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• Major plans for golf course once dubbed 'most controversial in Greater Manchester'

  19-08-2026 07:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Developers are looking for input on the latest plans for a controversial site
  
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• Coronation Street fans make request for more after 'finally' getting 'endearing' scenes

  19-08-2026 11:27 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Corrie fans want more from two Weatherfield residents after 'finally getting some 'endearing' scenes between the pair
  
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• Government issues statement on national supermarket policy after thousands call for ban

  19-08-2026 11:24 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The petition has received more than 14,000 signatures
  
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• Fallen tree leads to train cancellations in Greater Manchester

  19-08-2026 11:08 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers were facing major disruption
  
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• Trains RECAP after tree on railway line leads to cancellations in Greater Manchester

  19-08-2026 11:06 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers were facing major disruption
  
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• Coronation Street fans spot major change to famous street after 44 years

  19-08-2026 10:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Eagle-eyed Corrie viewers were quick to spot a major change to the famous street in Weatherfield
  
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• Three sisters injured in M9 horror crash sees fundraiser reach huge six-figure sum in 24 hours

  19-08-2026 10:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Five teenagers were killed while sisters Niamh and Alma Kinsella and Ella Hendricken, suffered catastrophic injuries in the M9 motorway crash in Ireland
  
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• Stacey Solomon given major presenting boost before new ITV role alongside Alan Carr revealed

  19-08-2026 10:35 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Sort Your Life Out host Stacey has been given a major boost in her presenting career, with the update coming ahead of her new ITV role
  
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• Girl fights for life in hospital after three family members die in Shoreham sea incident

  19-08-2026 10:33 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The family are thought to have entered the water on Tuesday afternoon to swim
  
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• Ashton cordon LIVE as street taped off with police at scene - latest updates

  19-08-2026 10:26 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Officers are in attendance while a cardboard box
  
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• Angela Rayner defends Andy Burnham's record of tackling rough sleeping after homelessness announcement

  19-08-2026 10:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  'We've got to keep a relentless focus on it'
  
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• Oldham fire sees hundreds of fish die as 'foam iceberg' pollutes river

  19-08-2026 10:04 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The rotting fish were found in the River Tame following a blaze at an industrial unit off Wellington Road in Greenfield, Oldham, over the weekend
  
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• Amy Dowden offers health update before return to Strictly Come Dancing for 2026 series

  19-08-2026 10:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Professional dancer Amy Dowden will soon be back on Strictly, having recently returned to screens earlier than expected
  
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• Why train passengers face paying more for tickets next year as prices to rise

  19-08-2026 09:59 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Department for Transport said they are "working to make transport affordable for everyone"
  
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• Dad killed at work by telehandler as family issues heartbreaking statement

  19-08-2026 09:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  James Connolly, 49, also known as Jamie, was fatally injured at a construction site in Ince, Ellesmere Port
  
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• Dad killed at work by colleague who was using phone as family issue statement

  19-08-2026 09:32 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  James Connolly, 49, also known as Jamie, was fatally injured at a construction site in Ince, Ellesmere Port
  
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• Strictly's Ellie Taylor hilariously claps back at It Takes Two job announcement negativity

  19-08-2026 09:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Comedian and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ellie Taylor was revealed as the new host of It Takes Two
  
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• New Salford nursery to open in historic grade-II listed hall

  19-08-2026 09:11 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The beautiful new site will accept an intake soon.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere's final campaign filmed just weeks before her death released after tragedy

  19-08-2026 09:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  American actress Hayden Panettiere filmed a new campaign for an animal rights organisation just weeks before her tragic death
  
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• Motorists rack up over £100,000 in fines for ignoring motorway rule

  19-08-2026 08:58 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Thousands of drivers have been fined and hit with penalty points for breaking this rule
  
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• Josh Widdicombe shares news of heartbreaking loss ahead of Strictly Come Dancing hosting debut

  19-08-2026 08:55 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Comedian and TV star Josh Widdicombe has been flooded with messages of love and support after suffering a sad loss
  
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• Trains LIVE as tree on railway line leads to cancellations in Greater Manchester

  19-08-2026 08:37 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Passengers are facing major disruption
  
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• Hundreds of homes could be built on former green belt land in Rochdale suburb

  19-08-2026 08:21 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The land has long been primed for 450 new homes
  
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• Met Office issues drought update as heavy rain finally returns to Greater Manchester

  19-08-2026 08:05 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  But forecasters warn it won't be enough to end the country's drought situation
  
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• How to watch Pep Guardiola Man City documentary A Beautiful Obsession for free

  19-08-2026 08:01 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's final two seasons under Pep Guardiola are explored across a four-part documentary streaming now
  
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• 'Unapologetically sexy' crime drama Line of Duty fans will love on Amazon Prime

  19-08-2026 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The critically acclaimed series has been praised for its 'purely European (British-Irish) style'
  
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• Netflix war film branded 'more realistic than Saving Private Ryan'

  19-08-2026 08:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The 2016 Netflix war drama starring Jamie Dornan, tells the true story of an Irish Army unit's heroic stand during the Congo Crisis of the 1960s
  
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• Major improvements at mental health hospital after watchdog found 'multiple breaches'

  19-08-2026 07:51 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The Priory Cheadle Royal Hospital's child mental health services have been upgraded after historic failings
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson shares secret way he beat hosepipe ban to keep luscious green lawn

  19-08-2026 07:30 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The TV presenter has spoken out after pictures showed lush green lawns at his pub the Farmer's Dog in the Cotswolds
  
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• The Tameside town with canalside walk between two train stations that ends at historic pub

  19-08-2026 07:28 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  The pub has featured continuously in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide since 1999
  
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