style and ensured that fans were with them as they took to social media to document what they had been up to. While in the Big Apple, the couple went to a boohooMAN event following Davide reportedly securing a six-figure deal with the brand.They posed at the event looking into each other’s eyes with Ekin-Su sporting a plunging crop top while Davide showed off a different avatar in an oversized graffiti shirt and glasses.
Steak restaurant Hawksmoor has been a mainstay of Manchester's culinary offering since the doors of its Deansgate site opened in 2015.
Young survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are flying to New York to speak at a United Nations congress for victims of terrorism.
Julie Neville has revealed that she and her ex Manchester United football star husband Phil have had tattoos to mark an important date in their lives. To celebrate her 45th birthday cookery author Julie and Inter Miami head coach Phil have had wedding bands inked along with the the year they got married.
Liz Truss has been announced as the new Prime Minister of the UK, beating former Chancellor Rishi Sunak. The election was announced after Boris Johnson announced his resignation just under two months ago.
The Queen won't meet the new Prime Minister in Buckingham Palace next week in a historic first.