Alexandra Park: Last News

A motorcyclist led police on 50-minute chase, driving into oncoming traffic on the M6. Lucifer O'Malia reached speeds of up to 110mph and travelled around 20 miles before he was eventually arrested in a park.

A junction on one of Manchester's busiest roads has been taped off following a crash. Emergency services were called out to Claremont Road, off Princess Road, in Moss Side this morning (October 26).

Oldham Council and a leading tennis organisation recently joined forces to inspire a whole new league of players to pick up their racquets - but there’s one problem.

A gun found in a park by a litter picker has been destroyed by police. Craig Whitehurst was shocked to discover the firearm in Manchester's Alexandra Park.

You can’t beat a visit to the park when the weather’s nice. Luckily when it comes to parks, gardens and green spaces there are loads to choose from in Greater Manchester.

A funeral parlour in Oldham may be converted into five apartments arranged around a space to ‘store and display headstones’. A planning application submitted to the council last week shows plans to transform Oldham Muslim Funeral Services, also known as Jarvis House, into living quarters.

Police have taped off a Stockport road this afternoon following a crash.

A man has died after his electric motorcycle crashed into a metal access barrier at a Stockport park. Greater Manchester Police says members of the public rushed to the 32-year-old's aid following the crash at Alexandra Park, near to the main car park off Cheadle Old Road, Edgeley.

Netflix’s latest collaboration with author Harlan Coben, Fool Me Once, has become another popular hit.Based on the book of the same name, the eight-part thriller series follows ex-soldier Maya (Michelle Keegan) who spots her murdered husband Joe (Richard Armitage) on a secret nanny cam placed within her home.A synopsis reads: “When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.”Alongside Keegan and Armitage, the show’s cast includes Adeel Akhtar, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan and Dino Fetscher.While the original book is set in New York, the show moves the entire story to the UK – specifically the north west of England.The series is set in the fictional town of Winhurst, which is made up of shots filmed in Manchester, Oldham and Cheshire.As reported by Manchester Evening News, many scenes were shot at the Runway Visitor Park at Ringway near Manchester airport, Castlefield Viaduct, Alexandra Park, Stockport’s Air Raid Shelters, and Bramhall village.Arley Hall, a country house in Cheshire, was also used as Judith’s (Joanna Lumley) home, Farmwood, in the series.

Let’s face it, it’s getting a bit wintery now, isn’t it? It’s dark when you wake up in the morning, dark when you get home from work, and it all seems rather gloomy.

Julie Vincent Guest Contributor James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, former cast members of the popular TV series “One Tree Hill,” returned to the Monte-Carlo Television Festival this week to present the premiere of the second season of their independently produced comedy “Everyone Is Doing Great,” described by the duo as an “anti-Entourage.” According to Colletti, the show will have a third season, and will continue to operate independently for now. They were accompanied at the festival by two of their co-stars, “The Royals” actor Alexandra Park (who is also Lafferty’s wife and served as an executive producer and writer on Season 2) and Cariba Heine. Lafferty and Colletti held a masterclass during the festival’s Business Content section, sharing insights on how to navigate independent production in Hollywood, and the challenges facing independent television producers. Lafferty said: “I would say the biggest challenge is the overall uncertainty.”

We don’t see James Lafferty and his wife Alexandra Park on the red carpet together too often, but we have some new photos to share!

Ian Brown once famously said that 'Manchester has everything except a beach'. He could have also added that we don't have any outdoor pools or lidos anymore - but that's not quite as succinct.

Afzal Khan has presented his petition in the House of Commons to stop pavement parking.

Locals have hit out at the 'unbelievably disgusting' state a south Manchester park was left in following last weekend's sun.

Last year celebrated 50 years since the first Pride event in the country, the UK Gay Pride Rally in London, took place. The message behind Pride still stands strong today as the fight for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion continues.

Every Saturday morning, thousands of people lace up their running shoes and set out on parkrun routes across the country.

Police have issued an appeal for help to find a missing 12-year-old girl from Gorton.

Plans for the UK’s biggest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham which bosses hope will attract 100,000 visitors a year are set to be decided next week.

The smell of jerk chicken filled the air in a sun baked Moss Side today as the second and final day of the long-awaited return of the Manchester Caribbean Carnival took to Alexandra Park. The carnival had returned this weekend after a two year Covid enforced hiatus, and there couldn't have been a better weekend weather wise to have returned.

Town hall chiefs are bidding for £40 million of government cash to ‘level up’ parts of Oldham which could see a business centre created to support green tech start-ups.