Headlines for Manchester August 8: Residents say estate near Manchester’s Etihad stadium is ‘embarrassing’, Greater Manchester Police appeal for information on man knocking on doors in Bury & Scare Skate returning to Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens this halloween.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.
00:04 People living on an estate on the edge of Manchester's Etihad Stadium say the area
00:08 now looks embarrassing. Many homes off Greymare Lane in Beswick have been done up over the
00:13 last 18 months, but some residents are still waiting to find out if the work they were
00:18 promised will actually go ahead.
00:21 Greater Manchester Police has issued an appeal after a man was recorded knocking on doors
00:25 asking for help in the early hours of Tuesday 8th August in Bury. Residents' CCTV cameras
00:31 captured a smartly dressed man asking for help on the Trees Estate in Whitefield and
00:36 police want to determine if there was any suspicious activity.
00:40 And finally, ScareSkate is returning to Manchester with an ice rink for Halloween this year.
00:45 The popular attraction is set to open its doors again from the 27th to the 31st October
00:50 at Cathedral Gardens. That's your local headlines for now.
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