Richard Stead

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Manchester Metrolink tram disruption explained as track upgrade begins

4 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Gemma Sherlock |Richard Stead

Image caption, A bus service will replace trams while the "significant" track repair work is doneGemma Sherlock & Richard SteadSeveral trams have stopped operating in Manchester city centre as £150m worth of improvement works begin. Metrolink services are not running via Piccadilly Gardens so that older sections of tram tracks can be replaced, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.
Manchester Metrolink tram disruption explained as track upgrade begins

4 days ago | bbc.com | Gemma Sherlock |Richard Stead

Tram disruption explained as works begin in cityGemma Sherlock & Richard SteadBBCA bus service will replace trams while the "significant" track repair work is doneSeveral trams have stopped operating in Manchester city centre as £150m worth of improvement works begin. Metrolink services are not running via Piccadilly Gardens so that older sections of tram tracks can be replaced, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.
Locals 'should not be put out' by Oasis gigs

1 week ago | bbc.com | Richard Stead

Locals 'should not be put out' by Oasis gigs Richard SteadReutersFive sold out Oasis gigs are due to take place at Heaton Park in July Locals should not be "put out" when Oasis play a series of gigs in Manchester, a council leader has said The band are playing five huge concerts at Heaton Park in July, with some people living nearby saying they are "apprehensive" over the disruption.
Bury sinkhole: Commuters, residents and traders voice frustration

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Spina-Matthews |Richard Stead

Image source, BBC/Richard SteadImage caption, Malcolm Sidebottom says he has "never seen anything like" the sinkhole Sarah Spina-Matthews & Richard SteadA sinkhole on a major commuter route is preventing people from getting to and from work, impacting local businesses and making local residents feel unsafe, it has been claimed. Bury New Road in Prestwich, Bury, has been closed since Tuesday after a hole opened above a cavity estimated to be about 110ft (33m) in length.
Commuters, residents and traders voice frustration

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sarah Spina-Matthews |Richard Stead

Commuters and residents voice sinkhole frustrationSarah Spina-Matthews & Richard SteadBBC/Richard SteadMalcolm Sidebottom says he has "never seen anything like" the sinkhole A sinkhole on a major commuter route is preventing people from getting to and from work, impacting local businesses and making local residents feel unsafe, it has been claimed. Bury New Road in Prestwich, Bury, has been closed since Tuesday after a hole opened above a cavity estimated to be about 110ft (33m) in length.
Sinkhole sees major M60-Manchester link road closed 'for safety'

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Richard Stead |Paul Burnell

Image source, Richard Stead/BBCImage caption, Bury Council says the road will be closed for some timeA major commuter road has been closed to traffic after a sinkhole opened up in the road. Part of Bury New Road in Prestwich, Bury, has collapsed, with a small hole opening above a cavity which has been estimated to be about 110ft (33m) in length. The road takes traffic to the M60 and towards Manchester city centre.
Stalybridge Civic Hall restoration completed

2 months ago | bbc.com | Richard Stead

Restoration of town's civic hall finishedRichard SteadBBCStalybridge Civic Hall was built in 1868 and has now been restoredThe regeneration of a town's "beautiful" civic hall has been completed. Stalybridge Civic Hall, which was built in 1868, was once home to the town's indoor market but is set to reopen as a centre for festivals and theatre performances. Its leaking roof has been repaired and its historic Victorian features restored.
Tameside woman 'turned back on drugs to rehabilitate others'

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Richard Stead

Image caption, Taylor says Tameside Women's Services have given her "a second chance"A woman who was prosecuted for supplying cocaine to friends has said she has been supported to swap her "chaotic" former lifestyle for one in which she can now help rehabilitate other offenders. Taylor, who lives in Tameside, was placed on probation after she was convicted and handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for supplying the Class A drug in 2021.
Tameside woman 'turned back on drugs to rehabilitate others'

2 months ago | bbc.com | Richard Stead

'I turned my back on drugs to rehabilitate others'Richard SteadBBCTaylor says Tameside Women's Services have given her "a second chance"A woman who was prosecuted for supplying cocaine to friends has said she has been supported to swap her "chaotic" former lifestyle for one in which she can now help rehabilitate other offenders. Taylor, who lives in Tameside, was placed on probation after she was convicted and handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for supplying the Class A drug in 2021.
'Derker locals feel intimidated by shootings and violence'

2 months ago | bbc.com | Laura O'Neill |Richard Stead

'Locals feel intimidated by shootings and violence'Laura O'Neill & Richard SteadBBCJason Howard says there have been problems with drugs and violence in DerkerPeople living in part of Oldham feel "intimidated in their own homes" after an increase in gangland violence and anti-social behaviour, a resident has said.