'Stuffed behind bars': From inside giant teddy bears to cubby holes - thieves' bizarre hiding spots

LS Lowry and Pierre Adolphe Valette might be some of the most famous painters to come out of Manchester, but they won't be the last.

Nancy Reagan and performed by some of them at the White House. A measure of the immortality enjoyed by Gwyneth Powell’s Grange Hill role came in 2009 when the time-travelling drama Ashes to Ashes included a flashback to 1982 with a clip of Mrs McClusky. Gwyneth Powell was born in Manchester on July 5 1946 to Sidney, a factory worker, and Mary (née Bustard).

Olivia Attwood has found her stolen car just hours after taking to social media to ask for her followers' help. Earlier today, Thursday 14 September, Olivia revealed to her 1.9 million Instagram followers that her black Range Rover – which was bought for her by fiancé Bradley Dack – had been stolen from her home. She then proceeded to share several photographs of her car and called for people to reach out to her if they see it in or around Manchester.

Gwyneth Powell - best known for her role as headmistress Mrs McClusky in the BBC show Grange Hill - has died.

Actress Gwyneth Powell, who appeared in the BBC series Grange Hill, has died at the age of 76, her agent has said. Powell was best known for playing headmistress Bridget McClusky between 1981 and 1991 and also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down. Her representative Matthew Lacey said in a statement on behalf of the family that the actress died “after complications following a major operation for a perforated colon”.

One of Manchester city centre’s most iconic buildings — the Great Northern Warehouse — is set for a major change. While it will still be recognizable as the Victorian behemoth that dominates Deansgate, the fabric of the sprawling, six-acre site is set to shift.

Those wanting to pay their respects to The Queen have been asked to not leave teddy bears, or items other than flowers, at the dedicated London tribute site.

Following the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I I yesterday, at the age of 96, the country is now in mourning for the only ruling monarch most of us will have even known. Many will be closing their businesses out of respect for the sombre occasion, and a lot of Manchester’s restaurants, bars, pubs and hotels have joined in paying tributes.

An angry Mercedes driver jumped on a woman's bonnet, smashed her windscreen and then punched her in the face in a road rage row. Akaash Hussain was sentenced on Thursday for the offence alongside three men for their part in a huge drugs operation.

Antony signed on the dotted line for Manchester United hours before the summer deadline - and the €100million recruit has now trained for the first time as attentions turn to Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Plans to build a block of flats behind a social club in South Manchester have been given the green light despite concerns it would cause parking 'chaos'.

Brewdog is to close six of its bars in the UK, with the brewery’s owner slamming the government for failing to help businesses face the energy and cost of living crisis. Co-founder James Watt took to his LinkedIn page to brand the current government ‘zombies’.

Stacey Giggs, the ex-wife of footballer Ryan Giggs, has revealed that her £80k Range Rover Sport has been recovered after three masked men stole it from her driveway whilst she was at home. The former WAG, 43, is said to have seen her £80,000 car be driven off by thieves in the early hours of Thursday 25 August morning at her home in Worsley, Manchester, leaving her and her two children, Liberty, 19, and Zach, 15, "traumatised".

A convicted drugs baron ran an illicit business behind bars - while his partner in crime lived a luxury lifestyle. David Mulligan, 32, was serving 17 years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure when messages were uncovered between him and Remi Merriman, 35.

Sacha Lord has issued a dire warning about the health of the hospitality sector in Manchester, saying many pubs, bars and restaurants could face closure without urgent Government support.

Keely Hodgkinson believes keeping things simple and trusting her instinct fired her to a long-awaited major championship gold.

It was a hot July afternoon when Eva Thornley came home with bruises on her legs. Her parents assumed she had been fighting at school. Tragically, their assumptions couldn’t have been further from the truth.