30/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:10.points and their mood is considerably darker

:00:11. > :00:15.Members of the troubled Manchester based Co`operative Group have voted

:00:16. > :00:19.in favour of reforming how the business is run.

:00:20. > :00:21.The Group has been in turmoil for the past year

:00:22. > :00:26.after a ?1.5 billion financial hole was discovered in its accounts.

:00:27. > :00:30.Its chief executive resigned in March and the company had to

:00:31. > :00:32.deal with revelations about the bank's disgraced former

:00:33. > :00:37.There will now be a new, smaller board with more commercial

:00:38. > :00:39.experience and a separate member`controlled council

:00:40. > :00:50.83% of members voted in favour. Here's what some had to say.

:00:51. > :01:02.I am very happy that the Co`op have come to a decision which we can live

:01:03. > :01:06.with. You voted against Mr Marks? Our whole region did. We think there

:01:07. > :01:12.is not enough balance to operate as a cooperative. Many

:01:13. > :01:16.people have voted to remove a structure that will end my term of

:01:17. > :01:20.office early. There 100 or so in there who will step

:01:21. > :01:27.down an unselfish decision. Nervous, but

:01:28. > :01:30.determined. With 83%, it is probably as strong as anyone could have hoped

:01:31. > :01:31.for. Hundreds of people have turned out

:01:32. > :01:33.for the re`opening of Manchester's Alexandra Park,

:01:34. > :01:35.after its ?5.5 million makeover. The work was partly funded

:01:36. > :01:37.by both the Heritage Lottery Fund But some residents in the Moss side

:01:38. > :01:41.area had objected to the plans. Alexandra Park's been around

:01:42. > :01:47.for 144 years ` and now the council says it finally has facilities fit

:01:48. > :01:50.for the 21st century. A lot of money has been spent

:01:51. > :01:53.on this project. There are some who say that that

:01:54. > :01:55.money could have been spent People come here

:01:56. > :02:00.and can have a brilliant time. That is what money should

:02:01. > :02:05.be spent on sometimes. There has been opposition `

:02:06. > :02:08.last year saw protests against the clearance of trees, which

:02:09. > :02:11.the Council decided was essential In response, it was decided

:02:12. > :02:16.fewer trees would be felled. And now we have great facilities

:02:17. > :02:26.for the area. New features include four new tennis

:02:27. > :02:29.courts as well as a children's play area,

:02:30. > :02:31.while the lake has had a makeover, And not forgetting the newly

:02:32. > :02:38.restored walkways and terrace area, where for this weekend,

:02:39. > :02:40.you'll see ladies and gentlemen in This building has been done up,

:02:41. > :02:45.which is great. I know lots of trees were cut

:02:46. > :02:47.down but they seem to have planted I think it is going to be much

:02:48. > :02:55.better used, The re`opening celebration continues

:02:56. > :02:59.tomorrow, when the Lord Mayor of Manchester will lead

:03:00. > :03:05.a ribbon`cutting ceremony. Onto sport ` Manchester United's

:03:06. > :03:08.British record signing Angel Di Maria failed to inspire their first

:03:09. > :03:11.victory of the season at Burnley. It means a first point

:03:12. > :03:19.for Burnley. Meanwhile not great news

:03:20. > :03:51.for Manchester City they lost at We have seen a showery start to the

:03:52. > :03:57.weekend but it will get better courtesy of high pressure building

:03:58. > :04:01.in from the south. So a few showers in the latter part of the night and

:04:02. > :04:08.cloud remaining as well. The windy we will see an occasional shower in

:04:09. > :04:13.the early morning. A north`westerly breeze. In the afternoon, becoming

:04:14. > :04:19.dry and brighter all round. Sunny spells developing. It will feel a

:04:20. > :04:24.little warmer. And improving picture, slowly. But we do have a

:04:25. > :04:29.weather from sinking southwards on Monday. Once that players, we will

:04:30. > :04:32.gradually see this area of high`pressure building and it will

:04:33. > :04:36.give us a settled temperatures should also start to

:04:37. > :04:37.rise. That's it ` we are back with

:04:38. > :04:55.your Sunday bulletins. Thanks for watching,

:04:56. > :05:07.enjoy your evening. our BBC London radio station. I will

:05:08. > :05:20.be back tomorrow. Goodbye. Good evening. We still have some

:05:21. > :05:24.showers in parts of the UK with heavier ones in North East Scotland

:05:25. > :05:29.close to this low pressure. There is a deeper low in the Atlantic, the

:05:30. > :05:33.former hurricane, which is moving towards Iceland. Ahead of that

:05:34. > :05:37.through the night and tomorrow, we see pressure building. That clears

:05:38. > :05:41.away the showers and for many tomorrow will be drier and clearer

:05:42. > :05:45.with lighter winds and feeling warmer. As we start Sunday morning,

:05:46. > :05:51.bright skies breakthrough across parts of South West England with

:05:52. > :05:57.temperatures about 15 degrees already. Dry weather along the South

:05:58. > :06:00.coast and into North East Anglia. Some showers first thing in the

:06:01. > :06:06.morning in North West England but they will be light and well

:06:07. > :06:08.scattered. Northern Ireland will be dry and bright but changes in the