Another Coronation Street star has announced their departure from the soap, making it five cast members to leave in a month. Charlotte Jordan, who plays Daisy Midgeley, will leave the cobbles later this year. The 28-year-old said: “My time at Coronation Street is something I’ll always cherish. “After a brilliant four years for Daisy, it’s … Read more
A skyscraper touted to ‘push the boundaries of city centre living’ has moved a step closer to becoming reality, but plans next door appear to be dead in the water. Proposals to build a 44-storey apartment block with 364 flats on Whitworth Street West have been submitted for planning permission. Some 120 will be one-bedroom, … Read more
A trader on Manchester’s infamous ‘counterfeit street’ narrowly avoided jail after more than 19,000 fake designer goods were seized from a unit in Cheetham Hill. Saeed Iqbal, 68, has previously been jailed for selling fake goods. A judge described his decision to return to the same crime as ‘astonishing’, especially given that he has a … Read more
People living near a canalside site in Leigh say plans for a 470-house estate will turn the area into a ‘ticking time bomb’. The homes of those living on Johnson Close and Norley Road sit nine metres below the banks of the Leigh branch of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. The land adjacent, locals say, is the … Read more
A new canal side café is to be built close to an emerging housing development in Little Lever, Bolton. Watson Homes have been given planning approval for the hospitality development on land between Mytham Road and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal. Bolton Council have given the go ahead for a single storey canal side … Read more
Tatton Park is offering free entry to its beautiful garden this winter, providing the perfect location for a seasonal stroll. The Cheshire-based country estate is opening up its 50-acre landscaped garden for free until February 14. The garden is open from Tuesday to Sunday (closed Mondays) and visitors won’t need a ticket to enter the … Read more
-Credit:Getty Images Manchester United could be set for a busy January transfer window if the latest reports are to be believed. United have until February 3 to complete their transfer business, and it remains to be seen if any new signings will make a move to Old Trafford. A host of names have already been … Read more
Desperate residents are moving back to their apartments in a week after flooding battered the Stockport mill they call home – despite there being no power or running water. Meadow Mill, next to the Tesco store off Portwood roundabout, was evacuated on New Year’s Day after heavy rain pounded Greater Manchester the night before, causing … Read more
A thieving couple repeatedly stole parcels, shoplifted and even exploited a kind-hearted friend to get their next fix. John Firth, 45, and Aileen Cullinane, 35, were sleeping rough when a friend offered them a room for the night. The next morning they had left, and had taken her TV, make-up and prescription tablets. Both were … Read more
Thousands of patients are staying in hospital for longer than necessary – as Greater Manchester hospitals struggle with ‘extreme overcrowding’ because of a scarcity of beds. A total of 859 patients in Greater Manchester hospital beds were deemed well enough to go home on December 29. Only 189 were discharged though (22%), meaning that 78% … Read more