A82 relief road step closer to reality after initial planning permission agreed

direct to your inboxDevelopers have lost an appeal against Trafford council over an estate they wanted to build - which would have had no affordable housing.Redrow Homes submitted plans for 400 new properties on land on Warburton Lane, Partington, in May 2019.But after the council failed to inform them of its decision over the plans within the required time frame, the developers appealed to the government.The council later denied the company planning permission on the grounds that it failed to

Steph McGovern has revealed that she didn't tell her BBC Breakfast bosses or colleagues that she'd never done live TV before.In fact, the down-to-earth presenter lied in order to get her former job, telling producers she had previous live experience!MORE: Steph McGovern opens up about baby daughter in rare interviewHer untruth wasn't discovered until a few seconds before she went on air, the star admitted during Wednesday’s edition of her daytime show, Steph’s Packed Lunch, on Channel 4.Steph

in Bolton. The incident happened at around 3.15pm on Bradford Road in Great Lever today (February 2).

NHS staff at a Scottish hospital have urged the public to stick with coronavirus measures as they struggle with the pandemic's winter spike.

the regulations and encourage people to do the right thing. “They are responding to reports of members of the public breaking the restrictions and business premises, particularly gyms and hairdressers, who are not exempt from the restrictions, remaining open or being operated from home addresses.“Police Scotland take these matters seriously and will continue to do so.

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Katie Price's ex Kris Boyson has teased that he might be just months away from proposing to his girlfriend Bianca Gascoigne. The stepdaughter of Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne and her fitness instructor boyfriend have been dating for 10 months and moved in together after just one date when the country went into lockdown.

Married At First Sight’s Jonathan is 'blocking a divorce' to Steph, it has been claimed – despite the unhappy pair calling it quits over two years ago.The newlyweds split just weeks after walking down the aisle following their disastrous honeymoon in Spain.The Channel 4 show sees group of singles agree to marry partners chosen for them by their team of relationship experts. But it didn't last and Steph reportedly ended things while their big day was being aired.

direct to your inboxThere may never be a solution to the A555 Airport Relief road’s flooding problems, a leading councillor has admitted.The dual-carriageway was closed once again this week as Storm Christoph brought torrential downpours to the region.Completed in 2018, the £290m route - which links Hazel Grove, in Stockport, to the airport - has already been shut because of heavy rainfall on a number of occasions.The most recent closure came on Wednesday this week, when bosses moved to shut the

direct to your inboxThe A555 Airport Relief Road remains closed due to flooding.The dual carriageway remains shut in both directions between the Bramhall Oil Terminal to Styal Road.Stockport Council say the A555 will stay closed for at least the remainder of today (Thursday).Photographs taken this afternoon show an abandoned car partly submerged under water on one of the carriageways.The road closure follows more than 24 hours of torrential rain and flooding across the region in the wake of

direct to your inboxHyde Road is to remain closed until the end of next week after a burst water pipe last week caused a flash flood. The main road in Gorton became submerged in water after a pipe burst last Friday (January 15).

direct to your inboxThe A555 Airport Relief Road has been closed again as the council said flooding is expected 'imminently'.The dual carriageway has been shut in both directions today (Wednesday) between the Bramhall Oil Terminal to Styal Road. The closure has been put in place after torrential downpours hit the region over the last 24 hours, with more heavy rain from Storm Christoph expected to fall later today and into tomorrow.

direct to your inboxMajor plans to carry out urgent repairs at Manchester Velodrome have been approved after concerns were expressed about its long-term future.Numerous structural, mechanical and electrical failures have been identified at the 26-year-old building which forms part of the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre.A report submitted with the planning application warned that if ‘catastrophic' failings forced the complex to close, investment in Manchester would dry up and renowned cycling

direct to your inbox A road is closed in Oldham due to a serious crash between a car and a motorbike.