Edward Barnes
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Angry couple fear music could attract 'cannabis smoking youths' to Oldham farm (opens the original)
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Fears have been raised about ‘unwelcome sounds’ and cannabis-smoking youths descending on an urban farm if music is played outdoors. Northern Roots said it is taking concerns seriously but says its plans would be a positive for Oldham. Earlier this month, the first phase of the £12.9m Northern Roots urban farm development next to Alexandra Park officially opened. Covering around 160 acres to the south of Oldham town centre next to Alexandra Park, the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park spans Sn
Aldi, Morrisons, and Tesco slammed over what is hiding in Rochdale canal waters (opens the original)
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Aldi, Morrisons, and Tesco have been told to ‘get their act together’ by a litter picking group who keep having to haul supermarket trolleys out of a canal. Along a stretch of the Rochdale canal in Failsworth, litter picking group Clean Up Failsworth Canal said they regularly have to drag trolleys out of the water as part of their impressive efforts to cl
Slugs break traffic lights at busy crossroads in Stretford (opens the original)
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The mysterious reason new traffic lights in Stretford kept failing – causing traffic chaos – has now been discovered. Labour councillors representing Stretford and Humphrey Park in Trafford raised concerns after the lights at the ‘quite busy’ Robin Hood crossroads in Stretford kept failing. The junction – at Urmston Lane, Kingsway and Barton Road – was upgraded as part of a £17.6m redevelopment of Stretford town centre. The project outside Stretford Mall on Kingsway was finished in 2024 with new
Parking firm responds after dad hit with £170 fine following M&S visit (opens the original)
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A parking firm has responded following criticism from a dad who was given a £100 parking fine - later hiked to £170 - after he nipped to Marks & Spencer. Tim Coates parked up to shop at the M&S at the Peel Centre in Stockport on June 22 this year and ‘didn’t think anything of it’. He later found out he had fallen foul of Ocean Parking’s strict rules. The firm says cars must be completely between the white lines of the parking bay. A photo seen by the Manchester Evening News taken when the fine w
New homes right next to picturesque village as council warned (opens the original)
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New homes could be built on fields on the edge of a picturesque Stockport village. Emery Planning is seeking planning permission from Stockport council to build up to 89 homes off Pear Tree Close on the edge of Marple Bridge. The developer behind the project is Wain Homes. The site is currently used for horses with a number of stable buildings and paddocks. The land sits within the green belt and half of the homes are proposed to be classed as affordable. According to planning documents submitte
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