Unease over democratic lockdown in Manchester council after third set of planning decisions taken in private

Poppy Path mural also feature in the book in illustrations by Lisa Williams.In a nod to Sally’s profession, Rosie’s mum is a lawyer and is seen in the book wearing a barrister’s wig and gown in court."My nephew asked if I worked for the Justice League," she said.“I wanted him to see that I sort of do but I wear a different superhero costume.”All profits from the book will be split between the NHS, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and mental health charity Young Minds - all charities that

Two new COVID-19 officers have been employed by the council.The two officers will be on hand to help businesses to reopen as lockdown begins to ease and provide advice and information on government guidelines.While they don’t have any enforcement powers, they can and will report breaches of social distancing or other issues to the council and police who will then deal with any interventions needed.The officers will work alongside other council services provide advice and support directly to

straight to your inbox Manchester United star Paul Pogba left Wycombe loanee Nnamdi Ofoborh speechless after he congratulated the youngster on his promotion to the Championship earlier this week.

Levenshulme and parts of Burnage could form Greater Manchester’s first fully filtered, active neighbourhood.Plans for the project included a 'cycle and walking link' in the area, blocking traffic access to roads by 'modal filters' that favoured cyclists and ‘school streets’ that restrict traffic during specific hours in order to be safer for families to walk.Formed by residents in the area and a dedicated project team, the Network received support from Manchester City Council and Transport for

hereThe move is designed to help prevent a second peak of the coronavirus which has been linked to 45,000 deaths in the UK.But the leader of the Greater Manchester branch of the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file members, insisted stretched bobbies already have enough to do and won't have time to enforce it.

straight to your inbox Paul Pogba is determined to help Manchester United to success in the FA Cup and the Europa League before discussing his future at the club. The 27-year-old scored his first goal for the club in 15 months during the 3-0 win at Aston Villa, a result which extended United's unbeaten run to 17 games and kept them on the coattails of Leicester City in fourth.

herePosting on Twitter, Wigan Council said: "Each week, we will publish a Covid-19 tracker for the borough showing the latest info over the last 7 days."This week, we can confirm that Wigan Borough has the lowest rate of new cases in Greater Manchester and new cases continue to reduce each week."Our rates are now a the lowest since mid-March.

straight to your inboxFootball is a curious thing at times.Manchester City are still on course to have a better season than Manchester United ’s famed Treble winners, and yet there is a view that they have had a disappointing campaign. Yesterday’s defeat at Southampton was a stark reminder of the old adage that you are only as good as your last game.

Abdul Ghafar, 44, of Roberts Street, Nelson: money laundering and supply of Class A drugs.Romaz Ahmed, 37, of Rossall Road, Rochdale, money laundering.Nathan Powell, 29, of Cheney Close, Openshaw, conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, and money laundering.Craig O'Brien, 31, of Further Pits, Rochdale, conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.Ryan Denton, 36, of Bury Road, Rochdale, conspiracy to supply class A drugs.Craig Cox, 31, of Lance Todd Close, conspiracy to commit robbery; conspiracy to supply

Vernon Kay has spoken about his home life with wife Tess Daly in rare comments, revealing that the pair have been able to reconnect during lockdown.The popular TV presenter revealed how spending more time with Strictly host Tess, 51, and their two daughters has allowed them all get to know each other better.

The removal of a small curved section of the freestanding wall marks the first step towards the £2 million regeneration of the Gardens and surrounding areas.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have developed into more reliable goalscorers due to more playing time at Manchester United.Martial and Rashford have been certain starters throughout the season following the sale of former number nine Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, and the pair are both on 19 goals for United.Only six United partnerships have broken the 20-goal barrier in the same season during Martial's and Rashford's lifetime, and the duo

straight to your inboxAngelino has laughed off suggestions that Joao Cancelo has been a flop at Manchester City and suggested that he needs more regular game time to show his quality.Cancelo arrived from Juventus last summer for £60m, with Danilo going the other way for £34m in a deal that was related but not technically linked.

took it upon themselves to install their own pop-up lane on the A56 Chester Road in the city centre.But executive member for environment, planning and transport Coun Angeliki Stogia insists that pop-up lanes offer little to pedestrians or cyclists making short journeys.According to Coun Stogia more people have taken up cycling as a leisure activity during lockdown, either staying locally or venturing to places like Rochdale Canal, where journeys by bike have increased fivefold.“Pop-up lanes are

"The upset caused by that initial mistake has been compounded by officials arguing that they acted within the rules because they were using the data of the deceased children. In fact, they clearly wrote to the children's parents asking them to act.

Manchester United are back at Old Trafford at last tonight as they take on Sheffield United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side returned to Premier League action following the coronavirus-induced suspension on Friday when they traveled to face Tottenham Hotspur.It was an entertaining game in North London, despite the 1-1 score-line, with Bruno Fernandes' second-half penalty cancelling out Steven Bergwijn's opener.There was cause for excitement among United fans too, as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford

Manchester council’s finance chief has been suspended by the Labour group after allegations were made against him.Councillor Carl Ollerhead was suspended by Labour’s chief whip yesterday after claims surfaced on social media about his past behaviour.Manchester council is now investigating the allegations and the matter has also been reported to the national Labour Party.It is understood Coun Ollerhead, who represents Moston and has also been serving as executive member for Finance and Human