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There were scenes of utter devastation in Blackley on Wednesday night (April 3) after a 'famous' north Manchester venue burnt down in a huge blaze.

Work has begun to give Piccadilly Gardens some much-needed TLC after its stint hosting the Christmas Markets.

Manchester’s giant Santa Claus landed in St Peter’s Square this morning after construction teams battled the elements to welcome him in.

Sizzling sausages, piping hot mulled wine and hot chocolates with mighty whipped cream peaks can only mean one thing - the Manchester Christmas Markets are back.

The 14-year-old at the centre of the Harpurhey murder investigation has been named locally as Nathaniel Shani. Tributes have poured in for the teenager after he was stabbed during an altercation in the Manchester neighbourhood on Friday evening (September 15).

A man has been left fighting for his life following a 'targeted attack' in north Manchester. Greater Manchester Police says the 34-year-old was rushed to hospital last night (September 11) with serious injuries consistent with the use of a bladed article.

There were scenes of horror in the city centre on Wednesday evening (August 16) after two men were left seriously injured after being stabbed in the street.

Manchester Day returns on Saturday, July 29, with a new look and a full day of free family events. There will be no parade this year, instead Deansgate will be transformed into a "seaside destination", while huge animal puppets and performers will roam the city streets across the whole afternoon.

Residents can expect a jam-packed fun day of immersive activities across the city as Manchester Day on Holiday 2023 will be taking over all areas of the city centre.

There were scenes of chaos in Manchester city centre this afternoon as hundreds of school kids ran riot.

A dispersal order has been put in place in Manchester city centre after hundreds of teenagers ran riot this afternoon.

Police are searching for a woman who lives in a tower block where a fire broke out yesterday (June 14).

Firefighters descended on a tower block in north Manchester after a fire broke out this morning.

The Manchester Day parade has been scrapped this year, but council bosses have now announced what's happening instead.

Police cordoned off a street in north Manchester on Thursday evening (June 1) amid reports of a shooting. Crime Scene Investigation and TAU officers were stationed beside police tape on Monsall Street, in Monsall following the incident.

A councillor has slammed supercar drivers who should 'grow up and get a Lego set' as police have seized a number of Lamborghinis this weekend. Officers have been clamping down on 'anti-social driving' in Greater Manchester over recent days.

An attack on a paramedic in Manchester city centre has been described as 'horrendous' by a councillor.

A troubled pub at the heart of a north Manchester estate has once again erupted in chaos after punters threw bricks and wheelie bins during a night of disorder.

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A man has been arrested after a 'targeted and reckless' shooting in north Manchester.

A councillor has vowed to get the 'criminal poison' out of a north Manchester town after a 'targeted and reckless' shooting last night. An investigation is underway after officers responded to reports of the suspected shooting on Rochdale Road in Harpurhey at around 11.20pm last night (Sunday).

A derelict shopping parade in North Manchester is finally set to be demolished this spring. Plans to knock down Eastford Square in Collyhurst, which has laid dormant for more than a decade, have now been approved by the town hall.

A councillor has called for noise cameras to tackle 'manboy racers' who think they are 'Hollywood superstars' speeding along Deansgate. The trials, aimed at detecting rowdy drivers and control noise pollution, have been welcomed in a string of areas, including on a roundabout between Wilmslow and Alderley Edge, and could be rolled out nationwide.

Shocking video footage has captured screams as lit fireworks were launched towards a tram in Manchester city centre on Sunday (October 16). Footage taken from Exchange Square, outside the Arndale, show the fireworks going off, shooting along the ground and even beneath a tram.

In the 1970s and 80s, Manchester city centre had an underground shopping centre with almost everything shoppers could ever want and need.

Rustling trees, a plane passing overhead, the distant hum of traffic. That’s all you can hear from this quiet estate in north Manchester.

An appeal has been launched to find a new permanent site in Manchester’s Northern Quarter for a mural of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, which was painted over with an advert for Aitch’s debut album last month.Manchester councillor Pat Karney says that a new location for the artwork needs to be found because the owner of the building where it previously appeared now wants to use the walls for advertising. Which would explain the whole it being painted over by an Aitch ad thing.“It would be silly to put the mural back up there because it could be taken down again quite quickly and we’d go through the same routine”, Karney told BBC Radio Manchester yesterday.

Huge plumes of smoke were seen for miles on Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out in a north Manchester park. Roaring flames began to take hold of the dry ground at Moston Vale, beside Moston and Harpurhey.

The driver of a supercar was hit with a £100 while flaunting his vehicle in Manchester city centre. GMP traffic cops slapped it with the penalty for not having a front number plate.