Rocked by a corruption scandal, looted and hit by a pandemic - but Salford Shopping Centre is all set to royally celebrate

It was a moment in time when Salford's shopping centre was the biggest social club in the city. Friends and neighbours would cluster to chat, gossip, and have a bite sat on a bench.

Councillors have given the green light to multi-million plans to transform Spindles Shopping Centre and create a new market and food court.

The Spinners Quarter development in Pendleton was officially unveiled recently with Salford ’s city mayor cutting the ribbon. The event marks a milestone for Lovell Together, the joint venture between Lovell Partnerships and Together Housing Group.

A new cookie dough kiosk is set to open at The Trafford Centre this weekend, and the first 100 customers will be treated to free cookie dough. Cult dessert favourite, My Cookie Dough, will be serving up freshly baked cookie dough in over 10 flavours next to the Odeon cinema from Saturday.

Fans of a much-loved garden centre have lamented the 'end of an era' after its owners announced it would close after 51 years of trading. All In One was considered a pioneer as one of the nation's first garden centres when it opened in Middleton in 1971.

A former community hub could be given a new lease of life as a furniture showroom and repair centre. Plans to convert the long-vacant Greave Community Centre, in Rochdale, have been brought forward by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) - the borough’s largest social housing provider.

Saturday, June 4 marks the first birthday of Lilibet Diana Windsor-Mountbatten, and the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has been receiving social media greetings from her royal relatives.

Police sealed off a road in Manchester city centre after a man was assaulted outside a bar in the early hours of this morning. Officers were called to Withy Grove at around 5.30am today (Saturday) after reports a man had been injured outside Roxy Ballroom on Withy Grove.

The Victorian Pride Centre, Australia’s first purpose-built Pride Centre, is celebrating its namesake month in June with a cultural smorgasbord of events, from a historical exhibition to diverse clothes swap!PRINTED PROTEST, from June 1 until July 31, This exhibition highlights posters, banners and placards across the decades that have focused on campaigns of social and political change for LGBTIQ+ communities. Printed Protest showcases the creativity and determination of LGBTIQ+ communities through the imagery, messaging and artwork that pushed for change.

Plans for the new £12 million Scottish Crannog Centre have been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council.

This week 45 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee and as Her Majesty begins celebrations for her record-breaking Platinum Jubilee, our eyes turn to the Official Singles Chart of 1977...and one of the most controversial chart races in the history of the Official Charts. 

Campaigners who are fighting to stop a Hooters coming to Salford Quays will get a chance to have their say at a licensing hearing next week. Womanchester, a women’s rights group, alongside other individuals and groups, have previously referred to the US restaurant chain as “sexist, misogynistic and degrading”.

A man has been seen riding a metal giraffe outside a Scots entertainment centre in a dangerous stunt.

Kelly announced she was expecting her first baby with Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, four months after confirming their romance.  She wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her ultrasound scan: ‘I know that I have been very quiet these past few months so I thought I would share with you all as to why… ‘I am over the moon to announce that I am going to be a Mumma. To say that I am happy does not quite cut it.

An elderly man was arrested after telling developers to 'get off my property', claiming that he owns a former community centre set to be turned into flats.