Lead by example. We’re advised not to travel, not to move to different Tier areas. So why did the PM & his entourage come to Bolton on Friday for a photo opportunity?
A difficult day as family and friends say goodbye to our much loved colleague Tony Morris. We’ve been overwhelmed by all of your messages. We’ve been sharing some of your stories & why Tony meant so much to so many. We miss him so much. Join us at 6.
A ‘Go Slow Protest’ by cyclists angry at
@ManCityCouncil
£9 million plans to transform Great Ancoats Street but taking away the cycle lane & putting them on parallel back routes. Cyclists say this is not a 21st Century solution to congestion & emissions.
#cycle
Cyril Smith is posthumously stripped of the Freedom of the Borough of Rochdale. The former MP was accused of historical sexual abuse at Knowl View school. Valuable opportunities were missed to prosecute him in the 80s & 90s. Abuse survivors said decision long overdue
Wonderful tribute to Tony from
@BBCNWT
it was great to seeing him out reporting and having a laugh. We were so lucky to work alongside him & hear his infectious laugh, every day X
We would like to send our heartfelt condolences to the daughters of Tony Morris, and everyone at Granada Reports. Tony, who was 57, died in Bury Hospice on Saturday after being diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. Earlier in his career Tony worked with us at North West Tonight
What an incredible, overwhelming day. Thank you to the wonderful
@BoltonUni
for my honorary doctorate for services to broadcasting & journalism. Baroness Helen
Newlove introduced me, I did her first interview. Special thanks to Prof George Holmes
@iansavagemedia
&
@HelenNewlove
Just watched C4
#Help
what a harrowing insight into Covid care homes. I have friends who are carers & they are absolutely dedicated. Clapping was an insult.
@StephenGraham73
& Jodie Comer deserve all the plaudits. Let’s hope those in power watch it. £8.50 an hour isn’t enough
All change tonight. We are celebrating Spring, with the return of our fabulous view over
@MediaCityUK
& the sun’s come out too. It’s been a long 18 months without the view. Join us tonight
@GranadaReports
at 6, as we ease out of lockdown.
I’m in the Astra Zen club. A year ago this week we had Covid-19 and the side effects lasted for months. Thankful to the brilliant scientists & vaccine teams working to get us out of these crazy times 💪👍💛
Some great news to start 2021 - Gamal Fahnbulleh joins our team as our new presenter. He started his career with us & our much loved colleague Tony Morris adored him. Whenever he saw Gamal on tv he's shout 'Fahnbulleh' & crack his huge smile. Welcome back!
Hope you’re all feeling ok. I know it’s really scary & frustrating. We’ll get through Jan, a grim month every year & we’re closer to longer, brighter days. Remember last March the weather was amazing. Keep smiling, stay safe, stay hopeful X
NEW: These figures are shocking. There were 494 HOUSE PARTIES 166 STREET PARTIES, 295 group GATHERINGS in parks or playing sport across Greater Manchester.
@gmpolice
& celebs making an urgent appeal for people to do their bit & stay inside at Easter
#StayHomeSaveLives
NEW: Jury has found Hashem Abedi guilty of the murder of 22 victim in the Manchester Arena attack. Some of the families burst into tears and can be heard sobbing as the jury foreman repeats the word guilty.
MPs are charging the taxpayer for heating and electricity they used while working from home during lockdown. Most workers, don’t get this ‘refunded’ & pay out of their own pockets. But some of the same MPs on £82k salaries voted against free school meals, during school holidays.
A speaker at Tommy Robinson's rally at MediaCity addresses the crowd saying 'Don't touch the photographers or any of the media companies. Let them be. Just for today."
Making new memories, Amelia was just 11 years old when she was caught up in the Manchester Arena attack. She didn't speak for days. Now she’s rediscovered her love of music with a little help from
@ShawnMendes
#ManchesterRemembers
🐝 🐝
Corrie's Katie McGlynn on the cancer story-line that's got the nation talking
@KatieXMcGlynn
great to hear your powerful performance is making a difference is difference
Day 2
@nightanddaycafe
An enforcement officer
@ManCityCouncil
accepts his use of 'excessively loud music & bass' in serving a noise abatement order on the venue,'was a value judgement & not a measurement'. Officers notes from the 13 Nov 2021 have been deleted.
