Prominent Ramsbottom town centre building set to be converted into flats

Asda is set to open a brand new store in the city centre — but it’ll be unlike its other Mancunian shops.

The musical adaptation of the S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 teen novel (and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film) The Outsiders will begin Broadway previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Saturday, March 16, 2024 ahead of a Thursday, April 11, 2024 opening night, producers announced today.

Scores of homes have been left without water and businesses have been forced to close after a burst water main in Bury. The pipe began leaking on Hornby Street near the town centre earlier this morning.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor In this week’s podcast news roundup, Hallmark sets its first-ever scripted podcast, a “romance mystery” starring Malinda Williams, Amanda Seales and Keith D. Robinson; Ron Howard executive produces an improv workplace comedy with iHeart; Audible and the Obamas’ Higher Ground launch “Your Mama’s Kitchen,” in which guests tell host Michele Norris about… their mama’s kitchen; ex-UTA agent Jed Baker launched kids and family podcast network Starglow Media; and more.

Nick Jonas is falling on hard times! Literally!

A six year-old girl was lucky to escape serious injury after one of her Crocs shoes got trapped in an escalator at a Primark store, her mum says. Emma Harris, 41, was shopping with her daughter at the Trafford Centre in June.

A man has appeared in court in connection with the death of Piotr Ludwiczak in Bury.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The wide reach of Clarence Avant, who was widely known as “the Godfather of Black Entertainment” and died Sunday at the age of 92, was evident from the range of people paying tribute to him on social media after his death was announced Monday morning. His influence spanned music, entertainment, sports, politics and beyond. Within just a couple of hours, former President Bill Clinton, the Rev.

A bustling town set on the outskirts of Greater Manchester has been attracting more and more homeowners to up sticks from central areas for a better quality of life. In the last few years estate agents have seen Horwich, a rural town within Bolton, become a property hotspot thanks to its open countryside, tight-knit community and affordable homes.

Pink has a tiny new fan with an epic birth story. During one of the singer’s Summer Carnival Tour stops at Boston’s Fenway Park, a pregnant concertgoer went into labour at the show.

Pink has a tiny new fan with an epic birth story. During one of the singer's stops at Boston's Fenway Park, a pregnant concertgoer went into labor at the show. Angela Mercer of Albany, New York, had traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, with family members to attend Pink's July 31 show while she was 31 weeks pregnant, according to a press release from the city's Brigham and Women's Hospital.

There were scenes of chaos in Manchester city centre after a bus crashed into a central reservation on a major street. Around 15 to 20 people are understood to have been hurt, but their injuries were deemed to be 'minor'.

A major road in Manchester city centre has been sealed off by police this afternoon following a serious crash.

Meghan Markle is reportedly saying goodbye to Tinseltown to pursue a career in politics.

Plans for a new five-storey apartment block in Oldham town centre have been lodged.

Jason Aldean continued to double down on his defense of his song “Try That in a Small Town” with an argument tailor-made to his Boston fans.

While performing in Massachusetts this weekend, Jason Aldean took a moment to reflect on the backlash surrounding his song "Try That In A Small Town." "We thought it was a really cool song.The message that we wanted to get out there has completely gotten overshadowed by all the bulls---," Aldean told the crowd in a Boston suburb. "I was laying in bed last night and I'm thinking to myself, you guys did this better than anybody, right? Because I remember a time, I think it was April of 2013, when the Boston Marathon bombings happened. You guys remember this, right? What I saw when that happened was a whole, not a small town – a big-a-- town – come together.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with two robberies in Bolton town centre.

A unique property has come on the market in a sought-after part of the region - and it is much more than meets the eye. What looks like a standard Victorian semi from the outside hides a range of surprising features inside which make it stand out from the average home.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Award-winning scenic designer David Korins calls his work on Broadway’s newest sensation “Here Lies Love” the “most ambitious piece of theater I’ve ever done.” And that’s a high bar: Korins counts The Oscars, “Beetlejuice” and “Hamilton” among his credits. Set to throbbing beats from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, “Here Lies Love” centers on the Philippines’ controversial former First Lady, Imelda Marcos. The idea was to make the show as immersive as possible and turn a Midtown Manhattan theater into a disco ballroom.