Abbey Hey: Last News

A suspected stolen car smashed into the front of an east Manchester house. Emergency services descended on Harrop Street, in Abbey Hey, at around 6.15am this morning (Saturday, January 25).

Pictures have revealed the scenes of devastation left behind after violent disorder erupted during Bonfire Night in east Manchester.

There were scenes of mayhem on the streets of Greater Manchester on Bonfire Night - with a huge surge in shocking fireworks incidents across the region.

A couple have been left heartbroken after one of their two beloved Yorkshire terriers was ravaged by an 'XL bully-type' dog. Jean Scott, 73, had taken six-year-old Bosley and five-year-old Lottie for a haircut in east Manchester before tragedy struck.

Animal lovers may soon have to say goodbye to the much loved Donkey Sanctuary.

Mancunian motorists’ standard of driving has been slammed as ‘absolutely bizarre’.

A mum who thrust an electric drill into a disabled woman’s head is among those to have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Until just a few years ago, it was simply an unassuming patch of empty grassland in east Manchester. But it was when the latest development work started on turning it in Abbey Hey, Gorton, that clues of the area's fascinating history truly came to life.

Manchester rapper Aitch delighted fans by filming a music video on residential streets across the city. On Saturday (23 April), the Moston -born musician, whose real name is Harrison Armstrong, turned up to residential streets of Manchester with a large camera crew and a crowd of fans in tow.

Landlords of more than 1,400 homes in Manchester will have to pay hundreds of pounds for a licence as part of a council crackdown on poor housing.

Fly-tipping reports in one part of Manchester increased by a huge 126 per cent during the first half of 2021, the city council has revealed.

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direct to your inboxWhen it began on Tuesday afternoon, the demolition process was brutal.A man was winched in via a huge crane armed with a pickaxe and a chainsaw and simply began hacking at what remains of four homes on Walmer Street, Abbey Hey.First he pulled off roof tiles, then he cut through wooden beams, and eventually bits started falling off of their own accord.It was heartbreaking to see for those watching below.Through no fault of their own, four sets of families have lost almost their entire worldly possessions in the blink of an eye.Early on the evening of 20 January, in the midst of the downpours brought by Storm Christoph, huge cracks started to appear in the walls at numbers 23 and 25.Fortunately, both those families fled

direct to your inboxTributes have been paid to a hugely popular teaching assistant after she lost her battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) aged just 66.Sue Whitehead was the beating heart of Abbey Hey primary school in Gorton for more than 30 years.She joined from the former Varna Street school in Openshaw as a TA and later took on more responsibility as a safeguarding lead, winning national and local awards for her dedication.But in reality, Sue's role at the school, and indeed the wider community, could not be defined by a job title.A glamorous woman who visited her favourite salon, Dean's, every week, and often went by the nickname 'Lipstick Sue', she was the member of staff that any child or parent could talk to, with a warm

A mum claims the council aren't doing enough to tackle a neighbour constantly having loud sex - because it's a 'natural noise'.The dispute has been ongoing at an address in Abbey Hey, Gorton, since the coronavirus lockdown began in March.The mum, who asked not to be named, says a woman next door is making life a misery for her family including three young children aged four, two and one."It's every night, it's terrible," the mum said."Before lockdown, it wasn't really every night."Since lockdown it's got worse."I think she lives alone but someone comes late every night."At first I thought 'it's going to stop, maybe she's got a new boyfriend and the novelty will wear off'."But it just never ended."We are in a three bed property."But I can't

Police searching for a missing woman from north Manchester have found a body.Paulina Biernacka disappeared in the early hours of Sunday (October 18) morning in Abbey Hey, in Gorton.The 26-year-old from north Manchester was last seen at 1am on Jetson Street.Forensics were pictured at a park in Gorton on Sunday night, as police said they were searching the area as part of a missing person enquiry.Police were pictured at the gateway to Debdale Park on Sunday evening as part of the search.A body, believed to be that of Ms Biernacka has since been found, police have confirmed.Formal identification is yet to take place but the woman's next of kin have been informed.Her death is not being treated at suspicious.Officers searching for Ms Biernacka