Martyn's Law: Anti-terrorism security rules for venues to be introduced after
@FigenMurray
tireless campaign to keep us all safe. The news came on Martyn’s birthday. 🐝
Ending the week with a smile &
@ITVGranadaGamal
's bought us all chocolate. He's a sweetie! Join us
@GranadaReports
at 6 - who's a fan of China Crisis - we've a treat for you too.
Going to work is the new going out. Join me for
@GranadaReports
with
@hannahITV
on the ‘unlock down’, we have a fascinating insight into the ‘death detectives’ a job I didn’t know existed &
@carowhititv
meets one of the original Corrie script writers. That’s at 6
💙 ‘We’ll all be changed by this’ We’ve spent the day on the Covid wards at
@boltonnhsft
talking to staff providing unrelenting care in this third wave. They’re exhausted & they need our help. We end the day in the mortuary, ‘the doors keep opening, it never stops’ 💙
A man is due before magistrates after racist graffiti was painted on the doors of a family's flat in Salford. 54 year old Vaughan Dowd, of Irlam Square is charged with racially aggravated criminal damage.
Covid financial aid: Deaths prompt suicide training at Excluded UK after eight people take their own lives, those who’ve been left out of government support feel ‘worthless’ and have no where else to turn
This is so frightening for people living in constant fear. Then to be told by the PM &
@RobertJenrick
they shouldn’t have to pay. But they already are & they are trapped in homes they can’t sell. It’s mental torture.
#EndOurCladdingScandal
@McrCladiators
Spent part of my Sunday planning escape routes with my husband, in case there’s a fire in our block of flats. We’ve decided to buy a rope and harnesses to lower our kids to a lower floor.
@RobertJenrick
how did you spend your weekend?
#EndOurCladdingScandal
Back from my hols & back in the studio. Join me for the latest u turn on local lockdowns & you don’t want to miss Molly the Springer spaniels story. That’s
@GranadaReports
at 6
This is agony for these apartment owners, despite all the checks to be faced with huge bills. Who is fighting their corner, when
@RobertJenrick
constantly declines our request to talk to us /offer any reassurance for those feeling unsafe in lockdown
@McrCladiators
#GrenfellTower
Many people bought their homes after the Grenfell fire tragedy and were assured they were safe. Now, they're facing huge bills for defects hidden behind cladding.
@ElaineWITV
has this report 👇
@MpmtSalford
It’s almost 4 years since
#Grenfell
fire & still those living in unsafe homes can barely sleep at night, with lives on hold. They are told they SHOULDN’T have to pay for other people’s mistakes but they ARE. How angry would that make you?
#EndOurCladdingScandal
@McrCladiators
⏰ 24 hours to the deadline for signing our fire alarm funding agreement & still waiting for Homeground!
⏰ 2 months since funding was agreed & they've had 3 weeks to review the agreement
🚨No closer to getting rid of our £21k a month waking watch!
#EndOurCladdingScandal
@ukcag
From the North Podcast : The cladding scandal - what is it like to live in an apartment classified as 'unsafe'? Please take a listen & show your support for those trapped in this situation | Granada | ITV News
Support has been pouring in for Tony Morris' family following the news of his death yesterday.
@ElaineWITV
has been looking at the tributes that have been made from people across the North West and beyond.
It's just me in the studio tonight if you fancy keeping me company. The latest
@GranadaReports
at 645 this evening.
@JoBlytheTV
still rocking the festive sparkles - as hospitality has big hopes for NYE & a dramatic submarine rescue
Early start- at Bolton train station ticket office. Staff there are always happy and helpful. The ticket machines aren’t accessible to blind passengers. Use it or lose it.
#ticketoffice
@AndyBurnhamGM
@DepartmentofTr4
Craig was the member of staff tenderly holding an elderly patient’s hand at the end of my piece, someone to lift the spirits & working hard during tough times on the Covid wards
@boltonnhsft
.
#NHShero
#superstar
⭐️💙
Many eagle-eyed viewers spotted Craig sashaying out of a Covid ward while we were filming - we spoke to him while we were there and love his positivity. Thanks for making us smile Craig!
There's more from Craig here:
The smell of the Queen’s floral tributes in Manchester’s St Ann’s square is beautiful, with a few Paddington bears & pictures among the flowers. The Earl & Countess of Wessex will be here late morning to view them & meet some of the volunteers.
They have been described as the 'SAS of the NHS'. They are the ODPs working in intensive and critical care, playing a vital role in the Coronavirus pandemic. Have you heard of the role, it's been going for 75 years.
