Chris Slater
@chrisslatermen.bsky.social
News reporter at the Manchester Evening News. I cover Stockport but also news from across Greater Manchester. Got a story? You can email me on chris.slater@men-news.co.uk
Breaking: An 11 year-old boy is one or two suspects that have been charged after a double stabbing in Longsight earlier this week
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Boy, 11, and man charged after double stabbing in Manchester
They are due to appear in court this morning after the attack in Longsight
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February 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Breaking: An 11 year-old boy is one or two suspects that have been charged after a double stabbing in Longsight earlier this week
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The plaque at the Manchester Evening News offices remembering our reporter Tom Jackson who died at Munich 62 years ago today. "Even to the last breath he was there with United" our then editor said in a front page tribute the following day #MUFC
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The plaque at the Manchester Evening News offices remembering our reporter Tom Jackson who died at Munich 62 years ago today. "Even to the last breath he was there with United" our then editor said in a front page tribute the following day #MUFC
It was genuinely heartbreaking standing with business owners at the Meadow Industrial estate yesterday as they assessed the damage from the floods. It is second time in three years they’ve been hit and due to their location most aren’t insured
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Heartbreak as business owners return to work to find livelihoods destroyed
The Meadow Industrial Estate in Stockport was badly hit in the New Year's Day floods - less than three years after the last flooding
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January 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
It was genuinely heartbreaking standing with business owners at the Meadow Industrial estate yesterday as they assessed the damage from the floods. It is second time in three years they’ve been hit and due to their location most aren’t insured
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Piece with Manchester social media star Jason Hackett - aka Primemutton - whose Guinness reviews have earned a legion of fans known as 'Muttonistas'
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Meet the City fan whose Guinness reviews have made him an unlikely celeb
'Primemutton' has an army of fans known as 'Muttonistas'
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December 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Piece with Manchester social media star Jason Hackett - aka Primemutton - whose Guinness reviews have earned a legion of fans known as 'Muttonistas'
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Oldham Council delivered a dramatic end-of-year finale at tonight's meeting - featuring a riot van, the phrase 'cross dressed as a N*zi', and a 1.45 hour adjournment after which everyone was sent home. Full debrief coming tomorrow, quick read below ⬇️
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Riot van turns up at Oldham Council after explosive argument in chambers
A heated debate in the chambers turned nasty.
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December 18, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Oldham Council delivered a dramatic end-of-year finale at tonight's meeting - featuring a riot van, the phrase 'cross dressed as a N*zi', and a 1.45 hour adjournment after which everyone was sent home. Full debrief coming tomorrow, quick read below ⬇️
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NEW: TfGM strike this week is OFF.
A new 'full and final' offer has been made to staff after talks between unions, Andy Burnham, and TfGM CEO Caroline Simpson on Friday.
Workers agreed to suspend industrial action while voting on new deal is open until Sunday eve @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A new 'full and final' offer has been made to staff after talks between unions, Andy Burnham, and TfGM CEO Caroline Simpson on Friday.
Workers agreed to suspend industrial action while voting on new deal is open until Sunday eve @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
NEW: TfGM strike this week is OFF.
A new 'full and final' offer has been made to staff after talks between unions, Andy Burnham, and TfGM CEO Caroline Simpson on Friday.
Workers agreed to suspend industrial action while voting on new deal is open until Sunday eve @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A new 'full and final' offer has been made to staff after talks between unions, Andy Burnham, and TfGM CEO Caroline Simpson on Friday.
Workers agreed to suspend industrial action while voting on new deal is open until Sunday eve @manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The front page of today’s @manchestereveningnews.co.uk with mine and @diannebourne.bsky.social’s piece on the mad queues on Deansgate this weekend, and criticism of the new cycle lanes by residents and businesses. You can read it here
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December 17, 2024 at 9:25 AM
The front page of today’s @manchestereveningnews.co.uk with mine and @diannebourne.bsky.social’s piece on the mad queues on Deansgate this weekend, and criticism of the new cycle lanes by residents and businesses. You can read it here
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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FYI: Town will be well busy this weekend www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
'Do not drive into city centre' warning issued for this weekend
There's plenty going on
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December 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM
FYI: Town will be well busy this weekend www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Trains between Manchester and London will be ‘significantly reduced’ on two days in the lead up to Christmas it has been announced, with Avanti guards announcing three days of strike action over the festive period. Details here
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Avanti warn of 'singificantly reduced' services as three strike dates announced
Train managers at Avanti West Coast, who operate the only direct trains between Manchester and London, are walking out
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December 10, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Trains between Manchester and London will be ‘significantly reduced’ on two days in the lead up to Christmas it has been announced, with Avanti guards announcing three days of strike action over the festive period. Details here
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