An inquest has opened into the death of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton. The 31-year-old was fatally stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area of Altrincham in the early hours of Sunday, August 21.
22.08.2022 - 21:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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by BETH ABBIT - Mon Aug 22, 2022
Hello and welcome,
I’m back after a few days off and a short jaunt to Dublin, where I realised I do not like Guinness, but I will not stop trying to enjoy it.
Thank you to the brilliant Adam Maidment for holding down the fort while I was away. To kick off the week, let’s look at Adam’s opinion piece about this coming weekend’s Pride celebrations.
As he says, over the years the event has morphed into one of the city’s biggest festivals - but it had far humbler beginnings as the Manchester Gay Pub and Club Olympics in 1985.
“The small event featured tug-of-war and egg-and-spoon races in a bid to raise money for local and crucial charities. Held in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, it provided a sense of community and belonging to those facing hostility and prejudice on a daily basis,” he writes.
Since then Manchester Pride has developed into one of the most popular in the country. But has it lost it’s roots? As Adam writes: “The idea of seeing drag queens taking part in an egg-and-spoon race today would face bewilderment from audiences more accustomed to seeing Ariana Grande on stage or knocking back shots of unknown spirits at 3am with a woman in a £5 rainbow wig they've just met.”
He argues that Pride has lost some of its identity over the years with the donation buckets ‘often shunted aside in favour of cocktails as people prefer to party over protest’.
Following a public consultation, Pride bosses say this year’s event will go back to its roots with a
An inquest has opened into the death of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton. The 31-year-old was fatally stabbed outside a bar in the Goose Green area of Altrincham in the early hours of Sunday, August 21.
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have given fans a glimpse of the latest addition to their huge mansion. After working on building their dream home together in Essex for the last two years, their extravagant £3.5 million property is finally almost complete.
Coleen Rooney and Wayne Rooney have sold their five bedroom Cheshire home for £3.7million - to upgrade to a £20m mansion.The move comes after Coleen signed a multi-million pound deal with Disney+ for a tell-all Wagatha Christie documentary - with some reports suggesting she will out earn footballer Wayne.The couple built their former family home to their own specification after buying a plot of land for £1.5million in 2005. Land Registry documents state the property was sold for £3.7million.
Mourners arrived on a horse-drawn carriage for the funeral of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton this morning.
The Osmonds and Six have wrapped up their Manchester theatre shows following successful legs in the city - and September is set to be just as exciting, with four incredible shows set to take to the stages of the Opera House and Palace Theatre.
This time last year, Rico Lewis had just four under-18 appearances to his name for Manchester City and had only just signed his first scholarship deal. Fast-forward 12 months, and he has won two academy titles, made his Premier League debut, and started at the Camp Nou against Barcelona.
A man accused of murdering Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton could go on trial at the beginning of next year. Liam O'Prey, 21, faces four counts relating to the same incident in Goose Green, Altrincham, which left 31-year-old Rico dead in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 21).
World champion boxer Tyson Fury has called for the government to take action on knife crime after his cousin, 31-year-old Rico Burton, was fatally stabbed in Altrincham over the weekend. He told talkSPORT radio that knife crime is "the most cowardly little s**th**** thing anybody can do", and called on the government to take tougher action on those who carry it out.
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton.
A 21 year old man has been charged in connection with the murder of Tyson Fury ’s cousin Rico Burton, after he was fatally stabbed in Greater Manchester on Sunday morning, Greater Manchester Police has confirmed. Liam O’Prey of no fixed abode, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on 24 August, after being arrested following the death of Rico Burton, who was the cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.
A couple were left baffled after receiving a prosecution notice that their Golf GTI had been caught speeding - whilst they were over 1,500 miles away on a holiday in southern Spain.
LF SYSTEM are currently on track to score an eighth consecutive week at Number 1 with summer anthem Afraid To Feel – but they’ve got some tough competition.
A second man has been arrested after the murder of Rico Burton, cousin to world champion boxer Tyson Fury, in the early hours of this morning (August 21). The 31-year-old was knifed outside a bar in Altrincham shortly after 3am on Sunday morning and tragically died in hospital a short while later, Greater Manchester Police said.
The victim stabbed to death in Altrincham was Tyson Fury's cousin Rico Burton, the Manchester Evening News understands. Officers and paramedics scrambled to the scene, on Goose Green in the early hours of Sunday morning (August 21).
Both of the candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister launched stinging attacks on Andy Burnham during a hustings event in the city tonight (Friday)