Vanessa Sims

1 week ago | blackpoolgazette.co.uk | Vanessa Sims

A top Lancashire surgeon on trial for sexually assaulting colleagues has been accused of having a "God complex". Amal Bose, aged 55, faces 14 charges relating to six women who worked at Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where he was formerly head of cardiovascular surgery. The surgeon, of Thurnham near Lancaster, denies all the offences. Giving evidence at Preston Crown Court, Bose was accused by the prosecution of being arrogant.

1 week ago | manchesterworld.uk | Vanessa Sims

An expansion of Manchester’s Co-Op Live arena is one of the marquee planning developments across the city-region recently. The UK’s largest indoor arena wants to capitalise on its success with a new canal side terrace featuring a bar, café and merchandise stalls. The idea behind the proposal is to provide an extra food and drinks venue with ‘attractive views’ over the canal, writes the LDR service.

1 week ago | manchesterworld.uk | Vanessa Sims

A former Co-op shop is in line for a huge makeover that council bosses say ‘shows how serious we are about investing’ in a south Manchester town. Wythenshawe Civic Centre’s former Co-op department store is set to become the town’s new Culture Hub, writes the LDR service. It will house food and drink spots at ground level; studio spaces for workshops, events, and artists on the first floor; and a 200-seater theatre on the second storey.

1 week ago | manchesterworld.uk | Vanessa Sims

Trams have been promised to Heywood for years and now it’s finally happening – but locals have curbed enthusiasm. Public transport has long been a taboo subject in the town on the border of Rochdale and Bury. A lack of links to Manchester and neighbouring towns has been a gripe for residents in these parts. Now there is hope the arrival of Metrolink could solve some of those problems. Greater Manchester will get a £2.5bn slice of the £15bn promised for northern transport projects.

1 week ago | manchesterworld.uk | Vanessa Sims

Cars, fridges, and mattresses are among items being dumped next to a Stockport landmark hoping to get World Heritage status. Residents in Marple have told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that three areas around the town’s historic canal locks and the River Goyt have become dumping grounds for rubbish and larger items. One of the sites is a gated maintenance yard owned by the Canal and River Trust, a charity which protects some of the country’s waterways.