Posts Tagged ‘Chorlton’
Police hunt for pregnant women who tricked Chorlton pensioner
Police are searching for a pregnant woman tricked her way into the home of an 89-year-old and stole her cash in Chorlton on Saturday evening. The pensioner was stood at the front door of her home in Brunswick Street around 7.00pm when the pregnant woman approached her and started chatting. She was carrying shopping bags which she put down in [...]
Police issue E-Fit of Chorlton attacker
Greater Manchester Police have issued a e fit of a man they are looking for after a women was sexually assaulted in her own home in Chorlton. The incident happened between1pm and 1.30pm on Thursday 21 April 2011.The woman had been out power walking and was stopped by her attacker at the junction of Ryebank Road and Nicholas Road. He told [...]
Police hunting for Chorlton car arsonists
Manchester Police are hunting for the culprits who set fire to a Peugeot 106 that was parked outside a house in Chorlton in the early hours of Friday morning. The car on Brookburn Road was destroyed by the blaze. The offenders have only been described as being two men who were wearing dark clothing. Eight other cars have been set alight [...]
Chorlton’s Oddest wins Pub of the season award
Oddest bar in Chorlton is celebrating after wining the highly acclaimed Pub of the Season award from the local Campaign For Real Ale branch. The bar is seen as a shining example of how pubs can still succeed in the current climate, even when 25 are closing nationally per week. The pub's commitment to stocking beers from local [...]
Chorlton Arts Festival launches volunteer programme
Chorlton Arts Festival is to launch its volunteer scheme for 2011 this Saturday. The festival has received a record number of submissions from the community - more than 200 in total - meaning this year's event will be the busiest ever and there are a range of opportunities for local people from all backgrounds in Chorlton to get [...]
Chorlton eco-home shows how to slash domestic carbon footprint
An eco-showhome is opening its doors in Chorlton today to show off some of the latest technologies for sustainability. The restored Arts and Crafts-era house, on The Thorns in Chorlton, has been fitted with more than 100 eco design features, technologies and systems. The carbon footprint of the property has now been cut by more than 60% and [...]
Thieves disturbed as they try to rob Chorlton grocery
Thieves tried to burgle a grocery store in Chorlton-cum-Hardy in the early hours of 24 February. The thieves broke in and tried to steal from the cash machine inside the Unicorn Grocery shop on Albany Road, but were disturbed by police responding to the alarm. The robbers are thought to have fled from the back of the store onto a disused [...]
“A massive blow” as council denies village green status for Chorlton Meadows
Chorlton residents have vowed to fight on after after Manchester Council’s licensing committee threw out their application to grant village green status to Chorlton Meadows after years of community use. The application would have prevented the land from being developed and preserved the meadows for future generations. Hundreds of local [...]
Chorlton man attacked in his home with an iron bar
A man has been attacked with a metal bar in his home in Chorlton after being awoken following a late-night knock on his door. The victim opened his door just after midnight on Monday 31 January. He had a brief conversation with his unknown caller before he was pushed into the hallway and hit over the head with the bar. He sustained bruises to [...]
MP Leech launches local shop scheme
From outside his constituency office in Didsbury, Withington MP John Leech today launched a new scheme that encourages shoppers to spend their money at local independent stores. The TAGPassitOn shop local scheme is expanding by the day - currently more than 160 businesses in Manchester are taking part, including 35 in Chorlton, 40 in [...]