Manchester Headlines 3 January: Didsbury restaurant closing due to huge increase in rent

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Headlines for Manchester January 3: Didsbury restaurant closing due to huge increase in rent, Plans for hundreds of new student bedrooms submitted to council & Drivers may soon be fined at six city junctions.

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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.

00:04 TV chef Simon Rimmer has announced the shot closure of a restaurant in Greater Manchester

00:09 in a statement on social media. Vegetarian eatery Green's will be closing its West Didsbury

00:14 location due to a huge increase in rent which its owners cannot afford.

00:19 A new 28-storey tower block for student housing in the city centre has been formally submitted

00:24 to Manchester Council. If approved, the block C tower planned for First Street would deliver

00:30 555 student bed spaces to the area.

00:35 And finally, drivers will soon be fined for breaking the rules of the road at six high-risk

00:39 junctions in Manchester. Last year, the government approved plans to allow Manchester City Council

00:45 to take on powers previously held by police in enforcing the rules of the road at seven

00:50 junctions in the city.

00:51 That's your local headlines for now.

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