1,210 affected employees made redundant are being supported – with seven branches shutting across Greater Manchester 68 Pizza Hut restaurants, including seven in Greater Manchester, have closed with immediate effect(Image: PA) Pizza Hut bosses have confirmed that 68 stores and 11 delivery sites across the country have shut with immediate …
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Officers were called out to the scene Police at the scene on Friday(Image: Mcroutlaws) Two men have been arrested after a fight erupted on a residential street in Oldham. Officers were called out to Horsedge Street, at the junction with Poppy Road, on Friday afternoon (September 19). Greater Manchester Police …
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The government said no final decisions have been made, but the study comes from a well-respected group 18:57, 18 Aug 2025Updated 11:31, 19 Aug 2025 Manchester council is set to be a big winner(Image: Manchester Evening News) Greater Manchester’s rumoured winners and losers in the government’s next financial deal have …
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The new Joint Chair, David Wakefield A new Joint Chair has been appointed to Stockport NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (TGICFT). The trusts run the Stepping Hill Hospital and Tameside Hospital alongside community health services in Stockport, Tameside and Glossop. David Wakefield …
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Ashton’s Royal Mail Delivery Office will be remaining permanently closed, following previous plans for a temporary relocation. In December 2023, a routine building fabric survey at the office revealed the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels. On the advice of chartered structural engineers, two exclusion zones were created …
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Super-strength drugs produced in illicit labs in Eastern Europe and the Far East are set to spread throughout Greater Manchester, a doctor has warned. More than 100 deaths in the UK have been linked to synthetic opioids called nitazenes since last summer, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). However, …
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Vehicles on Mottram Moor. Image: Nigel Wood. A campaign group has stepped up its opposition to the proposed A57 link roads. High Peak Green New Deal has printed 10,000 leaflets and many of these will be delivered by Royal Mail over the next couple of weeks. Volunteers have already delivered …
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Photo by Brett Jordan from Pexels A local postman has criticised his Royal Mail bosses after claiming they have been told to prioritise parcel deliveries instead of first class mail. The ‘postie’ who wished to remain anonymous, branded the move “disgusting”. He claimed everything from Christmas cards to hospital appointment …
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The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Royal Mail staff at a Manchester depot hit by a major coronavirus outbreak could not get tested for four days after England’s mobile testing programme – previously run by the army …
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Four new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Greater Manchester today including the first three in Manchester itself, taking the total in the region to 18. The Manchester Evening News understands that one of the confirmed cases is a Royal Mail worker. The Department of Health today said that as …
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