Manchester news

• Obesity fears have been a factor in three Salford children being put on the 'at risk' register

  12-08-2016 22:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Town hall says it only takes the measure as a last resort
  
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• Man who was hit by drink-drive prosecco mum says he forgives her - despite his life-changing injuries

  12-08-2016 22:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ahmed Rezgui, 56, was in a coma for eight weeks after Sophie Burton ploughed her car into him while three times the limit
  
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• Key 103 deny that they forced breakfast host Chelsea Norris to leave her job straight away

  12-08-2016 21:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Station confirm they were not going to renew presenter's contract - but claim she took the decision to leave straight away
  
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• MPs launch campaign to stop closure of postal delivery office months after eight others put at risk

  12-08-2016 21:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Angela Rayner and Jonathan Reynolds say they'll fight the plan 'all the way'
  
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• Blossoms go straight to number one with debut album...and Stockport couldn't be happier

  12-08-2016 20:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Even the leader of the council has joined the celebrations for the 'local boys done good'
  
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• Building which collapsed in Oldham town centre had been reported as 'dangerous' just one day before

  12-08-2016 20:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oldham Council have now demolished King's House, saying it presented a 'serious threat' to public safety
  
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• Drink-drive mum who left pedestrian with permanent brain damage after Prosecco binge is jailed for two years

  12-08-2016 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Trainee teacher Sophie Burton, 25, had a four-year-old child in the car with her when she took to the wheel three times over the limit
  
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• Family of woman who died after miscarriage take legal action against Pennine Acute hospital trust

  12-08-2016 19:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nanaaishat Momodu's family instruct lawyers and allege clinical negligence over her treatment at North Manchester General Hospital
  
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• Gary Barlow provides PROOF that a new Take That album is on the way

  12-08-2016 18:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Gary gives fans a taste of what to expect from the next album
  
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• Bus firm boss slams 'scourge of congestion' blighting Manchester as he announces retirement

  12-08-2016 18:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chris Bowles, managing director of the operator’s Manchester business, will retire next year after 42 years in the industry
  
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• Singer with Britpop band Marion jailed for arson after setting fire to girlfriend's clothes when she didn't answer his calls

  12-08-2016 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jaime Harding has been given a sentence of two years and eight months - he has suffered depression and drug addiction for more than 20 years
  
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• Blackpool Illuminations: When do they get switched on and everything you need to know

  12-08-2016 18:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Because everyone loves the lights
  
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• Two traditional city centre pubs to be revamped by owners of Northern Quarter bar

  12-08-2016 18:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester's Town Hall Tavern and The Waldorf are being taken over by the owners of Northern Quarter bar The Crafty Pig
  
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• Roadt Test: Bentley Continental GT3-R vs GT3

  12-08-2016 18:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Race-focused Bentley Continental GT3-R revs up against its even more potent GT3 sibling on the circuit
  
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• Two more arrested after Harpurhey takeaway shooting

  12-08-2016 18:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eight people have now been arrested following three shootings in north Manchester in 24 hours
  
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• Ryan Thomas gets emotional as he joins brothers Scott and Adam for their birthday celebrations

  12-08-2016 17:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Coronation Street actor had some moving words to say when he celebrated with Love Island star Scott and Emmerdale favourite Adam
  
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• This beer costs a whopping £15 a pint, but it's already sold out... proving we're a city of real ale fans!

  12-08-2016 17:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Magic Rock's Unhuman Cannonball is made just once a year and goes out of date REALLY quickly
  
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• Win tickets to Legoland Discovery Centre and Sea Life!

  12-08-2016 17:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You could win tickets for four to check out the incredible attractions this summer
  
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• Alfa Romeo Giulia prices announced

  12-08-2016 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Entry cost to ‘Italian 3 Series’ begins at £29k
  
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• Chelsea Norris receives outpouring of support from fans following the news that she was AXED from Key 103

  12-08-2016 16:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Listeners have been having their say about the departure of Chelsea from the Manchester radio station - and they're not happy
  
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• 12 blockbuster movies coming to the stage in Manchester

  12-08-2016 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  You're read the book and seen the film - now it's time to catch it on stage
  
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• Ray Davies: The Kinks got banned from playing in Altrincham for smuggling in fish and chips

  12-08-2016 15:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Kinks frontman and writer of hundreds of anthemic British pop songs talks about his memories of Manchester and why he has turned the band's story into a musical
  
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• Armed police storm wrong house in Manchester during raids

  12-08-2016 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Armed police storm into the wrong house during raids in Manchester, prompting officers to apologise to a mother and her six-year-old son.
  
