Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A new £2.5 million 'super courtroom', the first of its kind in the country, has opened in Manchester.
Gang related trials, murder cases and other serious criminal cases are set to be held in the new expanded courtroom at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square.
Work has been underway for the past few months to transform court four at the city centre courthouse, into a larger, modernised space, which is three times the size of a regular courtroom.
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