More rain is forecast to fall across Greater Manchester over the coming days after some areas of the region experienced flash flooding yesterday.
Greater Manchester saw heavy downpours for the vast majority of yesterday (Tuesday).
This lead to flash flooding and water coming into homes in Bury, particularly places in the Lower River Irwell catchment such as Tottington, Walshaw, Ramsbottom and Summerseat.
A flooding preparation warning for the area was issued via the gov.uk website, which read: “As a result of heavy persistent rainfall, river levels have been rising throughout the day in the lower Irwell catchment and flooding of low lying land is possible in this area.
“River levels will continue to rise over the coming hours… and our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will issue further flood alerts if necessary.
“Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation.”
James Daly – MP for Bury North – said: “My team and I are working hard to help residents and to assist in resolving this as quickly as possible [and] some of my team are on site assisting residents already”.
He also stated that his office remained available to anyone who needed assistance.
Bury Council confirmed via Twitter that due to the heavy rainfall the borough was experiencing, it had “extra gully cleaning teams out and dealing with any localised flooding” and that it was “closely monitoring the weather and our response teams are on call.”
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “At around 11.50a.m on Tuesday 6th October, two fire engines from Manchester Central and Phillips Park were called to reports of flooding affecting around 50 houses on Market Street, Tottington.
“Firefighters arrived quickly and used water rescue gear to clear debris and isolate electrical supplies in homes on Market Street and Bury Road. Crews were assisted by colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and were at the scene for around three hours.
“Firefighters gave safety advice to residents before handing over to Bury Council and United Utilities.”
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Elsewhere across other areas of Greater Manchester, trains were also halted due to landslips and some of the region’s motorways – the M6 Lancashire primarily – were closed due to standing water.
Flooded roads were also reported in Rochdale and Wigan.
Some light isolated showers were experienced first thing this morning in certain areas, but it has otherwise been a grey and overcast start for most parts of the region, and is set to remain this way for the most of the day, but despite this break in showers, the Met Office has warned that further heavy showers are expected to move in later this evening.
It’s expected to remain largely dry – with temperatures reaching a mild 10-11°C – until clouds thicken and more heavy rain moves in from the west, which will affect most of the region.
More substantial downpours are possible from 10pm tonight, with it set to be a very wet night.
Heavy rain is expected throughout the night and into rush hour on Thursday, which could make road travel treacherous and travellers are urged to take care.
On a somewhat lighter note though, from Thursday onwards the Met Office said: “A mixture of sunny spells, patchy cloud and showers is likely for the rest of the day… Sunshine and scattered showers are to be expected across the region on Friday and through the weekend, although it may be drier on Sunday”.
They added that it will be “breezy and rather cold throughout.”
No other weather warnings are currently in place for the Greater Manchester region.
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Pep Guardiola hints at when Manchester City fans can expect to see their latest arrival
Danny Jones
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has given supporters a rough timeline as to when they can expect to see their new signing, or at least their latest arrival, make his first appearance.
The Blues wrapped up the January transfer window with four major signings: their new attacking number seven, Omar Marmoush (who has already bagged a hattrick on his home debut) promising defensive duo, Abdukodir Khusanov and Brazilian Vitor Reis, as well as their ‘mini-Rodri’, Nico Gonzalez.
However, the club has had another late arrival who was technically signed back at the start of last year but who has spent for the last 12 months or so loaned back to his previous parent club, River Plate in Argentina, waiting to make the move over to the Etihad Stadium – and now he’s here in Manchester.
Speaking on his touchdown in 0161, Pep said Claudio Echeverri won’t be thrown into first-team action straight away but did give a rough estimate as to when City fans could expect him to get involved. You can see him discussing the integration plan in his post-match press conference following the Spurs win.
The mention was only brief but there’s still plenty of reason for Man City fans to be excited by the late January signing.
