A long-established Victorian hotel is set to become houses of multiple occupation. The Rostrevor Hotel on Manchester Road, Bury has submitted plans to convert the property into two nine-bedroom HMOs.
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A plan to cut 24-hour cover at Sale Community Fire Station has come under attack from Trafford's Liberal Democrat group. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is this week launching a public consultation on proposals for a ‘day crew model’ at both Sale and Offerton in Stockport on the grounds that they are the third and second lowest risk areas respectively in the city region.
The consultation period expires on July 10, but Trafford’s council’s Liberal Democrat group is already protesting against the plan.
Timperley Central Coun Shaun Ennis said: “These proposals are absolutely unthinkable. They will make parts of Trafford, including Timperley less safe.
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“I want to see them rejected and for Sale fire station to retain its 24-hour status.”
Day-crewing is a system that requires operational firefighters to work a combination of hours on station and hours ‘on-call’, rather than having the station crewed continuously, 24 hours per day.
Crews, which currently immediately respond during station hours, would provide up to a four-minute delayed response during on-call hours.For the on-call period, crews are provided with a phone that alerts them to an incident and they then make their way to the fire station.
On-call cover can only be provided by staff who live within a four-minute response area of the station.
The proposals, which the Liberal Democrats say represent 'a clear cut to frontline fire services', come despite Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham raising taxes to pay for police and fire services in the region.
Coun Ennis continued: “Back in January, Mr Burnham told us that he didn’t want to hike taxes during the cost-of-living crisis, but
A long-established Victorian hotel is set to become houses of multiple occupation. The Rostrevor Hotel on Manchester Road, Bury has submitted plans to convert the property into two nine-bedroom HMOs.
ITV has reportedly decided to shelve plans for a third series of Starstruck.The talent show was a modernised version of Stars In Their Eyes and saw contestants performing as their idols in a bid to win a whopping £50,000 prize. Hosted by Olly Murs, it saw Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford as judges for series one. However, Sheridan, 42, was replaced by Shania Twain and Ronan Keating in series two due to her filming commitments elsewhere.
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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In a move certain to shock Los Angeles theatergoers, the Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced Thursday that it is canceling plans for a 2023-34 season at the Mark Taper Forum, one of the most important homes for new plays in the city, if not the country, due to severe financial concerns. The organization’s two other theaters, the Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres, will continue with their seasons as usual, with 2023-24 programs to be announced shortly, the announcement said. The programming suspension at the 736-seat Mark Taper will begin after a current world premiere musical, “Transparent,” wraps up its run on June 25. Two other shows that had already been announced will have their runs canceled or postponed. The world premiere of “Fake It Until You Make It,” set to begin Aug. 2, is being called off, although the org said “we plan to feature it) in a future season.” Meanwhile, a touring production of “Cambodian Rock Band” set for the Mark Taper has been canceled outright.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan just got engaged — and now they’re going into business together. Cooper, creator, host and executive producer of Spotify’s hit sex and relationship podcast “Call Her Daddy,” and Kaplan, founder/CEO of ACE Entertainment and producer of Netflix’s “XO, Kitty” and the streamer’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” film franchise, announced the formation of Trending: a Gen Z media venture “committed to elevating today’s voices and crafting tomorrow’s stories for an independent, resourceful and inclusive generation.” Cooper and Kaplan, who met in 2020, got engaged in March 2023. L.A.-based Trending will be the parent company of “Call Her Daddy,” ACE Entertainment, and the couple’s future investments in Gen Z cultural events, commerce and community. Cooper and Kaplan’s new venture will develop scripted and unscripted content, including podcasts and digital media; produce touring events; and launch other projects.
Molly-Mae Hague has revealed her hopes to have a second child with boyfriend Tommy Fury – but warned fans to not expect a big announcement any time soon. The Love Island star welcomed their daughter Bambi in January, and she has been candid on social media as she navigates her way through first-time motherhood. Despite only having had their little one five months ago, the 24-year-old responded to questions on Tuesday about whether the couple are planning another child any time soon in an Instagram Q&A.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer From “Avengers” sequels to “Transformers” flicks, so many summer blockbuster end with cities on fire and the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Those moments are usually conjured up by CGI. But major studios looking to promote the hell out of their July or August releases may be in a bind that even Superman can’t fly past. A looming actors strike may wreak havoc on the marketing campaigns for several major film releases — including Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and the franchise relaunch “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” — leaving studios shifting their plans to get ahead of the June 30 deadline for a new SAG-AFRTRA contract.
Climate activists have urged councillors to reject plans for a new gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire.
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Pulling plans to build two new platforms at Piccadilly station is a 'decade lost for the North of England', Andy Burnham has said as he pushed back against the move at a meeting of mayors, council leaders and rail chiefs today (June 7). Building platforms 15 and 16 has been seen as key to unclogging congestion on railways across the region – but the proposal was withdrawn last month.