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Flourish Foods will provide the city with an opportunity for people to buy groceries and household items without plastic packaging.

A spokesman for the operator warned of the cancellations earlier in the week, suggesting that a large number of staff had booked the day off to watch the World Cup final leaving a shortage.

The event’s Facebook page said that the demonstration was held in order to “highlight the struggle against Trump’s bigoted policies – from fighting racism, war and sexism.”

The plastic-free pledge came after the River Tame, which flows through Greater Manchester, was declared the most polluted river in the world.

Just over a year on from the Grenfell tragedy in London, two tower blocks in Manchester’s Green Quarter are faced with the daily stress of knowing that they are living in a building which was built using the same highly flammable cladding that contributed to the disaster; and that they face a bill of upwards of £3 million to remove and replace it

Tabley House, which houses 59 adults, was branded ‘inadequate’ by the health watchdog and was placed into the ‘special measures’ category.

A new awards ceremony is launching to showcase the best individuals and organisations in Greater Manchester.

The new Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor June Hitchen, was also on hand to mark the celebrations, which coincided with the 100 year anniversary of the end of the First World War.

About 100 soldiers are tackling the Saddleworth Moor blaze, that is now being treated as arson.

The tour included visiting the Town Hall as well as admiring the new developments in the town and inclusivity was a heavy theme throughout the visit.

Firefighters are currently still tackling a huge blaze on Saddleworth Moor – hours after it was declared a ‘major incident’.