Dozens of people have been evicted from an encampment site in Manchester city centre early this morning after the council secured a court order to reclaim the site. At around 6:45am, council officials and bailiffs arrived at St Peter’s Square to clear the “red tent camp”, a settlement for homeless people outside the Manchester City […]
A Rochdale dad is on a mission to help the area’s homeless and is using an unexpected item to do so – a pram. For five years, Muhammad Aziz, 47, has been using a baby’s pushchair to supply food, clothing and essential items to those that need it most across Rochdale and central Manchester. Muhammad, […]
The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for wind, snow and rain across Greater Manchester ahead of Storm Éowyn. The storm is expected to hit the UK from Thursday (January 23) to Sunday (January 26), with swathes of the country, including large parts of North England, Northern Ireland, North Wales and parts of Scotland, […]
The trial of eight men charged with sexual offences against two girls in Rochdale has commenced in Manchester. The defendants, including two men from Oldham, stand accused of grooming offences allegedly committed between 2001 and 2006. The accused, aged between 39 and 66, face dozens of charges collectively including those of rape, indecent assault and […]