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A minister has suggested that gyms will be closing in Greater Manchester as he wrongly explained Tier 3 rules in Lancashire.Speaking on Sky News, communities secretary Robert Jenrick said he believed Greater Manchester would have to close its gyms as it adopts the same lockdown model as Lancashire.In fact, gyms in Lancashire are allowed to stay open under Tier 3 restrictions - but in Liverpool, which is also under a Tier 3 lockdown, they are closed.Asked by Kay Burley what the situation in

163 organisations in our region awarded grants, an additional 32 venues in Greater Manchester have been added to the list of grantees.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United make the trip to Newcastle United on Saturday evening, as they look to get their season up and runningUnited are on just three points from their opening three games in the Premier League - winning one and losing the other two.The manner of the Tottenham Hotspur defeat before the international break was concerning, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be looking to put that behind them with a win at St.

the music industry celebrated over 1,000 venues, festivals and arts spaces being awarded Cultural Recovery Funding to survive until April and weather the storm of closures and complications brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP)  said officers were called to reports that three boys - two aged 15 and one aged 16 – had suffered serious injuries 'following an attack by a number of individuals who were armed with knives'.

here. Reporter Tom George covers all things Wigan for the Manchester Evening News, you can follow him on Twitter here.Everyone had to wear face masks and no music or singing was allowed – just a cup of tea and cake at the venue's cafe, then back home by 2pm, where bottles of champagne awaited them with their Amazon Alexa as the DJ.Tom, aged 43, said: "The wedding was at 12. We were married by five past.“I couldn’t even hug my brother.

Marcus Rashford says he hopes there will soon be no need for him to campaign for the rights of vulnerable people.The England and Manchester United striker was last week awarded an MBE for services to Vulnerable Children in the UK during Covid-19 following his relentless campaigning in order to protect children from going hungry across the country.Rashford's work during the summer forced the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the government into a u-turn over the decision to cancel school meal

A Manchester councillor who was hospitalised with coronavirus at the peak of the pandemic has been awarded an OBE for his services to local government.Luthfur Rahman - executive member for culture, leisure and skills - has been awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.It comes during a difficult year for the father-of-four, in which he lost his mum and found himself in hospital with Covid-19 facing the prospect of intensive care.He has dedicated the award to his mother and father and tweeted

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a drive-by shooting outside a pub in Monsall.The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital where he remained in a stable condition on Monday morning.A long stretch of Pinehurst Road and St Augustine Street was taped off around The Clarendon pub on Sunday night.Police descended on the north Manchester estate shortly after 6pm, after reports that a man had been shot.Local sources have confirmed to the M.E.N that the attack was a drive-by shooting which is understood to have been targeted.The

Facebook at 7pm on Thursday.Packed with inspirational winners, emotional moments and amazing celebrity surprises, the show will be the perfect pick-me-up during these difficult times.The courage and dedication of NHS staff on the frontline of the pandemic will also be honoured during the special ceremony, hosted by Kym Marsh.

Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds.Matchday 1: 20/21 OctoberMatchday 2: 27/28 OctoberMatchday 3: 3/4 NovemberMatchday 4: 24/25 NovemberMatchday 5: 1/2 DecemberMatchday 6: 8/9 DecemberManchester United have won the biggest prize in European club football three times - more than any other British club bar Liverpool.Sir Alex Ferguson brought the Champions League back to Old Trafford in 1999 and 2008 to follow in the footsteps of Sir Matt Busby's European Cup triumph of 1968.Manchester City

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