“Yeah, he [Claudio Echeverri] is going to start to train and mainly will be for the end of the season, maybe the [Club] World Cup and as soon as possible [that] he arrives he can adapt quick for the future.”
As mentioned, the 19-year-old Argentinian attacking midfielder from Resistencia officially put pen to paper with CFG back in January 2024 and was quickly dubbed ‘the next Messi’.
Now, although the football world is often quick to jump the gun with these things and he isn’t the first and certainly won’t be last to be slapped with this premature title, he’s done more to back up these claims since then than he has rubbish them.
Starring at the 2025 Under-20 South American Championships, netting six goals in nine games to finish the tournament as the second highest scorer thanks to notable braces against Brazil and Uruguay as the young Argentine’s finished as runners up.
He also notched 48 senior appearances for River Plate thus far, netting four goals and grabbing eight assists in that time, not to mention having already captained his national team at the 2023 Under 17s World Cup, where he scored another five.
Safe to say there’s plenty of talent to be tapped in this lad.
Once again, Echeverri won’t go straight into the senior set-up for a little while yet, barring a major injury crisis, but he’ll be a more than exciting addition to the City Football Academy and for future first-team lineups for years to come.
Who knows, maybe he’ll be included in an FA Cup matchday squad? Nevertheless, you can expect him to not just come of the bench but hopefully show what he can do at the Club World Cup this summer.
City‘s first fixture as reigning champions of the competition will be against Moroccan side Wydad AC on 18 June 2025.
You can watch Echeverri’s first full interview as a Man City player down below:
The new Man City signing is excited to be finally be part of the club 13 months on from agreeing his contract.
Rochdale has been named Greater Manchester’s ‘Town of Culture’ for 2025
Emily Sergeant
Rochdale has officially been named Greater Manchester’s Town of Culture for 2025.
Taking over the reins from Bolton – which held the title in 2024 – and following in the footsteps of Stockport before that, which held the title in 2023, and even hosted a massive ‘Town of Culture Weekender’ festival with 50+ free events to celebrate and bring its title year to a close, it’s now the turn of the north-eastern Greater Manchester borough of Rochdale.
Rochdale’s year will build on the town’s already-rich cultural history and international reputation as the home of the co-operative movement.
More than 35 arts organisations will be bringing together an ambitious programme of festivals, exhibitions, events, and performances throughout the year.
Unfamiliar with what the ‘Greater Manchester Town of Culture’ title is all about? It’s an accolade that’s handed out every year to different boroughs across the region.
Bury was the inaugural title-holder 2020 and held onto it in 2021 too due to the COVID pandemic, before being followed by Stalybridge in 2022, Stockport in 2023, and of course, Bolton in the year just gone.
The title celebrates Greater Manchester’s culture and heritage.
As well as getting a new title to shout about, it also sees the towns given a grant from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) culture fund to help develop a programme of cultural events and activities throughout the year.
Rochdale has been named Greater Manchester’s ‘Town of Culture’ for 2025 / Credit: The Manc Group | Rochdale Council
In Rochdale’s case, you can expect the ‘very best local talent’, as this year is promising to put ‘people power’ centre stage, with residents helping to plan, develop, and deliver a lineup of creative activities, alongside a number of major events.
This includes the popular free days out for families, an exciting new urban arts festival, two different food and drink festivals, a lantern parade, the Ignite Fire Festival, a Pride parade, and so much more.
You can also expect live music performances, a new people’s gallery, and even some major international collaborations that are yet to be announced.
Rochdale is taking over the reins from Bolton, which held the title in 2024 / Credit: Rochdale Council
“Rochdale is a place with a rich cultural history, so it is great to name it Greater Manchester’s town of culture as it’s town hall and town centre enter a new era,” commented Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham as the borough was crowned this week.
“Rochdale submitted a fantastic bid for this which, was incredibly exciting and ambitious, while being firmly rooted in its local talent and deep history.
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7th October 2020 