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• WATCH: Rebecca Adlington performs OUR POOL karaoke at the Rio 2016 Olympics

  12-08-2016 15:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Olympic swimmer lip-syncs like a champion along to a Justin Timberlake hit
  
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• Where you can cycle like Team GB in Manchester

  12-08-2016 15:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The men's team have won their third straight gold at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 - and it's all down to the hours of practice they put in at Manchester's Velodrome
  
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• First Drive: 2016 Range Rover Evoque Convertible

  12-08-2016 15:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  For the inner Victoria Beckham in you
  
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• Still time to enjoy FREE family fun with ParkLives sport and activity sessions across Manchester

  12-08-2016 15:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  From donkey grooming to family zumba, the outdoor sessions are on from now until September
  
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• Adnan Januzaj: Man Utd winger joins Sunderland on season-long loan deal

  12-08-2016 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj joins fellow Premier League side Sunderland on a season-long loan.
  
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• Road blocked in Oldham after building collapses

  12-08-2016 14:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to King Street shortly after 11.30am after receiving a call that a building had collapsed
  
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• Watch as CCTV records brazen burglars breaking in to family home

  12-08-2016 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the pair were caught on CCTV entering the house on Wilbraham Road in Chorlton, then escaping through the back garden
  
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• Manchester United's Paul Pogba suspended for Bournemouth opener

  12-08-2016 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's world-record signing Paul Pogba will not make his club debut on Sunday as he is suspended.
  
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• Rochdale Feel Good Festival 2016 line up in full for Friday and Saturday

  12-08-2016 14:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  All the acts across every stage at the festival in Rochdale town centre on August 19-20
  
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• Gemma Merna shows off her INCREDIBLE yoga-honed figure in skintight lycra dress

  12-08-2016 13:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Hollyoaks beauty wowed at the launch of Menagerie in a daring dress also worn by Khloe Kardashian
  
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• Staff turn up for work to find factory locked up - and then get text saying they've lost their jobs

  12-08-2016 13:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Staff at SES Multi Metal Stock Ltd turned up for work at the plant in Caldershaw, Rochdale, as normal last Monday morning only to find the shutters down and the locks had been changed
  
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• Dad from Stockport making stand after torrent of sewage flows through his flat

  12-08-2016 13:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Kevin Cronin says he has locked out his landlord until a 'proper' clean up job is promised
  
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• How to eat like a champion weightlifter without supplements or spending a fortune

  12-08-2016 13:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Protein powder? Not necessary, according to Andreas Michaelas, a weightlifter from Manchester
  
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• Last chance to snap up tickets for award-winning Just So family festival

  12-08-2016 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The event, at the Rode Hall Estate in Cheshire, is back and bigger than ever with a new theme of intrigue and trickery.
  
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• DIY SOS search for family to move into last empty house in veterans' village

  12-08-2016 13:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nick Knowles and the team are returning to Canada Street, in Newton Heath, to turn the final empty house in the street into a family home this autumn
  
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• CCTV images released of topless men police want to speak to over unprovoked attack

  12-08-2016 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One man has been arrested in connection with the incident in Wigan town centre on July 30
  
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• CCTV images released of topless men police to speak to over unprovoked attack

  12-08-2016 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One man has been arrested in connection with the incident in Wigan town centre on July 30
  
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• Opinion: MP Graham Stringer on why there needs to be an urgent inquiry into Pennine Acute

  12-08-2016 12:46 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley and Broughton has called for an inquiry into Pennine Acute after the Care Quality Commission’s scathing report into the trust. Here he explains why
  
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• What's the most popular takeaway food where you live?

  12-08-2016 12:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Our gadget will tell you the most popular type of takeaway near you - type in your postcode to try it
  
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• Peter Kay appears as surprise support act at Jason Manford's Lowry show

  12-08-2016 11:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Fans were gobsmacked when the Bolton comedian and Phoenix nights star stepped on stage unannounced
  
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• Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe 'to move back to prison'

  12-08-2016 11:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Yorkshire Ripper is expected to move out of Broadmoor psychiatric hospital and into a prison after medical experts ruled him sane, BBC News understands.
  
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• The Qualifiers: Leigh Centurions v Salford Red Devils

  12-08-2016 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news as Leigh Centurions host Salford Red Devils in Saturday's Super League fixture at Leigh Sports Village (15:00 BST).
  
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• Depressed young woman found hanged after mental health workers fail to visit her

  12-08-2016 11:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  But the coroner said it was impossible to rule whether a visit would have stopped Nicola Edmond, from Sale, taking her own life
  
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• Latest updates: Man stabbed in neck on Levenshulme street

  12-08-2016 11:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police were called to Lonsdale Road, at the junction of Matthews Lane, shortly after 6am on Friday morning after reports that a man was ‘covered in blood’
  
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• How to avoid having your passport stolen while on holiday this summer

  12-08-2016 11:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is now urging travellers to be #PassportAware as part of their Passport Hustle campaign
  
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• Online gin parlour offering home delivery G&Ts launches in Greater Manchester

  12-08-2016 11:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Stockport-based web shop The Gin Parlour will stock more than 60 gins and 35 tonics
  
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• Man charged after man left fighting for his life following collision in Bolton

  12-08-2016 10:16 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Daune Edward Norris, of Farnworth, will appear at Bolton Crown Court in September
  
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