07/01/2017 North West Tonight

Hundreds of people have gathered in Flixton to protest against plans

to build on green belt land in Greater Manchester.

The plan's part of a programme to fulfill a growing need for homes,

as the population of the city is expected to grow by 300,000

This is the heart of a local community.

Women, men, children and dogs came out in force today in Flixton

to give a loud and clear message to Conservative-led

The aim of our group is to ensure that Flixton

It was given to the people by the Council in 1935.

The plan to build 750 houses on a golf course here is part

of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, a scheme to build 225,000

Protesters say they're prepared to make a lot of noise to keep

this land as green belt, and believe the Council

underestimate the importance of this area.

I know they said that Flixton House, part of it is going to be saved,

Unfortunately, you lose faith and the trust is not there,

so you know, eventually, it's all going to be taken.

There are football teams on here, especially the cricket teams,

they shouldn't be taking this away from us.

To take green belt status away from any land put it under

threat of development, there's no doubt about that.

Conservative councillors on Trafford Council told me

they weren't able to be here today, but they do say they are sympathetic

They say the consultation will run until the 16th of January,

If the feeling here from young and old is anything to go by,

the response to the consultation could be into many thousands.

A man appeared in court today charged with the murder of

Mr Hillman was found with gunshot wounds on Lloyd Close

22-year-old John-Paul Johns - from Willow Way, Croxteth -

has been remanded in custody and will appear via videolink before

Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a woman

and her four-year-old son, who are missing from Manchester.

Amy Shorrock, who's 34, and her son Andrew were last seen

Amy is 5' 6" with long dark hair and may be

Andrew has short brown hair and is tall for his age.

Anyone with information should contact police or Crimestoppers.

Labour's Andy Burnham today launched his campaign to become

mayor of Manchester with a pledge to donate 15% of his mayoral salary

to a new homelessness fund if he's elected.

Andy Burnham is currently MP for Leigh.

The election takes place on May the 4th and we'll be hearing

from the other candidates in coming weeks.

Sport now, and in football, it's the

Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's joint all-time

leading scorer as the holders cruised into the

fourth round with victory over Reading.

As do Blackburn Rovers, who beat QPR 2-1.

And Wigan Athletic, who beat Nottngham Forest 2-0,

while Rochdale avoided an upset with victory over Barrow.

There'll be replays for Blackpool, Bolton, Fleetwood Town and Burnley.

Massive disappointment though for Everton, who lost 2-1

A few moments ago, Preston North End kicked off

Rugby Union, and in the Premiership this afternoon, Sale Sharks

extended their losing streak, falling 29-26 to Harlequins.

Let's get a quick look at the weather with Lucy.

A generally grey and foggy day today.

As we move through this evening and overnight,

It could be enough to see a spot of rain and some hill fog around.

Tomorrow, plenty of cloud around, producing the odd spot

The chance of seeing a bit more brightness tomorrow,

temperatures at a maximum of 10 Celsius.

A cloudy day tomorrow, but as we move into Monday,

rain coming down from the north, with the potential to become heavy,

behind it, something a little brighter and fresher.

That's all from us for now, have a very good evening.

Good evening. Our weather can be exciting, just not today. A

predominantly grey day and a murky night to come. If you're on the moon

on the roads, through tonight into the morning, it could be misty and

foggy again in places, especially over the hills, but really just

about anywhere. The cloud is the enough to produce patchy rain or

drizzle, quite a damp night. Clear skies to the Easterling and

anti-stall Scotland and it's here the greatest chance of a touch of

frost, but for most, mild great, dismal start to Sunday morning. The

mist and fog will lift. There will be a few breaks in the cloud, east

of Wales, eastern parts of England and Scotland. A bit of sunshine

here. There should be patchy rain in Northern Ireland and damper to

finish the Dayne