Tributes to woman who leaves behind 11 kids, 69 grandkids, 94 great-grandkids and 15 great-great grandkids

straight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both

straight to your inbox every day for freeSteven Gerrard has been impressed with the improvements made by Manchester United this season but says they are still a work in progress. The Liverpool legend has been keeping a close eye on the Premier League title race from his position as Rangers manager, having led the Gers to the cusp of the Scottish Premiership title.

straight to your inboxEvery No.8 in the Manchester City academy paid a video tribute to Colin Bell as the club mourns the passing of its greatest ever player. Bell died peacefully earlier this month, leaving behind treasured memories for friends, families, and supporters as well as an enormous legacy at the club and in the wider game.

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to long-serving former Manchester coroner Leonard Gorodkin following his death aged 87.The father-of-three served as the city's coroner from 1974 to 2006. The youngest of four siblings, he was raised in Miles Platting where his family owned a luggage and jewellery shop on Oldham Road, and later Prestwich.

Leigh-based Indian food company Patak's has died after a car crash. Bolton businessman Kirit Pathak, 68, was involved in the incident in Dubai, where he lived with wife Meena.

direct to your inboxGareth Taylor heaped praise on Chloe Kelly as Manchester City Women netted seven goals for the second successive week. After a 7-0 victory over Aston Villa last weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, City followed it up with a 7-1 win away at Brighton & Hove Albion.

direct to your inbox Here at the Manchester Evening News we have pledged to put a face to the figures and pay tribute to those that have lost their lives after contracting Covid-19. We have been running our Loved and Lost series throughout the pandemic, to ensure the people who died from this disease are remembered.This week, more families from across the region have got in touch with their tributes. If you want to pay tribute to a loved one, fill out the form here. Margaret, also known as

direct to your inboxTributes are being paid to an inspirational community worker who dedicated her life and career to helping others, after her tragic death.Nahla Eljack, a mother-of-two, was 50.She passed away in hospital from Covid-19 earlier this month.Nahla worked for Manchester city council as a neighbourhood officer in Chorlton and was a passionate women's rights activist.She was also heavily involved in the creation of the Manchester Refugee Charter, which has been endorsed by more than

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a “loyal, protective and fearless” police officer and father-of-two who died in hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.Police Constable Abbas Uddin, 40 - who served with Greater Manchester Police - passed away on Thursday (January 21).Abbas, from Longsight, developed pneumonia and was taken into hospital around a month ago.His condition continued to deteriorate and he sadly passed away.A well-known community figure as well as a highly

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straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United starlet Indy Boonen reportedly found himself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a social media attack on climate change activist Greta Thunberg.The Belgian forward was highly-rated when he joined United in 2015, but failed to break into the senior set-up and moved back to his native country to sign for KV Oostende when he was still aged only 19.Now 22, he isn't a regular for Oostende, but he has inadvertently raised his

Bolton from Kenya in 1967, studying at Smithills Grammar School and Portsmouth University. He eventually settled in the Farnworth area with his wife, Champa, and their two children, Krishan and Deepa.

direct to your inboxSince the start of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of families across Greater Manchester have lost loved ones.More than 4,000 people have died in the region's hospitals alone after contracting Covid-19 since March last year.But, behind the statistics that we have been publishing each day, there are human beings who all had loving families and friends.They all had stories to tell.

Hatch in Manchester through the summer and earned rave reviews from customers, so decided to open again before Christmas.The two-man operation - Max and his pal Joe do all the cooking and take all the orders - has seen orders flood in from music fans in the city.Max added: "I have been going to music festivals since I was 12 and I'd always had a dream of taking a food truck to festivals."I was thinking of ideas with a friend a few years ago and I had the idea of This Charming Naan and wanted to

arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a newborn baby. Felicity-May Harvey was just two weeks old when she died on January 11.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Lineker has paid tribute to Wayne Rooney following his decision to retire from football. The Manchester United legend has opted to hang up his boots in order to fully focus on managing Derby County, having been caretaker boss of the Championship club since late November.

Covid-19 last week. Alongside his wife Prem, Dave opened Dave & Prem's SMS Village Store, in Ainsworth, in 1997.