Big up the ODPS, not the snappiest title
@GranadaReports
at 6pm
Something quite funny about my youngest finally doing one of his ‘chores’ hoovering and singing ‘this is a man’s world’ at the top of his voice’. A good day in the lockdown house.
IT’S CHRISTMAAAAAAAAAS! ( a very different one for many) hope you all have a lovely day, especially those missing loved ones. To those working today, thank you. 🎄🎁❄️🔔💛
We met some of the staff at Royal Preston Hospital, showing the steps taken to keep patients safe. The lovely Tracie describes what it’s like wearing PPE, the Matron on Critical Care’s beautiful insight into the care of Covid patients & preparations for a ‘surge’ in patients
👋👋 Can we PLEASE stop bashing GPs. Whenever my family have needed an ‘on the day’ appointment we’ve got ONE & it’s far EASIER than before Covid. I’ve had phone appointments at work which is great & there are still in person visits & tests
@DrWallBolton
@sajidjavid
#BoltonNHS
When is ok to start the Christmas food? Went shopping after the late shift last night. It was lovely & quiet. Woke up to find the food I’d bought for Christmas Eve has already been eaten! Teenagers god love them.
Hope you are enjoying the FA cup Man U v Middlesborough game. It means the Friday night late news is even LATER.
@GranadaReports
is now on at 1130 if it doesn't go to penalties. You might have to wake me up if that's the case. It will be yesterday's news if gets passed midnight.
I love Bolton - it’s my children’s home, we love the countryside, the laughs with friends, super neighbours, great schools, the
@octagontheatre
& of course the
#BoltonFoodFestival
#thisisbolton
. What more do you need! ( oh better trains - but they are coming soon!
It’s a big coup for Bolton staging the world premier of hit show 'The Book Thief' musical. Broadway producers will be kicking themselves for turning it down after rave reviews
@octagontheatre
@jodipicoult
@LotteWakeham
It appears the gov solution to those living in unsafe buildings is to make them PAY for the repairs, with a 2nd loan. But the developers who built them won’t be charged & keep making huge profits. How is this fair? Why? Tory donors
#EndOurCladdingScandal
People living in high-rise blocks with unsafe cladding say they feel trapped and "totally abandoned by the government".
In the latest episode of our
#ITVFromTheNorth
podcast, we take a look at the cladding scandal:
It’s operation day to remove Suzy’s cancer, using a magnetic seed to pin point the affected tissue. Suzy didn’t have any symptom or lump, it was found during a routine mammogram. Chorley Hospital has 1 machine,
@BootOutBC
are now fundraising for another one. We’re scrubbed up 💙
To wake up in a warm house, makes a world of difference. The cold was debilitating, it gets into your bones & is a constant worry. We were starting to see mould after just a few days. For many families waking up cold each day, must take a terrible toll,it’s just not right
We had the absolute pleasure of Bobby Ball with his family at
@GranadaReports
Away Day in January. He was sharp as ever, so candid & generous with time.
@carowhititv
has known him for 20 years and will have our special report tonight at 6. Love to his family &
@TheTommyCannon
This was my favourite ever April Fool’s Day prank. During our morning news bulletins we announced that Tony had signed for
@Saints1890
. The club and coach Ian Millward were such good sports. Happy happy days with the great Mozzer.
It’s the largest memory walk in the country. About to start in Heaton Park in Manchester. Sarah Park diagnosed with dementia at 39 will cut the ribbon 🎀 helping raise funds for research & cure
#MemoryWalk
#HeatonPark
#
They play a major role in the NHS. They aren't nurses or doctors - they are the Operating Department Practitioners. Happy ODP day from me &
@AndyReidMBE_STF
#odpday2022
💛
Filming in the new COVID world is so much more difficult in the rain! The up side we met a wonderful couple who are part of a pioneering NHS programme.
@Split_Track
making it look good filming through the window to keep them safe. More later in the week
@PennineAcuteNHS
#Weather
On the eve of Grenfell tragedy anniversary- Residents at two apartment blocks in Manchester, covered in Grenfell style cladding are at a tribunal fighting attempts to make them pay for its removal.
The cladding is described as ‘more flammable than petrol.’
Escorted out the building by her fans.
@sarahrogersITV
last day
@GranadaReports
before heading across the Piazza. A decade gone in a flash of brilliance & fun times. 📺 🤣☀️