Road closed and emergency services scrambled as police called to 'fight' on Chorlton street

For over 40 years, Northmoor Laundrette in Longsight has been a place where people can chat and catch up while washing their clothes.Despite being a staple part of the local community, the laundrette is now shutting down after bosses say it is no longer financially sustainable to keep running.In 2005, the business was taken over by the Northmoor Community Association (NCA) and transformed into a not-for-profit social enterprise and Manchester’s only Internet café laundrette.Situated on Northmoor

here"We’d like to thank our amazing staff for the hard work they’ve put in over the last decade since we re-opened back in 2009."The announcement follows the devastating news that music venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla would be closing down for good. Thousands of  gig-goers and musicians were mourning their loss  after the M.E.N reported the news on Thursday.

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told Manchester Evening News.“This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of COVID 19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued

coronavirus crisis, despite the government’s recent £1.57billion bailout for venues and arts spaces.After rumours began swirling on social media that the venues could be closing, Mission Mars, the company behind both sites, confirmed the news earlier today (July 16).“The Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening,” Roy Ellis, Mission Mars CEO and founder told

Let the Music Play campaign, appealing for a £50m government rescue package.Around 90 per cent of grassroots venues are believed to be at risk of permanent closure.Deaf Institute has hosted countless intimate gigs and club nights since it opened in 2008, in a Grade-II listed building near Manchester Met University.Spread over three floors, with a bar and restaurant on the ground floor specialising in vegan food, it's known for its eclectic interiors, giant glitter ball, and for launching

M60 clockwise at junction 15, Worsley Braided Interchange, according to Highways England. The lanes are closed up to junction 16 for Salford and Kearsley.

The Sun said: “Lauren took Alesha to a curtained-off room backstage during a break.

in Tameside.Police are now investigating if the two incidents on neighbouring streets in Droylsden on Saturday night are linked.A 16 year-old was assaulted with a machete close to Brierfield House, a block of flats on Lancaster Road at around 9:40pm Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.Emergency services were called and he was rushed to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.Around the same time police also received reports of what appeared to be gunshots on neighbouring York Road,

this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyBolton News'. It's as simple as that.A tweet from Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers from Bolton West Neighbourhood Team executed a drugs warrant this morning at Chorley Road in Westhoughton."Officers found 300 plants at various stages of growth."A male was arrested in the address and is currently in custody."The discovery marks yet another cannabis farm that has been uncovered by police in Manchester.

A road rage driver smashed a metal pole across a stranger's head, leaving blood trickling down his ear. Mohammed Chaudhry, 29, confronted his victim and followed him to a residential street after taking issue with the way he drove on Kingsway in Cheadle.Manchester Crown Court heard how on November 9, 2018, the victim was driving home from work when he became aware of a VW Golf being driven by the defendant.

hereThey broke into the woman's home on Wilcott Road in Gatley, a cul-de-sac, at around 6.30pm on Wednesday.In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said: "One of the men threatened the victim, a woman in her late 70s, with a screwdriver and demanded that she hand over any gold jewellery that she owned, whilst the other man told her to stay quiet."Both men fled through the back door of the property empty-handed and made off in a black Audi saloon car in an unknown direction."The offenders are

here A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "At just after 10am on Thursday, July 9, two fire engines from Marple and Offerton and specialist appliances from Ashton-under-Lyne assisted North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) at an incident near Lakes Road, Marple, involving a man and a woman who had been thrown from startled horses. “Crews used stretchers to assist the pair before handing over to colleagues from NWAS.

hereGreater Manchester Police continue to investigate.There have been no reports of any arrests and no description of the man has yet been issued.Any witnesses or anyone with further information is asked to contact GMP.A spokeswoman for the Greater Manchester force said: "We were called at 6.15pm to reports of indecent exposure at Woodheys Park."Enquiries are ongoing."Anyone with further information can contact GMP on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 quoting log number

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hereSome venues would have a barrier system outside and their own security, he said, while roads would be closed around the city centre and in other towns."What we are saying to licensed premises is to ensure the Covid 19 guidelines are adhered to.