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• Rochdale 0-2 Fleetwood Town

  20-03-2018 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Fleetwood boost their League Two survival hopes after they claim a win at fellow strugglers Rochdale.
  
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• Tributes paid to High Court judge Sir Andrew Gilbart QC, who has died aged 68

  20-03-2018 22:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Solicitors, barristers and legal professionals in Manchester have paid tribute to his life and work, describing him as ‘wonderful, inspiring and unique’
  
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• Phoenix Nights, Life on Mars and Dinnerladies: 10 more top TV shows set in Greater Manchester

  20-03-2018 22:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Last week we brought you 10 of our favourites - ut it turns out 10 just isn’t enough to represent the wealth of great TV filmed on our doorstep.
  
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• Former school governor who stole nearly £40,000 is back behind bars after forging documents

  20-03-2018 21:36 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nigel Doyle, 54, was jailed for a year in 2011 after siphoning off tens off thousands meant for the refurbishment of St Michael’s C of E Primary School in Middleton. Now he has been locked up for 18 months for faking documents linked to his mother’s will
  
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• A new £9m cycleway could be built between Chorlton and the city centre

  20-03-2018 21:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Chris Boardman's major redesign for Barlow Moor Road, Manchester Road and Chorlton Road
  
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• Challenge Cup fifth round: Warrington to host Hunslet or Bradford Bulls

  20-03-2018 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Super League side Warrington will host Hunslet or Bradford Bulls, both from the third tier, in the Challenge Cup fifth round.
  
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• A live orchestral rendition of Dr. Dre 2001 is coming to Gorilla in June- How to buy tickets

  20-03-2018 20:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  One of the most iconic hip-hop albums ever will get an orchestral interpretation at Gorilla in June, tickets are on sale now
  
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• How the far right tried – and failed – to take over Manchester

  20-03-2018 20:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Nazi sympathiser Sir Oswald Mosley was determined to establish a stronghold here
  
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• Manchester Airport will start charging for terminal drop-offs - and the decision has sparked heated debate

  20-03-2018 19:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The hub is axing its free ‘kiss and fly’ drop-off lanes - leaving people having to pay, or use a shuttle bus
  
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• Luke Shaw: Ashley Young says Man Utd team-mate can be 'one of the best in the world'

  20-03-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester United defender Luke Shaw can be "one of the best in the world" but needs to "get his head down", says team-mate Ashley Young.
  
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• Will-Griff John: Sale Sharks prop signs new contract until 2021

  20-03-2018 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Sale Sharks prop Will-Griff John signs a new contract to keep him with the Premiership club until 2021.
  
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• Leanne McKie murder trial jury asked to consider whether her death was a ‘terrible, terrible accident’

  20-03-2018 19:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Darren McKie, 43, has admitted manslaughter but denies murdering Leanne McKie, 39, at their home in Burford Close in Wilmslow on September 28, last year
  
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• Lily Allen is hiding free tickets for her Manchester Gorilla show tonight around town

  20-03-2018 19:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Lily Allen plays a sold out Gorilla show tonight but she is hiding tickets around town right now
  
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• Dealer who ran 'drugs hotline' fails in bid to get jail term cut

  20-03-2018 18:17 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Ryan Robinson, 29, of Moor Street, Shaw, pleaded guilty to conspiracies to supply the drugs over an 18-month period up to February last year
  
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• Inquest jury must decide if refuse collector hit by falling wheelie bin died because of an injury he sustained

  20-03-2018 17:53 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alexander Boyd, of Stockport, died two months later and had other health concerns
  
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• Hardy’s Well pub could be transformed into a block of flats

  20-03-2018 17:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  However Lemn Sissay’s famous poem - that has adorned the side of the building in Rusholme for more than 20 years - will be kept
  
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• Burglars broke into a house and stole the ashes of a much-loved mum-of-three

  20-03-2018 17:25 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Her devastated family has now issued an urgent public appeal to secure the safe return of her ashes
  
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• Withington MP calls on government to grant Alfie Dingley medical cannabis licence

  20-03-2018 17:23 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Alfie, six, suffers from severe epileptic fits that his family insist can be treated with cannabis oil
  
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• Ray Mill in Stalybridge 'being treated as potential crime scene' after devastating fire

  20-03-2018 17:15 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The old mill, which virtually burnt down in a blaze on Saturday night, is now described as ‘unstable and extremely dangerous’, but Tameside council said demolition work could take as long as six weeks
  
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• Nigel Havers and Rula Lenska are returning to Coronation Street as Lewis and Claudia

  20-03-2018 17:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The trouble-causing characters are set to make a comeback to the Corrie cobbles
  
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• A Manchester firm has made a cannabis beer and called it High Flyer

  20-03-2018 17:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oh, and they also make cannabis gummy bears.
  
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• North of England's top hospitality players listed in the NRB Top Fifty

  20-03-2018 17:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The power list awarded owners of Black Dog and Liars Club with a special achievement gong for their 'unique impact' in the region
  
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• McDonald's staff call police after gang of yobs refuse to leave restaurant

  20-03-2018 16:50 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers were called to the fast food restaurant in Platt Bridge, Wigan, on Sunday night following reports that youths were causing problems.
  
