Headlines for Manchester January 24: Transport for Greater Manchester will not be adding more trams for football fans at the Etihad, Rochdale businessman refused new shop front by council retrospectively & Daniel Bedingfield to tour for the first time in 20 years.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester Headlines.
00:05 Transport for Greater Manchester has ruled out running more trams on the Metrolink network
00:09 for football matches.
00:10 At the start of the year, Transport bosses created a new service to help people at the
00:15 Etihad Stadium and Co-op Live get to and from the city centre, but said there isn't room
00:20 to put more trams on.
00:22 A businessman is going to battle with his own council over a difference of opinion regarding
00:26 his shopfront.
00:28 The owner of a window and door showroom in Middleton spent money transforming the shop,
00:32 only to then be refused planning permission retrospectively by Rochdale Council.
00:37 And finally, singer Daniel Beddingfield has announced he is going on tour for the first
00:42 time in nearly 20 years.
00:44 The performer last toured in 2005 and will hit the road for three gigs in April, including
00:49 one at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.
00:52 That's your local headlines for now.
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