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Naked couple having sex in Gorton park caught by parents and arrested

The couple said to be in their 30s currently remain in custody for questioning.

The Manc The Manc - 17th June 2021

A couple seen “naked and having sex” in a popular Manchester park have now been arrested after horrified parents spotted them.

The pair were seen completely nude and engaged in a sex act underneath a tree in Sunny Brow Park in Gorton at around midday yesterday afternoon, and eyewitness images appeared on social media shortly after.

One woman who witnessed the pair while walking her dog took to Facebook to share what she’d just seen, adding: “Just when you think you’ve seen it all.

“Walking the dog in Sunny Brow Park, only to see a couple completely naked having sex.

“Only in Gorton.”

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It is understood the incident carried on for several hours.

At around 2pm, several other witnesses claimed that they saw the couple continuing to have sex, but this time in an even more public area of the park near the children’s playground, and it was at this point that horrified parents made the decision to call Greater Manchester Police.

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The couple currently remain in custody for questioning / Credit: Facebook

“I called police because they carried it on on the field in front of my child and a few others,” a mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the MEN.

“It’s disgusting.” she added.

The couple – who are believed to be in their 30s – were arrested by officers on suspicion of outraging public decency, and currently remain in custody for questioning.

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Confirming the arrest in an official statement, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “Police were called at 2.05pm to a report of a man and woman engaging in sexual activity at Sunny Brow Park in Manchester.

“A man and woman in her 30s have been arrested on suspicion of outraging public decency and remain in custody for questioning.”

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Work on Greater Manchester’s very own ‘Tebay-style’ motorway service station is finally underway

Danny Jones Danny Jones New Tebay service station Altrincham Tatton Greater Manchester

You heard us right: the time has come for Greater Manchester to level up its service station game, as work on the long-talked-about Tebay-style venue over in Trafford has finally begun.

Those motorway trips are about to get even better.

We first heard about the vision to provide a brand-new Tatton Services back in March 2022, with the Westmorland Family – known not only for Tebay but the similarly popular Gloucester and Cairns Lodge equivalents – promising to deliver a new top-quality stop-off point in the region.

It’s one that people across the North West have been keeping a keen eye on ever since, and now the dial is finally moving on the major project. You can see more detailed images here:

Credit: Publicity pictures (via Westmorland Family)

With the Westmorlands and the official Tatton Estate agreeing a partnership that weighs heavily in the former’s favour, the new services will be located around the M56 near the Bowdon Roundabout in Altrincham.

Bordering the electoral ward of Trafford and Cheshire, it is set to be located between junctions seven and eight of the M6 motorway near neighbouring Millington and Rostherne.

It’s estimated to cost more than £65 million and will be one of the most expensive developments of its kind the country has ever seen, with only the pending Chalfont St Peter station by Extra Motorway Services Group set to be more expensive (approximately £90m).

As per Forecourt Trader, the blueprints include a dedicated 100-room hotel, one of their trademark farm shops that those travelling rave about so much, a petrol station, as well as 40 charging bays for electric vehicles. Service station facilities have come a long way since 1972, when Tebay first opened.

However, while plans are at long last getting underway, it will be arriving much later than expected, with the initial opening date slated for some time later this year; instead, it is now they are now aiming for spring 2028, meaning you’ll just have to make do with the OG for now.

We promise this was purely a coincidence on our way back from Kendal Calling 2026, by the way…

Speaking on behalf of family, the Tatton Services Proposal team, and members of the estate, Westmorland chair Sarah Dunning said in a recent statement on the update: “We’re very excited to bring our proper food offer and ethos to Cheshire.

“From day one, this is about creating something rooted in the local landscape and community. We have committed to working with at least 70 producers within 30 miles of the site – and we hope that number will grow as relationships flourish.

“We’re also creating over 400 skilled jobs for local people, alongside apprenticeships and training programmes designed to build meaningful, long-term careers in the food industry. Our ambition is not only to serve travellers but to create opportunities and lasting value for the communities around us.”

What do you make of the proposed plans for the ‘next Tebay‘?

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Credit: Westmorland

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Brits start petition to save Jodrell Bank Observatory from closure amid budget cuts

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Greater Manchester, the North West and Brits at large are urging people across the country to pen a petition to save the Jodrell Bank Observatory from closing down for good.

In fact, this is just one petition among numerous protests over its impending closure.

For anyone who somehow hadn’t come across the sad news, the national institution that is Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO) in Cheshire, which includes the award-winning and world-famous James Lovell Telescope, is scheduled to shut down permanently by March 2028.

Despite having served a crucial part in alleviating Cold War tensions back in the 1960s, operating as an important scientific hub under the University of Manchester umbrella, and remaining a major tourist pull for the region, it’s unfortunately lost its funding and is on course to be decommissioned.

While the massive Northern landmark near Macclesfield is home not only to the largest telescope in the UK, important physics research and even an annual music, arts and science festival in the form of Bluedot, its cultural significance doesn’t appear enough to keep it solvent.

Described as a “huge blow to astronomy” not just here in Britain but for the global industry as a whole, the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) have even described it as a form of “scientific vandalism.”

Having been open since around the end of WWII, before going on to possess the largest steerable radio telescope of its kind in the entire world by 1957, it’s been used to identify distant planets, stars, galaxies and more up in the far reaches of space.

Dr Megan Argo, reader in astrophysics at the University of Lancashire – which also shares a fruitful partnership with the centre alongside UoM, Cambridge, York and many more – said in a statement: “Jodrell Bank is still a very active facility and remains at the forefront of research.

“Recent upgrades have facilitated new discoveries about planet, star and galaxy formation which tell us about our own history, helping to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: are we alone in the universe?” Put simply, the steps currently being taken have been called “short-sighted” to say the least.

With that in mind, people across the sector and online are now rallying behind the initiative to try and rescue the important and historic UNESCO site before it’s too late.

Cheshire and Warrington mayoral candidate Ben Fletcher is one of several notable names that have publicly backed the push to save the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre as a whole, along with its highly valuable facilities.

Meanwhile, one user on X added: “I’ve got an opinion on the Jodrell Bank stupidity – and I’m sorry, but that’s a polite understatement. But it is frankly unrepeatable in impolite company, let alone polite.

“I hope the nitwits who have made the decision feel proud about themselves though. Because pride comes before the fall.”

You can see the numerous posts from supporter voices on the Change.org page, including everyone from impassioned scientists and researchers who first discovered their love for these subjects by visiting the attraction, as well as Northerners who simply enjoyed some of their most precious memories there.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) needs to cut an estimated £700 million by 2029/30, and JBO needs to find enough funds to cover its £2.8m budget to avoid closing in the next couple of years. So, if you’ve been stirred by the passionate appeals, you can sign the petition HERE.

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