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• Support centre which has helped thousands in poverty appealing for cash

  28-06-2017 22:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Bosses at Salford Unemployed Community Resource Centre, based in Eccles, need around £50,000 to keep the operation - dubbed the city’s ‘fourth emergency service’ - going
  
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• Brave rail workers describe how they ran towards danger on the night of the Manchester Arena attack

  28-06-2017 21:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Train drivers, conductors and station managers worked through the night helping emergency services
  
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• Family of Lee Ridgway disgusted at hospital care he received hours before he took his own life

  28-06-2017 20:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  At the inquest into the death of 16-year-old Lee Ridgway the coroner criticised Stepping Hill Hospital, saying that a lack of communication from staff with his loved ones ‘probably contributed to his death’
  
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• This Manchester restaurant owner had a brilliant comeback to a bad TripAdvisor review

  28-06-2017 20:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hot dog and pizza parlour Dogs'n'Dough has launched a food challenge after a reviewer complained about the size of meal
  
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• 12 boys from Manchester Grammar School taken to hospital after falling ill during a scuba diving class

  28-06-2017 19:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Call to return other air tanks to Stockport firm Aqualogostics following Manchester Grammar incident
  
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• Manchester Grammar pupils 'poisoned' during scuba diving lesson

  28-06-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twelve boys are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after becoming ill during a scuba lesson.
  
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• Brazen thieves caught on camera snatching till from city centre fish and chip shop

  28-06-2017 19:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives are now appealing for anyone with information to come forward
  
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• Man on trial accused of killing a dad who collapsed and died at his birthday party

  28-06-2017 19:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Anthony Reilly, 54, denies the manslaughter of Jimmy Feeney, who was taken ill after trouble started in the snug bar of the Reed Hotel at Reed Hill, Rochdale
  
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• Doctors, dog-walkers, protestors and preachers: meet the Mancs called to the festival catwalk

  28-06-2017 19:03
  
  To launch Manchester international festival, artist Jeremy Deller created a catwalk show for 150 citizens. From whippet-owners to the cab operator who gave free rides after the terror attack, here are the stars of What Is the City But the People?You could think of it as a Lowry painting brought to life. Or maybe a great fashion show in the sky. One thing you won’t mistake What Is the City But the People? for, though, is a typical opening ceremony.“We didn’t want it to be about
  
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• Doctors, dog-walkers, protesters and preachers: meet the Mancs called to the festival catwalk

  28-06-2017 19:03
  
  To launch Manchester international festival, artist Jeremy Deller created a catwalk show for 150 citizens. From whippet-owners to the cab operator who gave free rides after the terror attack, here are the stars of What Is the City But the People?You could think of it as a Lowry painting brought to life. Or maybe a great fashion show in the sky. One thing you won’t mistake What Is the City But the People? for, though, is a typical opening ceremony.“We didn’t want it to be about
  
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• Bomb scare as replica hand grenade is donated to Barnardo's charity shop in Ashton

  28-06-2017 19:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The charity has requested people don’t donate replica items such as that again in future
  
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• Watch moment brave man is left with horrific facial injuries after trying to stop thieves taking his van

  28-06-2017 18:34 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers investigating the raid have now released the footage in the hope someone will recognise the culprits
  
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• What happens next in Eva's revenge plan for Aidan on Coronation Street?

  28-06-2017 18:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What is Eva up to on next week's Corrie after discovering Aidan and Maria's affair?
  
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• Garden House community farm set to close as council refuses planning application after two years

  28-06-2017 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Owner of Marple's Garden House Kevin Swindells left 'devastated' but plans to appeal
  
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• Community farm attraction set to close as council refuse planning application after two years

  28-06-2017 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Owner of Marple's Garden House Kevin Swindells left 'devastated' but plans to appeal
  
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• Love Island's Mike parties in Manchester after causing a stir on the dating show

  28-06-2017 18:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The hunk was out on the town with fellow reality stars Scott Thomas and Ross Worswick after leaving Love Island with co-star Jess Shears
  
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• New Mobike sharing scheme will reward cyclists who snitch on people who park badly... and penalise rule-breakers

  28-06-2017 17:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "We do not tolerate misuse and inappropriate behaviour," say strict Mobike bosses
  
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• There will be a double whammy of traffic chaos for drivers who use this road

  28-06-2017 17:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Road resurfacing work and a new 2,000 home development will cause problems
  
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• Antony Kay: Port Vale sign ex-Barnsley, Tranmere, Huddersfield & MK Dons defender

  28-06-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Port Vale sign former Barnsley, Tranmere Rovers, Huddersfield Town and MK Dons defender Antony Kay from Bury.
  
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• Watch: 'Wild West style' mass brawl erupts inside Curry Mile restaurant

  28-06-2017 17:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen men appear to be involved in the fracas, throwing furniture and crockery across the upstairs floor of Afghan Cuisine on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme
  
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• Why Manchester is set for a totally EPIC Thursday night...

  28-06-2017 17:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's loads for you to see and do as Manchester International Festival begins...
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire death toll 'around 80 people' but true total may be months away

  28-06-2017 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say vast majority of victims were from just 23 flats
  
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• Parents slam 'shambles' Teletubbies event after queuing hours in the rain outside Manchester Palace Theatre

  28-06-2017 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Families say there was no party and children came away wet and disappointed
  
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• How Manchester City fans can now watch their team for less on Sky Sports television

  28-06-2017 17:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sky Sports will be renaming their channels soon as it plans to make them sports-specific. It will also offer cheaper packages to entice new customers.
  
