Ethan Davies
Manchester News MEN
United Kingdom
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The adorable moment baby sees his mum for the first time after sight saving surgery
This is the moment a baby whose vision was blighted by severe cataracts was left beaming with joy after seeing properly for the first time. Six month old Leonard Walls was delighted when his sight was saved by doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital. However, his mum initially thought the problem was very different. Rachael Fleming, 38, from Ellesmere Port, thought Leonard was suffering from… → Read More
There's a new Parkrun in Manchester
A new Parkrun has launched near Manchester city centre to give runners in Ancoats, New Islington, and Beswick the opportunity to score an endorphin hit. Philips Park held its inaugural event on Saturday (March 11), and will now host Parkruns every weekend. They will begin at 9am on Saturdays, like every Parkrun in the country, by the BMX track. Last week’s event represents the culmination of… → Read More
“It was the worst experience of my life": The small town ripped apart by the lies of one woman
Ellie Williams sat alone in the dock at Preston Crown Court as details of the devastation caused by her lies were laid bare. From the age of 16, Williams, now 22, made false allegations to have been raped and trafficked by multiple men. Throughout today’s court proceedings, Williams sat emotionless as statements from her victims and community leaders set out the harm caused by her web of lies.… → Read More
Residents slam '£5,000' service charges in building where 'electricity use rises by fifth every year'
Residents living in the Lumiere building, on City Road East, say the situation is 'super worrying' → Read More
"It's hard to tell you where the real Manchester is
Neil Clarke, who owns Clampdown Records, is this week's 'I Work in Town' guest → Read More
Driver 'abandons car' after getting stuck in Deansgate traffic in three-hour nightmare
Other drivers reported lengthy queues on Quay Street → Read More
Legendary Manchester venue shortlisted for prestigious music award
A legendary Manchester music venue has been nominated for a prestigious award. Night and Day Cafe, on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter, has been recognised for its contribution to the city’s music scene with the nod. It’s up for Music Week magazine’s ‘Grassroots Venue: Spirit of the Scene’ award. The publicly-decided gong, which is ‘supported by Music Venue Trust’, recognises the important… → Read More
'Mafia scale' fly tip full of rotting rubbish in city centre beauty spot WILL be cleared up
It was only after the MEN's intervention that the authorities confirmed the fly tip will be cleaned up → Read More
Four of Manchester's 'litter officers' have been attacked on the job in just one month
The officers fine people up to £150 for dropping litter → Read More
Iconic tower that looms over Manchester city centre set for a makeover 'to reduce risk of Covid'
City Tower, overlooking Piccadilly Gardens, will make a small exterior change to improve ventilation → Read More
Hundreds of students could move to First Street in new apartment block and food hall plans
'House of Social' has been formally submitted to planners → Read More
The weird and wonderful rubbish found in Manchester canal as it gets a much-needed clean-up
The Rochdale Canal was drained for essential repairs → Read More
Theft victim convinced '#IStoleYourDadsBike' posts are his stolen motorbike
“They use #IStoleYourDadsBike and #F***YouGMP. They have Instagrams linked to the TikToks, too" → Read More
Greater Manchester 7-day weather forecast as temperatures set to drastically drop
Temperatures are set to drop over the next week — as a biting cold will roll into the city-region in around seven days time. The mercury is set to dip below freezing on Tuesday (March 7), with Mancs waking up to temperatures well below freezing. Oldhamers and Tameside residents will have it particularly bad, seeing -3C on the thermostat. It should be largely dry, though. The Met Office is… → Read More
'Manchester's music scene needs you
February was busy, wasn't it? Musically, the month started with Independent Venue Week, then we got the exciting announcement that the BBC Radio 6Music Festival is coming home for good in March. That festival tops off an already jam-packed schedule, which the MEN team have picked through and selected their favourite shows from. We've got returning Mercury Prize winners, a reinvented Indie sleaze… → Read More
'Rent Strikers' to face disciplinary action from University of Manchester after barricading themselves in buildings
The group barricaded themselves inside key uni buildings → Read More
Nancy Rothwell to stand down at University of Manchester
Prof Dame Rothwell was the first woman Vice-Chancellor of UoM → Read More
'I want to cry': Teachers speak out after thousands march through Manchester
“I go home and I have no energy — I had three plates in my sink to clean and I started to cry. It is a mountain." → Read More
The Greater Manchester tower blocks where they can't invite anyone in
Malus Court is cold. Inside the Salford Precinct apartment block residents are wrapped, up and there's an air of malaise. It’s around a year since the Manchester Evening News was last here. In early 2022, bills were very much on people's mind. That wasn’t down to surging utilities prices, though. Residents put their sky-high energy bills down to the NIBE heating system - which relies on… → Read More
The big dream for the little estate under the Mancunian Way
'We want students to get to know the area, feel connected with Ardwick and Brunswick and for there not to be a divide between students and communities' → Read More