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Popeyes to give out 10,000 free snacks in Manchester this Parklife weekend - but you'll need to act fast
Street food
Two stores in Greater Manchester are handing out thousands of freebies
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Urgent appeal as concerns grow for girls, 13 and 14, who vanished from leisure centre
Manchester City Centre
Sofia and Carla haven't been seen since Thursday
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Piccadilly Gardens tram stop is now closed for TWO months
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It's part of major works to the tram line
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The plan to bring flowers back to Piccadilly Gardens
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The redesign of Piccadilly Gardens, which is expected to cost 'three to four times more' its original £27M budget, takes another twist. Ethan Davies reports
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Suspects named after 'stabbing' in Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester City Centre
Two men are due to appear in court
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Violence erupts in Piccadilly Gardens as man stabbed in back with trio arrested
Manchester City Centre
The man in his 20s is in a 'serious' condition
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'Omg not near Piccadilly Gardens': Haim fans left stunned at band's move
Manchester Music
It's bewildered Haim fans who have said they are 'besides myself' over the revelation for the band's new single
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The Manchester venues and takeaways just crowned winners at the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards 2025
Restaurants
Eight venues and two community heroes in Greater Manchester have received top awards for their food offerings this year
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The '1970s Soviet urine-stained vibe' of Manchester's maligned 'Berlin wall'
Piccadilly Gardens
Like some Kubrickian monolith it stood beside the gardens, as though dropped from space.
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There’s a plan to fix Piccadilly Gardens but we can’t afford it
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The council demolished a section of Piccadilly Gardens' concrete 'Berlin Wall' in late 2020 - a full 'transformation' was supposed to follow in the next few years, but not much has been done to improve the area. Ethan Davies reports.
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Walking Dead Gardens? Zombie Square? M.E.N readers weigh in on 'the biggest sh*thole in Britain'
Manchester City Centre
Our piece on Piccadilly Gardens has amassed over a hundred comments
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The parts of Manchester city centre from the 80s and 90s that aren't there any more
Manchester City Centre
The streets, landmarks and quirky little parts of the city centre which been lost to development
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Piccadilly Gardens is the shame of Manchester - it needs sorting
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We deserve a central space we can be proud of. Is this really the best we can hope for?
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The madness of Piccadilly Gardens
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SPECIAL REPORT: Piccadilly Gardens has an image problem and a reputation for trouble - James Holt spent an afternoon people-watching to see if that notoriety is deserved. He found a circus of crime, drug-taking and drama in the heart of the city.
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Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue and Manchester City fans issued warning
Co-Op Live
The three major events will all be taking place in Manchester tomorrow evening
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Piccadilly Gardens, cycle lanes and skyscrapers: The things MEN readers want to change about Manchester city centre
Manchester City Centre
Our survey has sparked hundreds of comments - and there's one clear winner
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The brothers set to open their 33rd coffee shop in Manchester city centre
Manchester Cafes
With coffee roasted in Warrington, the new coffee shop aims to help people 'take a break from the hustle and bustle'
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The 23 criminals taken down in Manchester city centre undercover sting
Piccadilly Gardens
"From day one, we said we would do whatever it takes to drive out crime from Piccadilly Gardens, and this operation shows just that"
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St George’s Day parade to take place in Manchester this weekend - full route explained
St George's Day
It's set to be a busy Sunday for Manchester
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Cocaine in a shoe, cash in a crisp packet and a runaway boss in a pink dressing gown - inside 'JJ' drugs gang as brothers' empire is smashed
Manchester City Centre
'All of you bombs get out of bed and make some f*****g money'
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Huge city centre police scene as air ambulance scrambled and woman rushed to hospital
Manchester City Centre
An air ambulance landed in Piccadilly Gardens following the incident
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LIVE Air ambulance lands in Piccadilly Gardens amid incident in city centre - updates
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There is also a large police scene in the Northern Quarter
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''I ordered every single item on the Wingstop menu and there's one flavour you must try'
What's On News
With Liverpool getting it's own Wingstop next week, one ECHO reporter put the flavours to the test
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Just minutes from Piccadilly, I was pampered like a princess
Food and drink
It couldn't be further removed from the hustle and bustle of the city centre
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