Trafford Centre shoppers fined by police for refusing to wear masks

in Manchester city centre.Simara Knopka, 39,  of Earlsway, Macclesfield has been charged with disqualified driving and driving without insurance.Yesterday, (Thursday) Knopka appeared at Manchester Crown Court where she was sentenced after driving the wrong way down the M60 and hitting another car head on in May this year.She pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle dangerously and driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a licence.  Ms Knopka was sentenced to a four-month curfew as

Staff have since had to pivot to providing support to residents over the phone or online as home visits have also been suspended.

fusionstudents.consultationonline.co.uk to read about the proposals and leave feedback. Warren Rosenberg, Co-Founder of Fusion Students, said: " We are excited to be bringing forward our first development in Manchester for new student accommodation.

Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.Mohamed Jeylani, 19, of Millhalf Close, Hulme, and Kydden Malcolm, 19, of Chorlton Road, Hulme, have been charged with assault in connection with this incident.

A ‘plain, boring, rectangular box’ Travelodge near Deansgate railway station will serve ‘hen and stag parties and football fans’ and destroy ‘beautiful’ Victorian buildings, objectors say.Plans for the 152-bed hotel at 2-4 Whitworth Street West are recommended for approval by Manchester planning officers ahead of a planning committee meeting on Thursday.The proposed development would see two vacant Victorian warehouses demolished in place of the building which will also sit on top of Rowendale

terrorism, including more than 1,000 people affected by the attack at the Manchester Arena.

Eccles town centre. Robert Wolfe, 31, has been charged with section 18 assault, attempted section 18 assault and possession of an offensive weapon.He has been remanded in custody and will appear before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court on November 12, a spokesman for GMP said.Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Church Street at around 6.40pm on October 1.

were sleeping or taking drugs in basements and stairwells.At that point, locks were changed, police stepped up patrols and said they were looking at CCTV to see if any crimes had been committed.It's fair to say policing of rough sleepers in Manchester city centre has evolved since then.Greater Manchester Police now works with the council and a range of other partners including the NHS, drug and alcohol services and the Department for Work and Pensions on an innovative project that aims to help

currently on the market for £429,000.Snowdonia in Wales has long been a beauty spot for people living in Greater Manchester to visit, but it could soon become home.The renovated five-bedroom property on offer there sits along the promenade in the coastal village of Llanfairfechan.It's a Victorian mid-terrace set in a row of eye-catching pastel painted homes - with the one up for grabs in pretty pink.Once you step out the front door, you can stroll down to be beside the sea in a matter of

Two warehouses which have stood empty since they were built in 2018 are set to be transformed into data centres as plans to convert them are approved.US firm Equinix has been given the go ahead to 'retrofit' the two units, Evolution 1 and 2, in Agecroft Commerce Park by Salford's planning panel.This new data centre, the company's fifth in Greater Manchester, will employ 125 full-time staff, according to planning agent Marc Watterson.Speaking on behalf of the company at a virtual planning panel

Police investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Manchester city centre have released an image of a man they want to speak to. Officers were called to the canal tow path near Dale Street at around 6.50pm on Saturday, July 11.  A girl and her friends were approached by a group of men at around 5.15pm, police said.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have named Dayot Upamecano as the centre-back they want the club to sign the most.Although Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo were all signed on transfer deadline day, as well as the earlier signing of Donny van de Beek, it was still an underwhelming window from United.Not only was top target Jadon Sancho not signed despite months of posturing but the club also didn't bring in a new centre-back, which looks

straight to your inbox every day, freeSevila centre-back Jules Kounde is reportedly the latest name that Manchester United have added to their defender shortlist.Despite a late flurry of activity on transfer deadline day that salvaged their summer, United frustrated supporters by not bringing a new centre-back to Old Trafford before the deadline.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have had a dreadful start to the Premier League season, conceding 11 goals in their opening three games, and the defence has

Manchester city centre tonight. Emergency services descended on Anaconda Cut on Greengate near the banks of the River Irwell in Salford.Police said they were called to the apartment block just after 9:45pm after reports a stabbing.

Longsight provides learning opportunities for people in the area and is one of the groups to benefit from the fund. Fiona Gallagher, Community Development and Volunteer Coordinator at Northmoor, said the donation would go towards the day-to-day costs of running the centre.

murdering 21-year-old Jason Comerford in February 1994, in Manchester city centre.Jason was fatally stabbed to the neck after a night out.But Strike pleaded guilty to manslaughter, on the grounds of diminished responsibility.He has remained in a mental health facility since 1997, after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.A key breakthrough in the investigation of Jason's death came when more advanced DNA techniques became available to GMP's cold case unit.Get the latest updates from

and have promised to build a ‘vibrant new neighbourhood’ in its place.

A new walk-in Covid-19 testing centre will open in one of the country's worst hotspots for cases of the virus.Residents living in Fallowfield, in south Manchester, will be able to get tested at a mobile testing unit (MTU) in the car park of The Armitage Centre on Moseley Road at the University of Manchester campus.More than 500 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Fallowfield in the week to October 7 as thousands of students returned to the area.Positive results amongst the 17-21 age group

They found that a lack of communication and information at handovers contributed to his death, as well as misinterpretation of instructions; a break-down in radio communication; the internal layout of the building; inadequate fire risk assessment, and acts of vandalism and criminal damage.