Greater Manchester

Sentencing delayed on high-risk sex offender

The sentencing of a repeat Megan's Law offender from Manchester on a child endangerment charge was postponed Friday because the defendant is contesting a recommendation that he serve his time at the state Corrections...

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3 minutes extra time

Almost every game (unless there was a long delay) used to finish off with 3 minutes ET. Since the Manchester derby and the justification by the referee after, does anyone else think there must have been something said to the...

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Kay confirms stand-up shows

Peter Kay has announced four stand-up dates in Manchester next April Phoenix Nights comedian Peter Kay has confirmed that he'll be doing his first live stand-up shows in nearly seven years in 2010. He'll play Manchester's MEN...

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We're tasty up front, Rio!

AS the linchpin of United's defence Rio Ferdinand knows a thing or two about tactics. And bosses at Rosso - Rio's swanky new Italian restaurant - showed they did too when they opened the doors for the first time this week.

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Psychotherapy may be an effective way to boost happiness

From correspondents in Washington, United States, 06:01 PM IST Psychotherapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study. The research has obvious...

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Fugitive hairdresser jailed for kidnap plot

JUSTICE has finally caught up with a man who went on the run for seven years after being involved in a kidnap plot. Hairdresser Anjum Manzoor made a new life for himself with a wife and three young children in Birmingham after...

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New role for MEP Sajjad

A north-west member of the European Parliament has been promoted to the Conservative front bench team. Sajjad Karim, a solicitor whose offices are on Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton is now his party’s European legal affairs...

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Clean-up payback from offenders

The offenders will clean parts of the city not cleaned on a regular basis Community payback teams, made up of convicted offenders serving community sentences, are undertaking a major clean-up of Manchester city centre. They...

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Harrogate survive FC United scare

Harrogate Town survived a nervous six minutes of stoppage time to beat FC United of Manchester 3-2 at Gigg Lane to reach the FA Trophy first round. Craig James, Rory Coleman and Andy Nowakowski gave Town a 3-0 lead before Simon...

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Polluted reservoir 'in recovery'

A Greater Manchester reservoir closed by a pollution scare 35 years ago could once again supply drinking water. In 1975 a huge pile of dumped tyres was set on fire in a quarry above the Cowm Reservoir in Whitworth, Rochdale....

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