Greater Manchester town claiming to be ‘Hollywood of the North’ PLUS High rise warning AND The ‘overlooked’ ship canal
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That’s right, local leaders say Stockport deserves that title as it grows its reputation as a popular filming location for some of the world’s leading TV shows and films. And though you’re not likely to see as many shade-wearing celebrities chugging on iced matcha lattes down the A6 as you would in L.A. you may well spot some film crews there.
Jonny Shelton, production liaison manager for the North and North West at Creative England, says the area has a strong reputation in the industry and is one of the busiest locations in the North West thanks to its wide range of locations and period architecture and its proximity to Manchester and Liverpool. “We look forward to seeing the sector develop further in the future and continuing to work closely with the brilliant people in Stockport,” he adds.
She spent a year shadowing headteacher Glyn Potts for the Financial Times and discovered he has plenty to deal with. At the forefront of his mind is whether the kids he looks after have come to school hungry and how to help them if they have. During Glyn’s five years at the school he has seen Covid lay bare Oldham’s overcrowded housing, high levels of multi-ethnic poverty and dependency on service jobs. He has discovered that some children have been riding the Metrolink in order to use its free WiFi to do their homework - then switching to McDonald’s when that was no longer an option. He’s been faced with tardy children who explain they simply can’t afford to ride the bus as the cost of living crisis bites.
Detectives have interviewed more than 20 members of Hadir's family in Greece and Sweden in an attempt to get a picture of her life and why it apparently ended so brutally. They are also posting letters to members of a specific ethnic minority in Manchester pleading for assistance.Strike action over 'poverty wages' Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action.
Warning to high rise residents that could save lives In the months that followed the fatal Grenfell Tower disaster, flammable cladding of the kind that covered the London tower block was found on many high-rise residential buildings across the country. Some has been removed, but where it has not, new fire safety measures and evacuation policies have been put in place.
‘Counter-terror' barriers installed Concrete blocks and a metal barrier have been installed along Peter Street as a counter-terrorism measure.
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