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• The Haçienda closed 20 years ago today - look back at Manchester's legendary nightclub

  28-06-2017 17:12 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The legendary nightclub closed on June 28, 1997 - but its legacy still lives on
  
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• Former police chiefs among six to face criminal charges over Hillsborough

  28-06-2017 17:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Match commander David Duckenfield charged with manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children
  
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• Manchester council apologises to boat community threatened with eviction

  28-06-2017 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Around 40 boats are being ordered to leave New Islington marina by August 1 so the council can carry out more than £5m in repair works to the canal basin and surrounding area
  
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• Pregnant mum begs thieves to return only copy of her wedding DVD from stolen BMW

  28-06-2017 16:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nicola Partington, who is 33 weeks pregnant, left the DVD in her black BMW as she wanted to show it to her parents
  
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• Family of brave youngster race to raise £35,000 for life-changing operation

  28-06-2017 16:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Amelie Braide, three, suffers from cerebral palsy and needs the surgery to correct the spasticity in her legs
  
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• How Manchester United fans can now watch their team for less on Sky Sports television

  28-06-2017 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Man Utd supporters who only follow football could save with sport specific channels.
  
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• Manchester City player Wilfried Bony launches project to find new talent - but not in football

  28-06-2017 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Ivory Coast international wants to help young people 'follow their dreams'
  
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• World Taekwondo Championships: Bianca Walkden wins gold in +73kg category in South Korea

  28-06-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Bianca Walkden becomes a double world champion with gold in the +73kg final at the World Taekwondo Championships in South Korea.
  
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• Five great apprenticeships in Greater Manchester you can apply for right now

  28-06-2017 16:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From learning to become a commercial underwriter from training to fix LGVs, here are some of the apprenticeships currently available on our job site Fish4
  
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• The best food and drink events at Manchester International Festival 2017

  28-06-2017 15:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There's no excuse to go hungry as MIF 2017 brings out the food and drink big guns
  
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• Hundreds queue in rain to say 'eh oh!' to the Teletubbies at a FREE family party in Manchester

  28-06-2017 15:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Theatre bosses threw a party at the Palace Theatre for families to meet Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po
  
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• Love all around as Bramhall tennis players serve and volley through the night for Children in Need

  28-06-2017 15:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  More than 50 players take part in 24-hour tennis marathon at Bramhall Lane Lawn Tennis Club
  
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• What happens when a teenager realises the cow in her garden is actually a raging bull...

  28-06-2017 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  “I can see the funny side of it now, but I don’t think I’ll be going near a cow again”
  
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• The teenager who urinated on a pensioner in a coffee shop - after a cocktail of drink and drugs at Parklife

  28-06-2017 14:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Mason Hudson also slapped the store manager
  
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• Rochdale midfielder Callum Camps signs new contract to run until 2020

  28-06-2017 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rochdale midfielder Callum Camps signs a contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2020.
  
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• FIFA 18 - release date, price, cover star and more

  28-06-2017 14:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What is the release date for FIFA 18 in the UK? What special editions of the game are there? Everything you need to know
  
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• Does Chesney die after being STABBED in shocking Coronation Street scenes?

  28-06-2017 14:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Poor Chesney is rushed to hospital after he's caught up in crossfire next week on Corrie  - is he leaving the cobbles?
  
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• Lego extravaganza Bricktastic is back in Manchester this weekend and we've got tickets to give away

  28-06-2017 14:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The two-day event features Minecraft, giant Lego models and the chance to get hands on with thousands and thousands of bricks
  
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• It was the decent thing to do, says homeless man who loaned a diner his shoes to get into a fancy restaurant

  28-06-2017 14:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  "It’s not that hard to be a good person and just show healthy respect for other people."
  
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• LIVE: Bomb squad called after reports of suspicious item at Barnardos

  28-06-2017 13:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to Barnardos at Ashton Retail Park, Ashton, at around 11am on Wednesday
  
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• Kurt Gidley: Warrington Wolves half-back to retire at end of 2017 season

  28-06-2017 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington Wolves confirm Australian half-back Kurt Gidley will retire at the end of the 2017 Super League season.
  
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• Paddington author Michael Bond dies aged 91

  28-06-2017 13:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Writer became a beloved giant of children's literature after his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published in 1958
  
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• The shocking moment an Audi driver jumps the red light at a pedestrian crossing - narrowly missing an elderly woman

  28-06-2017 13:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The vehicle doesn't even appear to slow as it goes through the lights on Chester Road
  
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• Co-operative Bank agrees £700m rescue package

  28-06-2017 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hedge fund investors have agreed to swap their debt for a stake in the Co-operative Bank.
  
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• Drug gang leader jailed after police found £440k worth of cannabis resin in van

  28-06-2017 13:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  James McDonagh, 51, led a Manchester gang which linked up with Staffordshire, Cheshire and the West Midlands groups to deal drugs
  
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• Class of 92 legends launch the new Cafe Football at the National Football Museum

  28-06-2017 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester United icons Ryan Giggs, Gary and Phil Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes opened the new bar and restaurant
  
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