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• Campaign against 8,000 new green belt homes in Cheadle gathers pace

  20-12-2016 23:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The proposals are part of the region’s mammoth housing masterplan for the next two decades
  
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• How Greater Manchester's 20-year housebuilding masterplan has sparked fury

  20-12-2016 23:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Plans to redraw the green belt have triggered outrage. But you can still have your say - as the consultation deadline has now been extended
  
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• Parents slam online toy firm SavviBuy claiming delivery problems have ruined Christmas for kids

  20-12-2016 22:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Hundreds complained on social media about SavviBuy, based in Rochdale, labelling the firm ‘a disgrace’ and ‘appalling’
  
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• Dopey car thieves steal family hatchback but fail to spot boy, seven, in the front passenger seat

  20-12-2016 21:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The car was stolen from outside the Bella Maria takeaway in Rochdale
  
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• Bock Biere Cafe brings continental class to Manchester's bar scene

  20-12-2016 21:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's out with burgers and in with Belgian beers as the European-style beer cafe opens inside the former Filthy Cow restaurant on Tib Lane
  
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• Ram-raiders smash into Northern Quarter cycling shop and make off with bikes worth thousands

  20-12-2016 20:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The three men wearing balaclavas drive the Peugeot straight through the doors and shutters into the shop on Newton Street
  
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• Masked gang armed with a knife escape with cash and cigarettes after Sale newsagents raid

  20-12-2016 20:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  They escaped in a distinctive orange Nissan Juke, which was later found burnt out
  
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• Who is Jean Alexander? Hilda Ogden's Last Ta-Ra pays tribute to Coronation Street star

  20-12-2016 20:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The much-loved Corrie actress is the subject of an ITV tribute on TV tonight        
  
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• Holidaymaker who shouted 'what does it take to get a f****ng drink?', into plane intercom now faces jail

  20-12-2016 20:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Worrall - who was on a ‘lads’ holiday - had earlier been trying to flirt with one of the air hostesses aboard the aircraft as she carried out safety checks.
  
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• Ex-con was 'groomed' by inmates to use drone to smuggle drugs into Strangeways

  20-12-2016 19:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dean Rawley-Bell, 21, tried to use a drone at Strangeways twice and at prisons in Warrington and Lancaster
  
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• Denny Solomona: Castleford Tigers 'fired' winger before Sale move - Diamond

  20-12-2016 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale signed Denny Solomona after he was "fired" by Castleford, says Sharks boss Steve Diamond as he again defends the move.
  
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• Good news for Christmas travellers as planned strike action at Manchester Airport is called off

  20-12-2016 18:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nearly 400 Swissport baggage handlers and cargo crew had been set to strike on December 23 and Christmas Eve
  
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• Festive card competition winner focuses on the true meaning of Christmas

  20-12-2016 18:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  SK Solutions launched the contest to get Stockport school children to think about what Christmas means to them
  
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• 11 pictures that show why Manchester Christmas Markets were brilliant

  20-12-2016 18:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's time to wave goodbye to the city's seasonal shopping extravaganza
  
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• 10 pictures that show why Manchester Christmas Markets were brilliant

  20-12-2016 18:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  It's time to wave goodbye to the city's seasonal shopping extravaganza
  
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• Daniel Vidot: Samoa international leaves Salford Red Devils for Australia-return

  20-12-2016 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salford release winger Daniel Vidot to return to Australia, with NRL side Gold Coast Titans reportedly keen.
  
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• Urgent appeal to find missing pensioner with dementia - last seen in the Arndale Centre

  20-12-2016 18:20 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  June Bailey is 69 and police are concerned
  
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• Katherine Jenkins pays moving concert tribute to her 'youngest fan' who died aged just 15 months

  20-12-2016 18:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The parents of baby Violet Stephens were moved to tears by the gesture as Katherine Jenkins dedicated a song to their daughter at the Bridgewater Hall concert
  
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• Grandma taken off flight over oxygen cannister row rushed to A&E after supply runs out

  20-12-2016 18:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dorothy managed to get on another flight back to Manchester from Malaga, but ended up in A&E after running out of oxygen during the journey
  
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• Grandma taken off flight over oxygen canister row rushed to A&E after supply runs out

  20-12-2016 18:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Dorothy managed to get on another flight back to Manchester from Malaga, but ended up in A&E after running out of oxygen during the journey
  
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• Jail for the banned driver who was caught on camera pulling a small child from wreckage of crashed car

  20-12-2016 18:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police say they had help from 'many members of the public' after the shocking headcam footage was published by the Manchester Evening News
  
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• Triple test: Ford Focus RS v Audi TT RS v Mercedes-AMG A45

  20-12-2016 17:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  An Audi and a Mercedes-AMG do battle with… a Ford Focus?
  
