Weddings, car park gatherings and house parties: Some of the illegal gatherings GMP had to shut down last night

herePunternet allows men to look up sex workers in its UK-wide directory then rate them after the encounter.Some of the reviews posted from Manchester shed a harsh light on the treatment of sex workers in the city - from those who work in brothels to those who meet up with men in potential dangerous scenarios on the streets.Encounters are described in graphic detail with, listing the duration of their visit, the amount they paid and whether they would recommend the woman they met to others.One

Fallowfield shortly after 9am on Tuesday morning (September 1) to reports of a house fire.

Two events planned in Manchester over August bank holiday weekend could be cancelled after police and licensing officials raised social distancing concerns.A temporary event notice (TEN) has been submitted to hold the long-running Manchester’s Got Talent community event at a primary school in Moss Side.Meanwhile, a hotel in the city’s Gay Village is hoping to have a bar and stage put up in Canal Street on what would have been Manchester Pride weekend before its cancellation.But both TENs have

Hulme, which spans 16,400 sq ft, into temporary office space.The space will be used by MMU's estates and facilities department, which is currently housed in the university’s John Dalton West and All Saints buildings in the city centre.According to planning proposals approved by Manchester council, the building will also be used as a temporary storage space for campus furniture being moved from buildings under redevelopment.Overlooking Princess Parkway, the showroom building was used as a

Stockport where an officer was left with a broken jaw.

said the closure was 'heavy-handed' but pledged to replace its first come, first served policy with a new booking system to prevent queues.

hereUnder the current local lockdown rules, people from different households are banned from mixing in homes or gardens.Across Greater Manchester between Friday and Sunday, Greater Manchester Police recorded 863 incidents related to Covid-19.That included 54 reports of people breaching the coronavirus rules on Sunday alone.Sharing details of Monday night's incident on social media, officers from GMP Oldham Central wrote: "Officers have this evening attended a report of a house party in

received 54 reports of people breaching the coronavirus rules. Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling said a 'small majority' of people have been 'selfishly flouting the guidance', placing pressure on the force which already has limited resources.Police investigated reports of several large gatherings and parties over the weekend, leading to them issue fines and fixed penalty notices.

A house where ‘lockdown parties’ were held and police officers were assaulted when called to the address has been shut down by the town hall.In July, officers from Greater Manchester Police attended a property at 102 Elm Road in Limehurst Village following reports of 30 people partying.But while visiting the house in Oldham the officers were assaulted.The council says it was the latest incident in a string of anti-social and criminal activities at the dwelling over the past year.And it was also

here“I feel we’ve been really fair with the public, engaging and explaining with them and only enforcing as a last resort."However, these blatant breaches continue and we owe it to our communities to thoroughly investigate these types of reports and prosecute those involved."We will continue to enforce when there is a blatant disregard for the rules.“We understand that the vast majority of people across Greater Manchester are doing the right thing and it’s incredibly disappointing that these

two days after it was shut down for flouting coronavirus lockdown rules.Viadux, an event space that replaced the old Bauer Millet garage on Albion Street, was the first venue in the city to be shut by the council using new powers handed to local authorities to help curb the spread of Covid-19.Officials served owners Fac251 with the closure direction on Thursday, saying they had witnessed 'a complete breakdown in social distancing'.It was the first time Manchester council made such a direction

shut last week under existing town hall licensing procedures after being found to be operating as a nightclub against the current Covid restrictions. The M.E.N. has contacted the bar for comment.

All Star Lanes, the bowling alley bar in the heart of Manchester city centre, has announced its immediate closure.The venue at the Great Northern Warehouse had managed to reopen as a bar and restaurant after lockdown restrictions were eased, but had been unable to resume its bowling sessions under the latest government guidelines.The American-style diner and tenpin lanes opened in 2013 and once hosted Rihanna and Drake after Drake's show at Manchester Arena, as well as welcoming Lady Gaga and