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A stroke survivor has shared his “horrendous” experience of being taken to court, after crashing his car when he suddenly went blind behind the wheel. Stephen Ellis collided with a parked car outside a school when he lost vision in his left eye, with t…
Rail passengers have reacted to ‘scandalous’ and controversial proposals to close the ticket office at Manchester Piccadilly train station.[1]
Manchester Piccadilly’s ticket office has been earmarked to shut under new mass closure plans[2] across Engla…
An important footbridge that was constructed in 2017 as part of a key pedestrian and cycle route between Salford[1] and Manchester[2] has now been officially opened.
The new footbridge crosses the River Irwell and is underneath the Ordsall Chord railwa…
Boots[1] has announced plans to shut 300 branches across the UK within a year, putting numerous Essex stores at risk. The retail[2] giant’s US owners will close the stores over the next 12 months, with four having already been axed since the start of 2…
Boots is set to close 300 branches across the UK.
The pharmacy and giant has announced the closure of the stores over the next 12 months, with four having already been shut down since the start of this year. The exact locations of sites earmarked for c…
City council planning officers said the extension of a rail container terminal would necessitate alterations to two runways at City Airport, but would ultimately lead to a modern, efficient container terminal hub.
Salford City Council okayed the two ap…
Services are being disrupted between Blackburn[1] and Bolton due to the tree being on the line near Darwen.
Disruption is expected until around 8.00am, and road transport has been requested to run between the two stations.
As a result of the issue, tra…
The world-famous Manchester United football club began life in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR FC, founded by the Carriage and Wagon department at the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway workshops. Funded by the company, the team initially played games against oth…
Flooding and thunder has been reported across Greater Manchester as a storm sweeps across the country.
Temperatures have risen to 27C in parts of our region, with a huge yellow weather warning in place, with parts of the area also covered by a smaller …
The build-to-rent operator has forward-funded Kellen Homes’ redevelopment of the 13-acre former Olympic Freight depot on Bennett Street.
Known as The Gateway, the development will feature 172 houses and 100 apartments, all of which will be managed und…