Mat Trewern

1 week ago | bbc.com | Mat Trewern

Mat TrewernBBC News, LancashireThe daughter of a British soldier who helped liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp exactly 80 years ago said the "horrendous" scenes he witnessed there had changed his views about World War Two. Gunner Herbert Hurst, from Rossendale in Lancashire, was 36 when he entered the camp in Nazi Germany on 15 April 1945. "Before he went into Belsen, he didn't see the point of the war," explained Barbara Bell.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Mat Trewern |Ewan Gawne

Image caption, Deborah Atherton said the neighbourhood felt "let down" by a lack of consultationResidents of a town where a rising number of homes have been turned into houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) have said they should be given more power to object. Data from local authorities in Bolton shows the number of HMOs in the Bolton area has risen from 170 to 720 in recent years.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Mat Trewern |Ewan Gawne

'We want more say on shared houses in our community'Mat Trewern & Ewan GawneBBCDeborah Atherton said the neighbourhood felt "let down" by a lack of consultationResidents of a town where a rising number of homes have been turned into houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) have said they should be given more power to object. Data from local authorities in Bolton shows the number of HMOs in the Bolton area has risen from 170 to 720 in recent years.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Mat Trewern

Bar owner warns firms threatened by soaring costsMat TrewernBBCMark Wrigley said he felt "let down" by the governmentA bar owner has said he fears many small businesses are at risk of being "killed off" by a cocktail of rising costs. Mark Wrigley, who runs Atlas Bar in Manchester city centre, said he was worried that measures announced by the government in the Autumn budget would "wipe out" already struggling firms.

Nov 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Mat Trewern |Katie Barnfield

People living near a field in which a baby’s body was found have spoken of their shock about the "heartbreaking and tragic" discovery. The infant's remains were found by a woman who had been walking her dog near Ashtons Field in the Little Hulton area of Salford at about 12:30 GMT on Wednesday. Flowers, teddy bears and tributes have been left at the scene in memory of the child, who has so far only been identified as Baby A by Greater Manchester Police (GMP).