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Town hall bosses have promised to get started with the £11.4m overhaul of Leigh town centre in the new year - but claim they could have been well ahead if they got the money in January.

Andy Hardiment, assistant manager at discount store OneBelow in Hyde, Tameside, is recalling some of the more notable incidents of shoplifting he's witnessed recently. "The other week two girls came in and in three minutes they took about £100 of stuff - things like candles, Dove soap," he said.

It’s less than five weeks until Christmas Day, so it’s time to start thinking about buying gifts if you haven’t already started. While Christmas shopping usually fills people with dread, it doesn’t have to be that way.

Hamilton MP Angela Crawley hopes as many local voices as possible will be heard in a new consultation that hopes to shape the future of the town centre.

"What's going on? Is it your works' Christmas Dinner?" That was the wry comment from one elderly lady as streams of uniformed cops made their way out of Stockport Plaza and onto the streets of the town centre.

Pupils of High Blantyre Primary were given a history lesson on their hometown by a local children's author as part of their Book Week programme.

EXCLUSIVE: Li Lu, the award-winning writer, director and producer behind the three-part docuseries A Town Called Victoria, broadcast nationwide last week on PBS, has signed with UTA for representation in all areas.

Business owners in Radcliffe have spoken of their fear of leaving their shop doors open or letting staff work alone after a terrifying robbery sent shockwaves through the town.

The residents of an Ayrshire town are sending a powerful festive message - that beauty can be found in imperfection.

There has been a "notable" decrease in anti-social behaviour by street drinkers in Bathgate's Steelyard following "high-visibility" police intervention. Police will join West Lothian Council staff at a meeting tonight in the town's Partnership centre seeking the views of local shopkeepers to identify further potential improvements.

A new cafe offering is coming to Girvan.

A frantic search is underway to trace a man who has been missing for five days.

CBC.The mural, commissioned by the NOCO Mural Project in collaboration with the LGBTQ group North Country Pride using funds from a United Way program, went up in late summer on a brick wall outside local Chinese restaurant Jing Fong.According to a post on NOCO Mural Project’s Instagram page, one of the paintings, which depicts dandelions growing out of an open book, is intended to be a commentary on the current political climate, in which books and access to gender-affirming care are being banned.Another painting, showing a white bearded iris over a rainbow color wheel is meant to be a nod to the Greek goddess of rainbows, the Pride flag, and queer artist Hilma af Klint.The third painting shows two white birch trees, New Hampshire’s state tree, and is titled “We Belong.”Gendreau brought up her objections to the mural at an August 28 Select Board meeting, noting that the mural is on private property.“I really think we need to be very careful about what kind of artwork goes up,” she said. “This last artwork that went up on the side of the Jing Fong building.

The decision to scrap Free for Three has been described as a “hammer blow” to Paisley town centre.

Officers have issued an urgent appeal to find a missing girl who was last seen six days ago. Greater Manchester Police says Lidia was last seen at 4.50pm last Wednesday, November 8.

A Greater Manchester town will have over 100 new homes built in the area - as plans have been approved by the local council.

Teden Mengi was at back at Old Trafford for the first time since leaving Manchester United on Saturday and the young defender seemed to forget he was part of the opposition.

Rasmus Hojlund was withdrawn in the second half of Manchester United's clash with Luton Town on Saturday afternoon after appearing to pick up a knock.

Manchester United can enter the international break with some optimism if they beat Luton Town this afternoon and supporters have backed Erik ten Hag to stick with many of those who performed well in midweek.

A plan to convert the upper floors of a building in Altrincham town centre into a complex of five apartments has been submitted. The accommodation on the upper floors of the office building on George Street will be augmented by the building of second and third-floor extensions and dormer windows to the front and rear.

A strategy to improve Rutherglen town centre has been given the go-ahead.