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A Google Maps view of the area - in blue is the site that City want to use for development, in red is Mr O'Brien's business

Businessman urges Manchester United fans to buy his land - to stop City's £100m training complex

The Blues want to spend £100m transforming a run-down 80-acre plot near the ground – but progress threatens to be stalled by Shaun O’Brien’s refusal to leave.

But Mr O’Brien is now offering plots of his land at OB Trucks, on Quinn Street, for £250 per square foot – and says he hopes to sell a minimum of 5,000 plots, which would work out at £1.25m.

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Mario Balotelli fashion shoot puts Manchester United supporter's Ardwick bakery in Vogue magazine

City star Mario Balotelli is pictured in the latest edition of Vogue Italia frequenting several unlikely haunts in Ardwick Green, including a garage and office block.

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Town hall bosses to limit bars and pubs in 'student alley' of Fallowfield and Withington

The town hall has drawn up proposals to force planning officers to take into account the number of licensed premises already operating in an area before allowing a new one to open.

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Salford rushes through roadworks to make way for Manchester traffic when Deansgate closes for redevelopment

The plan to turn the area outside Manchester Cathedral into a pedestrian-only zone means major roadworks on the other side of the Irwell must now be completed early.

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Woman, 86, hurt as Honda Civic collides with unmarked police car in Sale

Joan Shuttleworth, 86, was cut from the car in an hour-long rescue on Cross Lane, Sale, on Thursday afternoon.

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Barry Morrow, suspected of murdering two women in Southport, is found hanged in Manchester's Strangeways prison

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Area evacuated after woman hurt in Warrington gas blast

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Struck off: Stockport nurse who cut off hair of gypsy patient suffering from dementia

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Neighbours lose fight to stop Metrolink ‘park and ride’ at Sale Water Park beauty spot

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Community leader appeals for calm after alleged 'race attacks' in Hyde and Rochdale

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Helen Flanagan: Leaving Coronation Street ... and looking forward to a rosy future

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Andrew Grimes: Why do William and Harry have to go to the frontline as brothers in arms?

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Thugs torch truck from Moston charity bound for orphans in Nigeria

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Chadderton mum's warning after son's moped crash death

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Ancoats firm facing closure after more than 30 metal thefts from site

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Couple 'kept deaf girl as slave in the cellar of their Eccles home', court told

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Video: Protester Helen Pike fined for standing inside Barclays branch in Manchester dressed as a 'greedy banker'

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Pictured: Raindrops turn to ice in new twist to cold snap gripping Greater Manchester

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Middleton house death victim Edward Worton, 31, had just become dad to twins after IVF battle

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Student in legal challenge to criminal record of GMP warning for stealing bikes when he was aged 11

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Man charged with attempted murder after girl, 12, is stabbed in Wigan street

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Man, 31, arrested after Beswick stab victim dies in hospital

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Manchester will go to the polls on May 3 to vote in elected mayor referendum

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Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecote: French restaurant with no menu set to join Jamie Oliver's Italian in 'food quarter'

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Man, 21, charged and teenage boy, 17, bailed over gang attack on trainee baker Daniel Stringer-Prince in Hyde

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Pictured: Faces of suspects 'Most Wanted' by Greater Manchester Police

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Manchester United stay top of UK football rich list - but City drop one place

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Police investigate 'race hate' attack after man, 21, hit with bottle and boy, 16, assaulted in Rochdale

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Big Wheel in Manchester 'could move to Edinburgh' after it is taken down in Exchange Square

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Council leader John Merry, Ian Stewart and Jim King set for three-way fight to become first elected mayor Salford

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Farewell to Rosie Webster

We talk to Helen Flanagan about leaving Coronation Street after 12 years, and what the future holds for her
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Directly elected mayors in Greater Manchester: A chance to give your view

MEN Media today launches a major survey to find out what YOU think about directly elected mayors. Do you think mayors are a good idea? What powers do you think they should have?

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Your guide to half-term activities and events for all the family
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Love is in the Fair: Win 10 pairs of fun fair tickets for this Valentines Day

We have 10 pairs of to give away offering unlimited rides on the 14th and 15th of February at Heaton Park

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Here are the headlines on the front page of the latest edition of the Manchester Evening News
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Love is in the Fair: Win 10 pairs of fun fair tickets for this Valentines Day

We have 10 pairs of to give away offering unlimited rides on the 14th and 15th of February at Heaton Park

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To help you celebrate Valentine’s Day in style, Manchester Markets and the traders at Manchester’s Arndale Market are offering you the chance to win all of the ingredients you’ll need to create a romantic 3 course meal for two.

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API urged to sell by major shareholder

Shares in packaging manufacturer API Group soared yesterday after its main shareholder publicly lobbied the board to immediately put the business up for sale.

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Jamie's Mancunian

Take a peek inside Jamie Oliver's new restaurant on King Street, Manchester
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Roberto Mancini cool over Manchester City's away day woes

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has played down concerns about his team's away form ahead of Sunday's game at Aston Villa.

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Ryan Giggs signs new Manchester United deal

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year contract extension.

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Enjoy a wide range of therapies, healers, workshops and retailers at the Mind, Body and Spirit Event at Stockport’s Masonic Hall

With more than 40 stands offering a wide range of therapies, healers, workshops and retailers, there will be something for everyone at the Mind, Body and Spirit Event at Stockport’s Masonic Hall.

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