Bosses in Oldham bidding for £25m government cash for four 'ambitious' town centre projects

GMP City Centre Facebook page shows dozens of cannabis plants growing under lights in what appears to be a large basement or loft-type space.

Property in Oldham and parts of Cheshire is being snapped up the quickest since house sales have been able to take place once more, according to Rightmove.The local areas in and around Greater Manchester have made the property site's list of the fastest-moving housing markets in England, while houses in parts of central London have been the slowest to shift.In Oldham, where the average asking price is £160,083, 43 percent of newly listed properties have found a buyer, putting the town in at

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hereThe planning process in order to build the vast mall was the most lengthy and drawn-out in British history as the original idea was first dreamed up back in 1986 by wealthy John Whittaker, of Peel Holdings.Manchester City Council vehemently opposed its development and felt it would impact negatively on the city centre economy.The Trafford Centre offered thousands of free car parking spaces as it lured people to embrace the Utopian concept of out-of-town shopping.The planning issue was

Ah, the intu Trafford Centre...

Now more passengers are returning to the service in order to get to, and from, work, they will rightly expect to be able to access the Internet as part of their travel experience.

Intu's Trafford Centre has issued an urgent warning to shoppers planning to visit during the mini heatwave we're currently having.Posting on its Instagram story yesterday, the intu shopping centre wrote: "It's going to be a scorcher.Yesterday saw temperatures in Manchester exceed 30C, with today's weather expected to be even hotter in some areas.Sharing a post on Instagram, the shopping centre wrote: "During busy periods, you may have to queue outside - do don't forget some suncream and your

herePolice have said his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation.A GMP spokesman said: "Police were informed at 3.14pm of a road traffic collision at the junction of Middleton Road and Neville Street in Oldham. "Upon attendance it was discovered that a quad bike had collided with a motor vehicle that had been turning out of a side street."The male driver of the quad bike has been taken to hospital with a number of serious injuries

Manchester Evening News reported how industry leaders fear the pandemic could lead to a 'cultural catastrophe' - and cost more than 400,000 jobs.

Marcus Rashford's former school teacher says he is not surprised he has gone on to take the country by storm with his charity work and campaigning.The Manchester United star Rashford is being hailed as a national hero after forcing the government into a u-turn on their plan to end free school meal vouchers during the summer holidays.He had previously also raised £20 million to pay for meals for families living below the breadline during lockdown.Simon Pyne taught the England forward at Button

a combined bid for £21.5m of government cash for infrastructure improvements intended to help people get to work without using public transport while Covid-19 remains a risk.

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has vowed to continue campaigning after his actions led the Government to reverse their decision over free school meals.On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a U-turn over not extending the voucher system over the summer, announcing the launch of a new Covid Summer Food Fund to pay for lunches for all 1.3 million children on free meals in term for the duration of the holidays.Such a decision came after Rashford had written a passionate open

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hereA video from the scene shows staff mopping up water on the walkway between the main part of the mall and Barton Square.A spokesperson for intu, which owns the Trafford Centre, said: "Unfortunately, parts of Barton Square were flooded as a result of today’s storm."Some areas of Barton Square were closed whilst the clear up operation was completed, but were quickly opened again."The rest of the centre remained open for business as usual." Elsewhere there was also flooding reported at Streford

Rashford called on MPs to reverse the government's decision to end free school meals for low-income familes.The England striker said the letter was 'written from the heart' and pleaded for authorities to let vulnerable children to continue receiving the free school means during summer.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe Prime Minister and Department for Education

Manchester City star added his own voice to the worldwide protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week, calling for a better society.But as a powerful voice against problems of racism within the game, Sterling feels that the authorities are still not doing enough to tackle the issue.The 25-year-old Jamaica-born England international confronted the issue head-on last year when he highlighted the differing ways in which one newspaper treated similar stories about how