Manchester News Archive

Breakthrough leukaemia drug
(Wed 09 Dec 2009 07:00)
A BREAKTHROUGH drug which has revolutionised leukaemia treatment is now being used at The Christie hospital.n Rituximab is an antibody treatment added to standard chemotherapy drugs to tackle chro

£22,000 expert ‘backed kitchen trial company’
(Wed 09 Dec 2009 07:00)
THE trial of a kitchen factory boss accused of fleecing customers by passing off blockboard as ‘solid wood’ has heard that an expert paid £22,000 by trading standards concluded that the descript

Three accused of robbery killing
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 19:00)
Three men are charged with the murder of a student who was robbed of £10,000 and a laptop in Manchester.

Rescue teams still at work after gas blasts
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 19:00)
RESCUE workers are continuing to search a block of flats n partially destroyed by a gas explosion, although it is now thought unlikely that anyone is trapped inside. Teams are combing the Didsbur

Three charged over laptop shooting
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 17:40)
THREE men have been charged after a man was shot dead for a laptop and £10,000.n Ali Mahmood, 29, of Birch Lane, Junaid Anjum, 25, of Lazenby Grove, both Longsight and Sufyan Butt, 26, of Lytha

MEN Theatre Awards 2009 - As they happened
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 17:00)
THE Manchester Evening News theatre awards 2009 were held at the Midland Hotel on Tuesday with stars gathering for one of Manchester's most prestigious showbiz events.n You can see pictures from

Woolas 'deeply insensitive' over border agency comments
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 16:40)
HOME Office Minister Phil Woolas provoked outrage after he claimed immigration officials were 'putting their lives on the line' for their country.n Mr Woolas said staff at the UK Border Agency (UK

All aboard Santa's sleigh ... well, bus!
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 16:00)
SANTA gives a wave as he goes about his lesser known job of driving a bus.

Festive shop scenes are a treat
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 16:00)
SHOPPERS are being encouraged to browse the windows of Chorlton for the area's annual Christmas window dressing competition.

Maternity unit closing for maintenance
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 15:40)
AN AREA maternity unit will be closed this weekend for essential maintenance works.

Police probe after shots fired
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 15:40)
BULLET casings were found after shots were fired in Whalley Range on Saturday night. n

Christmas first for West Didsbury
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 15:40)
WEST Didsbury held it's first lights switch on as around 150 residents gathered outside the Co-op on Burton Road.

Pub forced to shut after two attacks
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 14:40)
A PUB has been shut down by the authorities following two violent incidents in two days.n The Sea Hawk in Old Trafford has been forced to close temporarily after a mugging inside the pub and a fig

Transport cops to get stun guns
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 14:40)
BRITISH Transport Police officers armed with electric stun guns have been deployed on the rail network in Manchester for the first time.n The force announced three-month pilot schemes have been la

Cops target travelling raiders
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 14:40)
CRIMINALS from Manchester who cross into Lancashire to commit burglaries and robberies are being targeted in a major ­police campaign ahead of ­Christmas.n Operation Vault is being launched to c

More offside parking from Diouf
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 14:00)
PICKING up a pizza has cost soccer star El Hadji Diouf another parking fine.n The Blackburn Rovers striker parked his £420,000 chrome Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren on double-yellow lines outside the

Gas explosions in Withington - search for missing
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 13:40)
RESCUE workers are trying to trace residents of three flats reduced to rubble after an apartment block was torn apart in two gas explosions. n A fireman and a workman were both injured in the bla

Gun thug jailed after being caught on CCTV
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 13:00)
A THUG who held a gun to a drinker's head outside a pub and threatened to shoot him has been caged indefinitely to protect the public.n Astonishing CCTV footage shows James Lee Drewitt, 19, being

Live - MEN Theatre Awards 2009
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 11:40)
THE Manchester Evening News theatre awards 2009 are being held at the Midland Hotel with stars gathering for one of Manchester's most prestigious showbiz events.n You can see pictures from the aw

Man hurt in double gas explosion
(Tue 08 Dec 2009 11:00)
A man is in hospital with burns after he was injured in one of two gas explosions in south Manchester.