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Council sets out plans to rework busy Manchester junction after ‘serious safety concerns’

Emily Sergeant

Bold new plans to transform one of Manchester’s busiest junctions following ‘serious’ safety concerns have been unveiled.

All the way back in 2022, Manchester City Council identified the junction of Wilmslow Road with Ladybarn Road and Sherwood Street as an area that would ‘greatly benefit’ from upgraded infrastructure.

As a major route into Manchester, and an important route cutting through the city’s southern neighbourhoods, this junction sees a vast amount of road, cyclist, and foot traffic every day… and because of this, there are also said to be ‘serious concerns’ around safety when it comes to this particular stretch of road.

In a five year period between 2018 and 2023 alone, there were 15 collisions at this junction, the Council explained – with two of these classified as ‘serious’.

Under the plans – which have been announced by the Council this week – the junction is to be partially redesigned, creating several new and safer crossing points for cyclists and pedestrians, a more ‘seamless’ route along the current cycling lanes, and overall, just general improvements to the layout.

🚧 Wilmslow Rd Junction Improvements 🚲
Works start 18 May 2026 at Wilmslow Rd / Ladybarn Rd / Sherwood St to make the junction safer for pedestrians & cyclists.
✅ New cycle lanes
✅ Safer crossings
✅ Better links to the Fallowfield Loop
🔗 https://t.co/Y26mH7cc8E pic.twitter.com/IiOih5ehqp
— Manchester City Council (@ManCityCouncil) May 11, 2026

Some of the safety features set to be included are three dedicated crossing points for pedestrians at the junction, rumble strips for cyclists at pedestrian crossing points, and improved signage and road markings.

Work is due to begin as early as next Monday (18 May), and will run until January 2027.

The work is set to be carried out in four phases, the Council has confirmed – with the first phase of these works comprising of the removal of street furniture, kerbs and tarmac, as well as upgrades to the drainage and road markings.

“This junction in particular sees a high volume of traffic – from cars, cyclists and pedestrians, commented Councillor Tracey Rawlins, who is the Executive Member for Clean Air, Environment and Transport at Manchester City Council.

“So it was clear that improvements were required following our engagement with local residents.

“As has been the case with other schemes like this in Manchester, safety remains our number one priority.

“We have long said that we want Manchester to be a city where people can walk and cycle around in safety, and by upgrading this junction and improving its crossing points, we are taking another step towards that goal.”

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Brewch is getting bigger: Cereal milk stars open new café in Chorlton

Danny Jones

Brewch new second site in Manchester Chorlton

Anyone who lives in or around Gatley will undoubtedly have heard of Brewch Coffee, but now this cult favourite café has just opened up a new location in central Manchester.

Making their way over from the suburban edges of Stockport, Brewch’s second site has just launched in the centre of Chorlton.

So, what’s different about this one? Well, a few things…

For starters, the menu has expanded ever further, and they’re already becoming one of the busiest spots on Manchester Road.

@the.manc You can now get iced coffee AND matcha topped with Frosties-flavoured cereal milk and my god it’s good. It’s all thanks to the wizards @Brewch 🧙 Choose between coffee or matcha as your base, a huge pour of that delectable milk, all topped off with a handful of crispy Frosties straight from the box. This sweet treat is only available at their Chorlton site – go, go, go. 📍 97 Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9GA #themanc #cerealmilkcoffee #chorlton #viralcoffee #chorltoncafe ♬ original sound – The Manc

The well-known stretch of the leafy Manc neighbourhood isn’t short of brunch spots and coffee shops, of course, but we will say that this latest one also arrives with a great reputation built over a few years.

Most notably, this most recent addition is more of a grab-and-go style concept compared to the original digs and some others in the area.

For example, as well as some proper good brews, they’ve also got a strong selection of hot sandwiches freshly toasted with everything from classic toasties to the steakhouse melt and siracha tuna.

Then we turn our attention to a pretty insane bakery counter, where you’ll find the GOATed hot honey toast, white chocolate rainbow sprinkle cookies and their increasingly popular trademark and well worth the hype cookie/croissant hybrids.

Call them what you want, all we know is they’re bloody delicious.

brewch manchester menu — Nailing sweet and savoury. (Credit: ***The Manc Eats***)

brewch coffee — Nailing sweet and savoury. (Credit: ***The Manc Eats***)

As for the hot drinks themselves, it’s not just the usual selection you’ll see on most menus these days; they’ve got creative – including with one of their signature ingredients.

One of their specialities is their Spanish lattes, but just this week, they’ve now introduced new cereal milk lattes and iced matchas. Served over ice, using milk steeped with Frosties and decorated with a final sprinkling of cereal, these aren’t like anything else on the market in Greater Manchester right now, really.

They soak the sugary goodness overnight, and if you’ve ever heard of Christina Tosi’s famous Milk Bar flavoured drinks and desserts like the legendary ‘crack pie’ (just Google it), then you’ll know how tasty these can be.

Already laying plans to hopefully open a third venue here in Manchester city centre sooner rather than later, we’re fully locked into Brewch’s expansion. They’ll have some stuff competition, of course, but we reckon they’re well-equipped to go toe-to-toe with even the biggest names.