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• Schools on alert after man in distinctive coat 'tries to bundle nine-year-old girl into vehicle'

  20-12-2016 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police patrols have been stepped up and detectives are investigating
  
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• How to get your hands on celebrity clothing in time for Christmas

  20-12-2016 17:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Famous faces including Emmerdale's Chris Bisson and Slade rocker Noddy Holder have donated items to help launch the new  St Ann's Hospice charity shop in Monton
  
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• Watch: World pie-eating champion's 'Usain Bolt' moment at Wigan competition

  20-12-2016 17:18 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Martin Appleton-Clare has scoffed his way to victory for a THIRD time
  
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• These are the two youngsters police want to speak to after a Piccadilly Gardens takeaway worker was stabbed with a pair of scissors

  20-12-2016 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The disturbance started after a group of youths were kicked out of Rice
  
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• Volunteers asked people in Rochdale to help refugees in Aleppo - and the response was amazing

  20-12-2016 15:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Tons of clothes, toiletries and other essentials have been handed over since Saturday
  
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• Star Wars dog toys launched at B&M to celebrate release of Rogue One

  20-12-2016 15:31 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Love these your dog will
  
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• Turn off life support for police officer, judge rules

  20-12-2016 15:22
  
  Wife of Paul Briggs had argued former soldier who sustained severe brain injury in motorcycle crash should be allowed to die
  Doctors should stop providing life support treatment to a police officer who was left in a minimally conscious state after a road accident, a judge has ruled. Paul Briggs, a Gulf war veteran who is in his early 40s, sustained a severe brain injury in a motorcycle crash while serving with Merseyside police in July last year.Continue reading...
  
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• George Ford: Sale Sharks boss Steve Diamond interested in England fly-half

  20-12-2016 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale would be interested in signing Bath and England fly-half George Ford, says Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond.
  
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• Cafe bar group Loungers sold for £137m

  20-12-2016 15:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  UK group operates a number of sites in the region including Expo Lounge, Bevano Lounge and Molino Lounge
             
  
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• Police tackling 'major trend' of expensive car theft as 252 Stockport homes burgled in 19 days

  20-12-2016 14:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall are said to be hotspots as police vow to put on extra patrols and visit known offenders
  
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• Wilko takes on Lego by making its own building blocks half price this Christmas

  20-12-2016 14:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Blox sets include a pirate ship, a castle, a fairground and more
  
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• Spring firm fined £60,000 for failing to protect workers using power tools

  20-12-2016 13:52 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The company recorded a turnover of £22m last year
  
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• Do the trams runs over Christmas in Manchester?

  20-12-2016 13:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Is the Metrolink running in Manchester over Christmas? Are there trams into town on Boxing Day? Everything you need to know
  
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• Manchester United legend Eric Cantona is coming back to Salford

  20-12-2016 13:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The former Reds striker will take to the stage at The Lowry for An Evening with Eric Cantona
  
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• When do the Amazon Boxing Day sales start?

  20-12-2016 13:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  When do the Amazon UK sales arrive after Christmas? If you got an Amazon gift card then the Boxing Day sales are a perfect time to grab a bargain
  
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• Chef Andrew Nutter thanks fans and friends for support after parents targeted by robbers

  20-12-2016 12:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three men broke into the Rochdale restaurateur’s parents home in Hilton Lane, Prestwich, and dragged his elderly mother, Jean, around inside the house
  
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• Stockport teen's perfect excuse for taking ages in the bathroom - I need rescuing by firefighters

  20-12-2016 12:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Crews help 19-year-old out of first floor window after she is not able to unlock the door
  
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• It's going to be a rough Christmas, thanks to a deep depression called Barbara coming from America...

  20-12-2016 12:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A yellow ‘be aware’ weather warning has been issued for the region on Friday and Christmas Eve
  
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• How many of these classic Christmas films have you seen?

  20-12-2016 12:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  See how many of the 30 top-rated Christmas films, according to movie website IMDb, have you seen
  
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• Pictured: The woman fighting for life after being found seriously injured in Oldham house

  20-12-2016 12:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives don’t yet know if Gemma Baker was attacked, but have said they are treating the incident as suspicious
  
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• Drugs gang smuggled high-purity cocaine from Mexico to Wigan

  20-12-2016 11:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nine members of the ‘organised crime group’ have been jailed for a total of 77 years for their roles in the conspiracy after a long-running police surveillance operation
  
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• Young, quick and very hip: Missguided and PrettyLittleThing hit the big time

  20-12-2016 11:17
  
  The online ‘fast fashion’ sales model is doing wonders for the new breed of northern-based online retailers targeting teenagers and young womenThere is a powerful new club in the north-west of England but its most bankable players are probably unfamiliar, despite raking in hundreds of millions of pounds a year from fans.Meet Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and Missguided, the Manchester-based online companies threatening to take over fashion retailing with inexpensive, brash clothes that a
  
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• Police release CCTV footage of couple they believe may have witnessed rape in Oldham

  20-12-2016 11:09 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The victim, aged in her 30s, was raped by a man in a car park, off Beever Street, on October 28 at about 1.30am
  
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• MP calls for council leader to quit over controversial £300,000 handout

  20-12-2016 10:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton West MP Chris Green is the most senior politician to call for town hall chief Cliff Morris to fall on his sword following revelations he used emergency powers to hand law firm Asons a ‘secret’ grant
  
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• Police stepping up patrols at Manchester's Christmas Markets following Berlin lorry attack

  20-12-2016 09:57 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A lorry ploughed into a Christmas market in the German capital on Monday evening, killing 12 people
  
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• Concern for young mum Ashleigh Roters who has been missing since Saturday

  20-12-2016 09:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old hasn’t been in contact with her family since, and they are desperately appealing for anyone who may know where she is to get in touch
  
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• Three men convicted of manslaughter after delivery driver died as they stole his van

  20-12-2016 09:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  James Ray died on his 70th birthday - the day after he was found suffering from head injuries at Plantation Industrial Estate in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside
  
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• Berlin Christmas market 'terror attack' leaves 12 dead

  20-12-2016 08:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Police believe the truck was deliberately crashed in a suspected terrorist attack which left almost 50 people injured
  
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