Work on controversial south Manchester development set to finish in spring

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has addressed the confusion about the Grimshaw household as he also revealed his hand in the return of on-screen son Dylan Willson. The actor, famed for playing Sean Tully in the ITV soap, is in the midst of another big storyline.

Gary Lineker has claimed that Jadon Sancho's Euro 2020 heartache with England could have played a part in his disastrous career at Manchester United.

Going out for food is an enjoyable experience for most people. But Mark Hatfield always needs to sit by a door, making note of every exit just in case he needs to run.

Councillors have called for an end to a controversial traffic calming scheme which has split a community in south Manchester.

Anti-ageing shoppers are snapping up a set of day and night face creams that have been hailed as 'better', and 'just as good as' similar products from high-end brand Charlotte Tilbury. Revolution Pro's Day and Night Miracle Creams have blown beauty lovers away, hving been compared to Charlotte Tilbury's Magic Cream, despite costing hundreds of pounds less.

Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United's 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport County at Rodney Parade on Sunday.

The guessing game on Masked Singer UK has reached a fever pitch, and fans are buzzing with speculation about the mysterious celebrity behind Maypole. With each episode, viewers eagerly await clues and performances, and some eagle-eyed fans are convinced that Maypole is none other than Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton. Taking to social media, fans meticulously dissected the clues, connecting the dots that point to Melody Thornton as Maypole.

New coroners’ courts to serve three Greater Manchester boroughs are intended to lessen any distress for grieving relatives. The expanded courts and office facilities in Bolton will benefit families and residents attending Manchester West Coroner’s Office.

Manchester has one of the lowest life expectancy rates for a newborn male, according to published new data which shows men here can expect to live for just over 75 and a half years. For females, the city has the third lowest life expectancy in the country, of 79.2 years.

Bicycles won't be allowed on board Metrolink trams unless it can be done safely, a key transport committee has heard.

NHS bosses in have pleaded with people to help family members get out of hospital as they deal with hundreds of patients stuck on wards. More than 800 people who are medically fit to go home have been stuck in hospital beds this week in Greater Manchester, as they struggle to get care home placements or for social care packages that would allow them to be discharged.

GMP have found illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £4,000 in south Manchester. The haul was collected as part of Neighbourhood Policing Week which saw cops and Trading Standards agents also find illegal shisha and nicotine patches from a shop in Levenshulme on Monday (January 22).

More than 7,800 new homes planned across Greater Manchester are set to receive a share of a £115m fund. The 92 developments across the city-region which have been selected for a slice of the government's Brownfield Housing Fund have been revealed.

Levelling up minister Michael Gove has been asked step in and order Wigan council to look again at two controversial planning applications which will see 1,000 homes built on green belt land at Mosley Common. Independent Network councillor James Fish, who represents the area, has written to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities asking him to ‘call in’ the applications.

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The man at the centre of a murder investigation in south Manchester has been named - as his family paid tribute. Sadiq Al-lami, 30, died in an assault at a set of traffic lights during an 'altercation' on Kingsway, in Parrs Wood, Didsbury, in the early hours of Tuesday.

Bus drivers in Greater Manchester have been stripping off to produce not one but two cheeky calendars for 2024.

Strictly Come Dancing's celebrities and professionals have zipped their sequin-festooned costumes back on to head out on the 2024 live arena tour. The incredible live shows will bring to life all the magic of the hit BBC entertainment show on a grand arena stage.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Seven men have been arrested after a woman was raped at a house in south Manchester. The property in Fairholme Road, Withington, was raided by police last Sunday and arrests made.