The Piccadilly Gardens 'Berlin Wall' is gone forever

direct to your inboxTwo sisters have been slapped with a £150 fine EACH after feeding a McDonald's hash brown to pigeons in Piccadilly Gardens.Jacqueline Falconer, 53, and her sister Nicola, 48, were Christmas shopping in Manchester city centre on Wednesday morning (December 9).They said they left Primark to get breakfast from McDonald's - and got their sausage and egg McMuffin meals to take away, due to Covid-19 restrictions.The sisters, from Worsley, Salford, sat on a step in Piccadilly

Gemma Atkinson melted her fans' hearts this week with a sweet post in which she talked about being apart from her partner, Gorka Marquez.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Strictly pro has to stay in London for the duration of the show, rather than travelling back to greater Manchester to see his family.MORE: Strictly's Gorka Marquez counting down the days until he is reunited with Gemma AtkinsonThis has meant that Gemma and Gorka have been separated for several weeks, and the dancer hasn't seen

direct to your inboxGemma Atkinson has opened up about missing Gorka Marquez as they're kept apart for nine weeks. Hits Radio Presenter Gemma has remained in Manchester with daughter Mia while Gorka rehearses and competes in Strictly Come Dancing in London.

direct to your inboxHundreds of people gathered for an anti-lockdown protest in Piccadilly Gardens which spilled over into a march through the city centre.Holding placards and banners with a variety of messages - including ‘Your Voice Your Choice’ and ‘Boris Loves Satan’ - the group gathered for the ‘Rise Up Manchester’ event at around 1pm on Sunday afternoon (December 12).But Manchester City Councillor Pat Karney has slammed those who marched down Market Street as ‘totally dangerous and

direct to your inboxThey were wearing suits for the first time in their career, even though it was a performance for radio.It was March 7th 1962 and they sang three cover versions - Dream Baby; Memphis Tennessee; and Please Mister Postman.The recording made at the Playhouse Theatre in Hulme, Manchester, for the show, 'Teenager's Turn - Here We Go', was broadcast the next day on the BBC Light Programme.It was the first ever radio recording of The Beatles - featuring Pete Best on drums.Seven

direct to your inboxPiccadilly remains the busiest railway station in the north west, with more than 32 million passengers passing through last year.And with Manchester city centre's phenomenal growth expected to continue in the coming decades, it is only likely to get busier.That is why the city's leaders say they are determined to get the redesign of Piccadilly right, first time.The next stage in that process is responding to the government's refinements to the design of HS2, the high-speed

direct to your inboxA rally in Manchester today (Saturday) called on the government to implement a 'zero Covid strategy' by introducing stricter measures to save lives.The small gathering in Piccadilly Gardens is said to have mirrored events held across the country.Support for the call is said to have been garnered from doctors, scientists, students and trade unions - with organisers criticising what they called the hovernment's 'reckless return to regional tier measures'.They said it would be

straight to your inbox Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has belatedly hit out at Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva for his post on social media after the two sides met in the Champions League in October. City beat Porto 3-1 in the first group stage meeting at the Etihad, in a game that saw tempers flare on the touchlines between Conceicao and his staff, and the City bench.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola is taking a strong squad to Porto as Manchester City look to secure top spot in their Champions League group - but is unlikely to be able to call upon Sergio Aguero. Having returned from his latest setback last week at Olympiacos, Aguero was kept out of the win over Burnley after waking up on the morning of the game feeling something wrong with the knee that kept him sidelined for five months.

hereNorthern are conveying passengers between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds in both directions until further notice, Avanti West Coast said.The operator said the following trains have been cancelled:11:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 13:4611:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 14:0612:20 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:3512:40 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly, due 14:4612:55 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, due 15:07No further details have

show are combined with the results of the viewers’ votes and she was in the dance-off with Men Behaving Badly actress Caroline Quentin.

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

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Manchester's Finest showed a huge pile of rubble on the floor the next morning. Council bosses say it's a 'new beginning' for the Gardens.

A luxury £27m four-star hotel backed by former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been given the go ahead by city planners.The 151-room hotel near Piccadilly Gardens is a joint venture between the footballer and Portuguese hoteliers Pestana, and will be part of the CR7 brand when it opens in 2023.A ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace are proposed over 11 floors, while the area outside the hotel will also be improved with widened pavements and new trees.It will take

Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent.

Openshaw, began shouting and swearing at the officer’s before laughing in their faces and breaking the 2m distance, Manchester Magistrates Court heard.

Manchester Evening News readers found  three out of four people 'hated' the gardens  , listing a string of gripes about the wall, crime levels and general dreariness. Two years later more than 20,000 people signed an M.E.N.