Services could be withdrawn from three of Tameside's struggling leisure centres under cost-cutting plans

direct to your inbox The future of the West Indian Community Centre in Longsight has been put in doubt after members received a letter informing them that a planning proposal had been submitted for the land.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Paris-based Luxbox has scored the worldwide sales rights to Swedish-Costa Rican debut feature “Clara Sola” by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén.The magical realist tale set in a remote Costa Rican village follows a woman, known for her healing powers, who seeks to break away from the stifling social and religious conventions of her community.“Clara Sola” has nearly completed its post and will be primed for key festivals.

Bolton, replacing the existing Jubilee Centre, in Tennyson Street. Bolton Council has pumped a further £700,000 of funding into the project, bringing the overall investment in the new centre to £5.7 million.

Guy Lodge Film CriticPhilippe Lacôte’s career in film began at the end, rather than the beginning, of the cinematic life cycle: as a projectionist in a small regional theater in Toulouse, France, where the Ivory Coast-born director had moved to study linguistics.

direct to your inboxCouncillors have become embroiled in a row over Tameside’s leisure trust after a Tory member claimed it was a ‘ticking time bomb’.At a meeting of the full council on Tuesday night, Conservative Stalybridge South councillor Liam Billington was critical of the money that had been loaned to Active Tameside by the town hall.In November the council agreed a £1.8m loan to keep the leisure trust afloat for the remainder of the financial year.But councillors involved with Active

A prisoner becomes a storyteller in Night Of The Kings, Ivory Coast’s vivid International Feature Oscar shortlist selection written and directed by Philippe Lacôte (Run). Newcomer Bakary Koné stars as a pickpocket who arrives at La MACA, a notorious prison in the Ivorian forest.

direct to your inboxA new retirement village could be built on the site of a derelict former garden centre.Dozens of apartments for older people are being proposed for the old Ladybridge Garden Centre, in Cheadle Hulme.Developer Anwyl Partnerships has revealed a ‘draft plan’ for land at the corner of Ladybridge Road and Mill Lane.The scheme would boast up to 70 one and two-bedroom flats and cater for residents’ care needs.An online consultation states: “The proposal is for a modern retirement

direct to your inboxA council services building has been earmarked for demolition and redevelopment.The Moss View Centre, in Partington, is currently home to the council’s school meals services, including its free schools meals services.The plan is for the teams based in the building to be relocated to the Trafford Park council depot, if this is deemed financially viable for the authority.The plan to ‘seek to vacate this asset, demolish and redevelop the site’ is laid out in Trafford council’s

2 min read As rumours and unofficial sources continue to be leaking information about RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, Drag Race fan site “Not Today Satan” have released their list of ten drag queens that they believe will be the cast of season one.

direct to your inboxPlans to create a new ‘communal’ retirement complex in Mossley which would see the demolition of a ‘dilapidated’ warehouse are dividing residents.A developer has applied to Tameside council to create a block of 31 one-bedroom apartments for the over 55s on land off Nield Street and Smith Street.Since being validated on February 4, there have been 21 comments on the proposals, with 17 objections, one ‘neutral comment’ and three people writing in support.According to the

With RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under hitting our screens in the near future, rumours of which queens will feature in its debut season are abound. Drag Race fan page, Not Today Satan, has today posted who they believe is in the official cast, naming only 10 queens. Though not official, their information has usually been right, having guessed every queen for season 13 on August 20, almost four months before the official cast announcement.The Spoiled Drag Race thread on Reddit has also lit up with

the charity here.A GMP spokesperson said: "At around 8.15am on Monday 1 February 2021, police received a report of concern for the welfare of a person off Market Street, Manchester City Centre. "Emergency services attended and a man was sadly found deceased.

Hugh Bonneville has taken on a new role – a volunteer marshall at one of England’s COVID-19 vaccination centres.

direct to your inboxA botched terror training exercise which foreshadowed delays in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bombing was a 'disaster', the public inquiry into the atrocity has been told.The emergency services took part in a huge terrorism training exercise, in which a suicide bomber scenario was played out at the Trafford Centre in May, 2016, a year before the real attack at the Arena.But Greater Manchester Police failed to alert fellow blue light colleagues about the

Perth is now open and has handed out its first jag to the public. The facility at Dewars Centre in Perth, will help NHS Tayside continue its vaccination programme as the region fights back against COVID-19.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's 26-year-old son, Connor Cruise, is giving a glimpse into his personal life. Over the weekend, Connor shared a photo from a trip to Costa Rica with friends.

Connor Cruise, 26, wowed Instagram followers on Jan. 29 when he showed off a large fish he seemed to have caught while on a boat in Costa Rica. The son of Tom Cruise, 58, and Nicole Kidman, 53, looked unrecognizable with a full beard in the impressive pic and was smiling while holding up the aquatic animal. He had on a long-sleeved white top and tan shorts and a pair of sunglasses that covered his eyes from the sun.