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• Family of dad who died after cancer battle will take part in Great Manchester Run in his memory

  20-03-2018 16:49 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A team of 20 runners hope to raise £10,000 when they take on the event on May 20
           
  
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• A cool new Manchester food and drink festival is coming in 2018

  20-03-2018 16:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A Good Feed is a collaboration between award-winning Stockport restaurant Where The Light Gets In, Northern Quarter brunch spot Common, and design studio and workshop space PLANT    
  
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• Crematorium has to fit bigger cremators because it can't cope with 'larger' bodies

  20-03-2018 16:22 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Accrington Crematorium is to be fitted with ‘large cremators’ after relatives of deceased people who were too big to be accommodated there had to be cremated outside of the town
  
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• Red Arrows engineer killed and pilot in hospital after crash at RAF Valley in Wales

  20-03-2018 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The incident happened at around 1.30pm on Tuesday and involved a Hawk jet used by the Red Arrows aerobatic display team
  
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• Hawk aircraft, used by Red Arrows aerobatic team, crashes at Welsh RAF base

  20-03-2018 16:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The MoD has confirmed an incident at the base, and the air ambulance was called to the scene
  
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• Cyclist who broke pensioner's hip with 'wanton and furious' riding spared jail for 'exemplary' way he helped her in aftermath

  20-03-2018 15:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Jesus Medina left Marlene Crossley, 71, with a broken hip in the collision - but she she pleaded with the judge to show him mercy at his sentencing
  
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• Stalybridge could be getting a Metrolink tram stop

  20-03-2018 14:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, Jonathan Reynolds, says he'll keep campaigning until he gets to ride the first tram from the town
  
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• Weather forecast for Easter weekend 2018 – unsettled conditions and a chance of snow

  20-03-2018 14:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A cold snap should hit - but it won't be as bad as the Beast From The East say forecasters
  
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• The company behind Claire's Accessories has filed for bankruptcy

  20-03-2018 14:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The US firm behind Claire's Accessories has filed for bankruptcy but it is not known how many stores will be shut in the UK
  
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• Easter Supermarket deals: How to save on your Easter Sunday lunch

  20-03-2018 13:44 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  There will be reason to get those little extras in your basket this Easter at Asda, Morrisons, Sainsburys, Tesco and Waitrose
  
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• How This Morning and Piers Morgan covered the Ant McPartlin drink-drive arrest story on ITV

  20-03-2018 13:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A dramatic U-turn from Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield
  
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• Man City put on free coach travel to London for Saturday evening Spurs clash

  20-03-2018 13:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The last train leaving Euston for Manchester is at 9pm that night, which City fans will miss
  
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• Two arrests made after a man was attacked with a machete outside Barca bar in Manchester

  20-03-2018 13:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A man suffered 'life changing' injuries following the incident on Catalan Square on Friday night
  
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• Breaking Bad bar Manchester tickets and location revealed

  20-03-2018 13:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pop-up - set inside an American RV - can accommodate 30 'cooks' to mix cocktails in Hazmat suits
  
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• Who's leaving Coronation Street in 2018?

  20-03-2018 13:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  it’s time to say goodbye to some old favourites on the famous Corrie cobbles
  
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• Police launch investigation after man's body found in Harpurhey

  20-03-2018 12:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The body of a man, believed to be in his late 30s, was discovered inside a flat
  
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• Glitterbox clubnight heads to Manchester Pride 2018 for Ibiza party with top DJs

  20-03-2018 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Glitterbox is one of the world's most flamboyant parties, heading to Manchester for the first time this year
  
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• Glitterbox clubnight heads to Manchester 2018 for Ibiza party with top DJs

  20-03-2018 12:42 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Glitterbox is one of the world's most flamboyant parties, heading to Manchester for the first time this year
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers - gossip, drama and revelations on Corrie this week

  20-03-2018 12:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Martin Platt is back as David is in turmoil and Carla Connor has got a new man
  
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• Grandad is so proud of Stockport he's had the town's landmarks tattooed on his arm

  20-03-2018 12:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The artwork - featuring St Mary's Church, the viaduct and Market Place - took 14 hours to create
  
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• Review: Freddie Flintoff knocks us for six in Fat Friends The Musical

  20-03-2018 11:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff joins Jodie Prenger, X Factor star Sam Bailey, Corrie icon Kevin Kennedy and ex-Emmerdaler Natalie Anderson in star-studded feelgood musical Fat Friends about a slimming club
  
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• Neighbourhood Weekender adds more acts to 2018 line up

  20-03-2018 11:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Camerata, Beth Ditto and Tom Walker will join Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Courteeners at the new music festival
  
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• Real Housewives of Cheshire: What Dawn Ward really thinks about Leanne Brown quitting the ITVBe show

  20-03-2018 11:19 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Leanne has left Real Housewives of Cheshire - former pal Dawn Ward on their long-running legal row as series 7 starts
  
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• Vaping and e-cigarettes could be more harmful than promoted and could lead to liver disease, study finds

  20-03-2018 11:13 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Experts have warned that e-cigarettes and vaping are 'not as safe as promoted' and could cause liver damage
  
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• Coronation Street David Platt storyline shows harrowing rape aftermath scenes

  20-03-2018 11:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Platt, played by Jack P Shepherd, had a violent reaction when he came face to face with attacker Josh Tucker
  
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• Coronation Street - David Platt realises he's been raped in harrowing scenes

  20-03-2018 11:02 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  David Platt, played by Jack P Shepherd, she had a violent reaction when he came face to face with attacker Josh Tucker
  
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• Manchester Airport is scrapping free drop-off lanes - and is going to make you pay, or park more than a mile away

  20-03-2018 11:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'We have increasingly experienced major congestion problems on our terminal forecourts'
  
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