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• Book of condolence opens in Hyde for Ricky Hatton

  The tributes will then be given to the boxers family.

• Greater Manchester bus strikes cause widespread travel disruption as thousands of drivers walk out over pay

  Bus passengers across Greater Manchester – including Tameside – are being urged to plan their journeys carefully as industrial action begins bringing widespread disruption to services this weekend.

• The village to be ‘cut off’ by bus strikes

  People living in a small ‘forgotten’ village on the edge of Greater Manchester fear they will be ‘cut off’ from the city-region when buses grind to a halt tomorrow morning (September 19).

• Stagecoach Manchester in 'insulting' toilet message shame

  Unite has strongly criticised bus firm Stagecoach after it sent a message out to drivers in Manchester telling them that if they need to relieve themselves in a bottle to make sure they take it away with them, while not providing adequate toilet facilities for staff.