The £18m 'Tower of Light' which will power prominent Manchester city centre buildings is taking shape

Levenshulme, East Manchester Leisure Centre in Beswick and Hough End Leisure Centre. Moss Side Leisure Centre, North City Family & Fitness Centre in Harpurhey and Wythenshawe Forum will also reopen.All six centres will operate in a limited capacity to ensure that social distancing measures can be implemented successfully.Tennis facilities at Manchester Tennis & Football Centre and the outdoor athletics track at Manchester Regional Arena will also reopen to the public on August 1.

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“Did you see the vehicle driving in the area prior to this collision? Did you witness the collision? “We’re keen to speak to anyone who was in the area at the time, or has any dashcam or CCTV footage that may assist us, to get in touch.” Contact police on 0161 856 4741 quoting incident number 614 of 23/07/2020 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Salford, just after 10am.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City evening headlines for July 20Pep Guardiola has told his players they will have to work out for themselves how to beat Watford following the sacking of Nigel Pearson.

herePolice closed the road at the junction with Deansgate and Lower Byrom Street.The road remains closed.A spokesman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "It was leaking diesel onto the roadway, around 150 litres."Police were in attendance managing traffic and helping recovery of the HGV."We assisted with the clean up where residual diesel was on the road.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday July 19.Ilkay Gundogan has admitted Manchester City were not good enough in Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat against Arsenal.Pep Guardiola’s side dominated possession but struggled to break down their opposition, who scored twice on the break through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.And Gundogan pointed to a lack of energy in the first half as he attempted to explain the result.“It was not good enough today to go to

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for July 18.Guardiola jibe on cup dominance Pep Guardiola has a remarkable record in domestic cup competitions at Manchester City - and he has joked it is because the club has more money than anyone else.

straight to your inbox Here are the Manchester City evening headlines for Friday July 17.

straight to your inboxManchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed Ederson will start tomorrow's FA Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley.Regular cup goalkeeper Claudio Bravo will miss the clash through injury but there will no City debut for backup goalkeeper Scott Carson.The 34-year-old has deputised in Bravo's absence but Guardiola will select his number one for the game against the Gunners."Eddie is going to play because Claudio is a little bit injured - he was not on the

hereProsecutors told how Crowley, who didn't attend a scheduled trial in 2006, had been out drinking in the city centre.During the night the young woman felt 'uncomfortable' about Crowley's behaviour, as he put his arms around her and called her a 'sexy lady', prosecutor Charlotte Crangle said.The group went back to a house in Fallowfield after getting a takeaway in the early hours.Crowley began touching the woman's bottom.She told him to stop, but he said he 'didn't care'.At the house, Crowley

Firefighters have paid tribute to one of their former colleagues - seven years after he died in tragic circumstances.Father-of-two Stephen Hunt was found collapsed inside a shop in Manchester's Northern Quarter whilst attempting to put out the fire in July, 2013.The 38-year-old, from Radcliffe, was pronounced dead later that evening.Seven years later his colleagues are still laying flowers at his memorial in Philips Park and have paid tribute to their lost friend.In a post on Twitter, a

Mayfield rail depot.

Manchester Evening News , we have vowed to honour the memory of each victim through our Loved and Lost series. Every week, relatives of coronavirus victims have been in touch with beautiful tributes to their loved ones.From the 'comical' caretaker to the 'caring' gran who loved bingo, this week we remember more special people who have died. If you wish to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here. Mabel was from Manchester and moved to St Annes some years ago.She died on Easter Tuesday

Reside  saw a 51pc increase in signups in June compared to the same time last year, they say.“There will of course be a few factors at play here,” agency founder and director Anthony Stankard suggests.“[It could be] a bounce in the market following lockdown or a large number of people on furlough just browsing, but the productivity is phenomenal and the number of deals in both sales and rentals is very promising in these early days of the new normal.”With house hunters able to do extensive

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Thursday July 9.Pep Guardiola has attempted to rouse his players by reminding them there are still things to achieve this season.Manchester City have missed out on the Premier League title, but the Champions League and the FA Cup remain on the table for Guardiola’s men.City bounced back from a 1-0 defeat to Southampton with an emphatic 5-0 win against a hapless Newcastle United on Wednesday.Guardiola was not one for

straight to your inboxUEFA have confirmed that the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will take place at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10 July.The governing body last month announced that the 2019/20 Champions League will conclude with a ‘final-eight’ mini-tournament in Lisbon in August.The quarter and semi-finals will be reduced to one leg from the standard two-leg format, with the games commencing on 12 August and the final taking place on

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