Transport for Greater Manchester has launched the first phase of its £42million investment programme, Cycle City, at the new Broughton Cycleway.

At around 2am on August 21, one or two offenders approached the man on Bradshawgate, Bolton, punched him and left him with serious head injuries after he fell and banged his head on the ground.

The scheme, passed this week by planning chiefs in the city, will include building 1,400 new homes, a market square and an events hall.

Loitering with Intent is a new exhibition at the People’s History Museum which celebrates the Manchester-based collective of artists and activists interested in psychogeography and public space.

Kyle Williams, 24, of Pembroke Drive, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to kidnapping and robbery.

If at first you don’t succeed, switch sports and try again. That’s the motto for Shrewsbury’s Nick Beighton as he looks to finally get hold of a Paralympic medal.

Traders aged 16 to 30 will be offering a range of goods to the shopping public, including delicious street food, handmade crafts, artisan treats, vintage clothing and funky own-brand fashion.

James McCarthy, 33, has set up a community company – an organisation just short of being a charity – with the aim of raising vital funds to carry out research into brain cancer and the effectiveness of proton therapy.

Will Young, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Fleur East, Heather Small and Tulisa are just some of the huge names which are set to entertain the tens of thousands of people from across Europe expected to flock to Manchester this weekend.

Manchester-based athletes brought home an impressive haul of medals from the Rio Olympic Games and their training bases, including the National Cycling Centre and the National Taekwondo Centre, cater for local residents, as well as elite athletes.

At around 12.20am last Sunday morning, the 25-year-old man left a party on Boundary Lane when he was approached by four men.