Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here.Two years later, he is living in a tent in Trafford with nothing but a sleeping bag, some clothes, a pair of trainers and his official press card.
His asylum was granted on August 31 and he secured leave to remain in the UK, but it meant leaving the house and he was advised to contact Trafford Council. On his eviction day he was told he had ‘no priority status’ and the authority was unable to assist him. “This news came on the same day I was actually evicted, leaving me in rough sleeping,” he says.
“I just can't seem to get anywhere. I cannot look for work when I am living in a tent. My priority is to find somewhere to eat, drink. It is horrible. I had my job and career, and in a second it was gone." Now, PwC accounting consultants have been brought in to oversee a ‘turnaround programme’ amid the financial trouble, the health authority’s finance committee has explained.
The Cenotaph, at the Esplanade in the town centre, had 'free Palestine' daubed onto it shortly after 4pm on Tuesday. It follows another incident on Monday, as Chris Slater reports. Two teenagers have been charged with intentionally or recklessly causing a public nuisance following that incident. Taxi driver illegally worked in GM for five years A driver from Wales who used a fake taxi licence for more than five years has been caught after an investigation in Greater Manchester.
He reappeared at the court, via video link from prison, on October 20 for sentencing and also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. He was sentenced to 22 weeks suspended for 12 months, 150 hours of unpaid work and six penalty points on his driving licence. He must also pay £500 costs and a victim surcharge.
Developers Zephyr X want to build a 23-storey tower containing 237 new apartments between Cheetham Hill Road, Carnarvon Street, and Gibson Place, as Ethan Davies reports. A5145 Kingsway, Stretford, eastbound closed due to long-term roadworks between A5181 Barton Road and A56 Chester Road. Until Aug 31, 2024.