The 260ft tower which could offer 360-degree panoramic views above Manchester city centre over Christmas... if lockdown restrictions allow

direct to your inbox A pub in Manchester city centre has been hit with a fine after it allowed customers in to drink during the coronavirus lockdown.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City morning headlines for Sunday, November 29.Mahrez delight at first City hat-trickRiyad Mahrez netted his first Manchester City hat-trick against Burnley – having only scored once this term before his maiden treble on Saturday afternoon.Against the Clarets, the Algeria international opened the scoring in the sixth minute and doubled the hosts' lead midway through the first-half.

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straight to your inbox every day for freeFred says Manchester United need to be flexible when facing PSG in the Champions League.The Reds host last season's beaten finalists in the Champions League next Wednesday in what could be a crucial group stage fixture.United famously ran out winners over PSG in France and then recorded an equally-impressive victory over RB Leipzig to leave them in control of group H.Yet a subsequent loss to Istanbul Basaksehir means United are yet to qualify for the

straight to your inboxManchester City's Christmas schedule has been confirmed, as well as their upcoming Premier League games which include a Manchester derby at Old Trafford.City will face Manchester United in the first Premier League derby of the season, looking to avenge their two defeats in the league to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last season. That game has been moved to the evening kick-off on Saturday December 12, with kick off at 5.30pm.

after we observed 50 cars making the turn in just half an hour.Seven years later, traffic gridlock around Manchester city centre remains a problem, particularly on routes heading towards Salford and Trafford at rush-hour.

Wood Street Mission has been dedicated to improving the lives of children in Salford and Manchester for more than 150 years. The charity has launched its annual Christmas appeal, asking for donations of new toys, gifts, selection boxes and advent calendars.

We'd like to know what you think should happen next. Would you like to see the lockdown extended or should all restrictions be lifted? Have your say in our survey below.Click 'display interactive content' or follow this link if you can't see it on your device. United City's privately-funded research will help to bridge that gap, giving clear data to manage safety in workplaces, hospitality venues and on transport, they say.The research will also allow Greater Manchester leaders to negotiate with

mounting tensions between Greater Manchester leaders and the government over lockdown measures.

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After months of exercising at home, fitness fans will soon have a new luxury facility to explore in Manchester.Plans for a new million-pound gym have been revealed in the city centre.Taking shape on Great Ancoats Street - currently the site of some much-loathed roadworks - the new gym will be a collaboration between two existing brands.Lifestyle Fitness will be turning the two-storey unit into a boutique health club, in partnership with Northern Quarter gym V1BE.The new flagship site in Ancoats

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City headlines for the morning of Wednesday November 18.Gareth Southgate has joined Pep Guardiola and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in publicly questioning why Premier League managers are unable to make five substitutions this season.Five changes were permitted for Project Restart, but clubs voted to do away with the rule change for the start of the 2020/21 campaign despite concerns over how the shortened schedule would affect the fitness of players.Both

Manchester cty centre walking tour has been named as one of the best in the world.Invisible Cities, which offers three different guided tours around the city has been handed a 2021 Lonely Planet Best In Travel Community award.Each year the tourism publication ranks the top spots to travel across the globe for the following year.And the tour company has been ranked best as Lonely Planet re-imagines its awards following a year that saw the world grind to a halt.Invisible Cities offers three guided

straight to your inboxWe are a little over six weeks away until the January transfer window opens.With the summer transfer deadline delayed until October, there is a quick turnaround in markets, giving clubs a fresh chance to land potential transfer targets.For Manchester City, January will likely bring another month of transfer speculation, with various players linked with moves to the Etihad.The betting market is already open on which players City could land in January - here is who the

Wanderers take on the Ammies as the two pre-season favourites for the League Two title in the opinion of the bookmakers go head-to-head for the first time. But the pre-season predictions for both sides are yet to materialise.

More than 7,000 students from China have been flown into Manchester for their studies at universities in the city and across the North of England.In total, 31 specially chartered flights have been organised between Chongqing Jiangbei Airport in central China and Manchester Airport to transport the students.All students have been transported straight from the airport to their accommodation to self-isolate for 14 days after landing.More students are due to fly in but as a result of the new

Ardwick Green has been drawn up with the aim of unlocking the area’s potential - particularly through the redevelopment of vacant brownfield sites.The community which has grown around the three-acre green, which was Manchester’s first public park, is increasingly attracting the attention of developers and investors.It also borders the £850m regeneration of Mayfield and the neighbourhood of Brunswick, which is undergoing its own £106m regeneration programme.By adopting a neighbourhood development

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has condemned the gathering - which took place despite government orders to stay home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus.