BIZARRE: 5 - What They Never Told You

'We've been at Gorton Market for 47 years but now we have to close'

Manchester council wants to expand the market, opening it up onto a new town square and offering more food and drink to create a night-time economy - but some won't survive to see it

Manchester Evening News · Jan 29, 2023

Man arrested after poo smeared on windows of new £22m Gorton hub

Police said a man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage

Manchester Evening News · Jan 27, 2023

Phone mast firm part-owned by BT slapped with huge fine for not turning generator off

The company set up a phone mast and generator in Northenden in March 2018

Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023

Manchester's Iranian protesters suffer wave of chest infections as they enter 30th night sleeping on street

"If we were British we wouldn’t be ignored"

Manchester Evening News · Jan 5, 2023

Great Ancoats Street set to welcome glitzy 20-storey Hilton hotel

That's if planning permission is granted at the site on Laystall Street

Manchester Evening News · Dec 26, 2022

Angry residents slam plans to build major new housing development on their doorstep

Anwyl Homes are looking to turn the land off Wilbraham Road into a new housing development

Manchester Evening News · Dec 23, 2022

New year joy for motorists as potholed Princess Parkway will be resurfaced - over three weeks

'It's a main route into the city and should appear like the great boulevard it should be, rather than the assault course it is'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 22, 2022

Man climbed the Shard before telling police 'I'll come down after taking a selfie'

Adam Lockwood told his YouTube channel: "I'm probably going to prison tomorrow but when I get out my videos will probably get crazier."

Liverpool Echo · Dec 22, 2022

Climber scaled the Shard before telling arresting officers he would 'come down in two minutes after taking a selfie'

After the incident, Adam Lockwood uploaded a video to YouTube, in which he said: "I’m probably going to prison tomorrow but when I get out my videos will probably get crazier.”

Manchester Evening News · Dec 21, 2022

Dangerous kids' toys yanked from shelves as potential risk 'doesn't bear thinking about'

Two years after more than 400 toys were seized from a business in Manchester, director Akmal Habibi has been jailed as parents are warned to be careful about the toys they buy this Christmas

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022