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• Plans by Gary Neville and the ‘Class of 92’ to open university in Trafford have been approved

  09-08-2018 23:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Councillors in Trafford have backed proposals to convert the old Kellogg’s site in Stretford
  
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• ‘Naughty’ children had to sit and watch a school leavers celebration - this what you've had to say

  09-08-2018 22:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  On Thursday, the M.E.N. reported how some parents were angry with the way their kids were treated during a Year 6 fun day at Arden Primary School in Bredbury, Stockport.
  
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• Coronation Street's greatest guest appearances

  09-08-2018 21:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Here are some of the famous faces who have walked the Corrie cobbles over the years
  
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• Perseid meteor shower will light up the sky over Greater Manchester this weekend

  09-08-2018 21:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The annual celestial event - one of the best meteor showers to observe each year - will peak this weekend
  
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• A dad has been grieving for his daughter at empty cemetery plot for 30 years - as headstone was put in wrong place

  09-08-2018 21:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  George Salt was devastated when he found out little Victoria was buried around 10 feet away from the ‘grave’ he had been visiting since her tragic death at less than two days old
  
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• Smart motorway speed cameras on M60 and M62 have dished out £8m in fines

  09-08-2018 20:10 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A total of 80,642 fixed penalty notices have been issued since the work started on a 17-mile stretch in February 2015
  
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• National Crime Agency searching for man after gun and ammunition thrown from car

  09-08-2018 20:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Salman Gull, 24, has been named by the NCA as a suspect wanted in connection with the firearms incident on Saturday, July 28
  
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• Consultant brought in to transform Oldham's health body cost £26,000 A MONTH

  09-08-2018 19:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) spent more on employing Noreen Dowd in a month than the average household in the borough brings home in a year
  
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• Blackpool Air Show 2018 timetable, schedule, and everything you need to know

  09-08-2018 19:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  What time does airshow start and are the Red Arrows flying? The Met Office weather forecast, lineup and dates for Blackpool Air Show
  
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• Ex-Lowry chef to head up new Manchester restaurant Mamucium

  09-08-2018 19:03 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The restaurant, bar and cafe will open this autumn inside the Hotel Indigo currently taking shape opposite Victoria Station
  
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• Fourteen guns found at house after RSPCA investigation into cruelty to cat

  09-08-2018 18:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A 72-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a prohibited weapon
  
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• What do you think of these ambitious plans to regenerate the north of the city?

  09-08-2018 18:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents are being asked for their views on the £1bn proposals to transform land along the Irk Valley - the biggest project since the regeneration of Eastlands
  
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• Salford phone boxes set to be replaced by new digital wifi kiosks

  09-08-2018 18:14 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The new portals would offer free wifi, free UK landline and mobile calls and phone charging
  
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• Shops and car wash raided in Denton after a crackdown on suspected drugs gangs

  09-08-2018 17:47 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested
  
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• This was the aftermath of a crash that left several cars mangled in the street

  09-08-2018 17:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Residents on Birch Road in Wardle were awoken by loud smashing noises late on Wednesday night and rushed outside to find their vehicles badly damaged
  
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• Flasher with gelled hair exposed himself to several women in Tameside park

  09-08-2018 17:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man also hid in bushes and ‘acted inappropriately’ during a series of incidents in Stamford Park, police said.
  
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• Ant McPartlin will not present this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

  09-08-2018 16:54 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter, 42, has announced he will be taking a break from television presenting duties until 2019
  
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• The Winter Hill fire is finally out after 41 days

  09-08-2018 16:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Despite people now being allowed into the area again, fire chiefs are still warning the public to be extra careful and extra vigilant to ensure no new blazes break out
  
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• Gang pointed shotgun at children in terrifying house raid

  09-08-2018 16:07 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives are treating the incident as a targeted attack
  
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• Britney Spears Piece of Me Tour at Blackpool Tower Festival Headland - tickets, setlist and more

  09-08-2018 16:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Piece of Me singer is bringing her Piece of Me Tour to Blackpool this month
  
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• Man 'stabbed mother-in-law to death after she helped daughter escape arranged marriage', court told

  09-08-2018 15:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Muhammad Tafham, 31, is accused of murdering Rahman Begum, 46, at her home in Rochdale. He denies the charge
  
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• A mini tornado hit Stockport and Macclesfield - this is what it looked like

  09-08-2018 15:29 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'It looked like something out of a film. The cloud was getting longer...'
  
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• Man appears in court accused of shooting mum and seven-year-old boy

  09-08-2018 15:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Carne Thomasson, 28, is charged with two counts of conspiracy to murder
  
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• Pony painting parties are a thing - and people really aren't happy about them

  09-08-2018 14:48 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  A petition has been launched against the 'disturbing trend' which campaigners say should be banned
  
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• Ashes stolen from boot of car are returned hours later - after angry Facebook post

  09-08-2018 14:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Susan Hickey’s sister-in-law's ashes were stolen from the boot of her car. But she was shocked when a few hours later the ashes were returned
  
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• Town hall leader who said he might not spend money in areas that didn't vote Labour 'brought council into disrepute'

  09-08-2018 14:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Allen Brett was secretly recorded making the comments - and even saying 'I'll deny I've said this'
  
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• Police hunting a man nicknamed 'Deadly' who left the country after a violent assault

  09-08-2018 13:43 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Detectives have given two registration numbers of vehicles that could be linked to Raymond Scott Jones
  
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• The free summer festival coming to a hidden square in Manchester this month

  09-08-2018 13:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sadler's Yard Summer Jam is back for its third year, with live music, street food, plenty of booze and an artisan market
  
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• Diagnosed with dementia at 39: When Sarah started repeating herself it was blamed on prosecco...

  09-08-2018 13:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'I thought I could work my way through it by doubling the effort and that worked for 12 months, so I kept plodding on - but then there was another mistake'
  
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• Tom Kerridge launches Young Chef of the North competition - with a chance to rub shoulders with the nation's greatest chefs

  09-08-2018 12:56 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The winner of the competition, which runs between August 10 and 20, will have the chance to cook on stage with Tom Kerridge at the Pub in the Park festival in Knutsford
  
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• Sexually-motivated burglar tried on stolen women's clothes in garden and 'touched himself inappropriately'

  09-08-2018 11:39 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The man was spotted on the roof of the victim's house in what police are describing as an 'unusual' incident
  
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• Man charged with trying to kill seven-year-old boy and his mum in Salford after arrest in Spain

  09-08-2018 11:38 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Spanish National Police, working with the National Crime Agency, arrested a man on behalf of Greater Manchester Police after a European Arrest Warrant was granted
  
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• Adidas is bringing back a classic 1990s trainer and it launches today

  09-08-2018 10:45 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The multi coloured chunky trainer is the trend for the summer
  
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• CCTV shows the moment carjackers with a machete stole a woman's Audi

  09-08-2018 10:41 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'Nobody should be subject to such a terrifying ordeal right outside their own home'
  
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• How to get a third off tickets for The Monster inflatable obstacle course coming to Chill Factore

  09-08-2018 10:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The course features an 18-metre Mega Slide, ball pools and a Bouncy Cage of Doom
  
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• Man fighting for life after car crashes into tree in Wythenshawe

  09-08-2018 09:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'My thoughts are with the man and his family at this awful time'
  
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• Flare-lit parade of luxury cars sparks debate over 'lively' celebrations outside popular restaurant

  09-08-2018 08:40 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'I love watching the weddings there... but this is just pure selfishness, disrupting everyone’s journey'
  
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