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BBC News
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'Ancoats skatepark demolished after three years for office block'
Skateboarders are "heartbroken" after their local skatepark was demolished to make way for an office complex. Community-built skatepark 'Gooseside DIY' was based on the former Central Retail Park in north Manchester and skaters say it took them three years to build. Jamie Reed, 27, helped build the space and said "there's a lot of sadness in the air" following the City Council said over £580,000 has been secured to build all wheel pump tracks at Delamere Park and Harpurhey park and a further £50k has been agreed to date to develop new skate park proposals for Chorlton Park. Jamie added: "I think we all knew that the demolition day was coming, but you can never really fully emotionally prepare yourself for watching three and a half years of hard work get demolished almost instantly."It was pretty heartbreaking."Volunteers used rubble, reclaimed materials, litter and hand-mixed concrete to build the make shift park and say it was the only free-to-use facility in Manchester city believes without spaces like Gooseside DIY, Manchester's skate scene will suffer."There's a big demand for skate space in the city.""A big part of the project was taking responsibility and instead of waiting for something to be built, we came together and did it ourselves".A further two sites in Platt Fields and Hulme Park have already been identified as key sites for the next stage of investment, a council spokesperson added. Sammy, a skateboarder who also helped build Gooseside DIY, says the park was essential for the city's skate added on any given summer's night or dry evening, you'd find 50 or 60 people down here whereas on a weekend, there could be 200 people."Gooseside quite quickly became integral to Manchester's skate scene. "It felt like we had no other option than to build our own place. So that's what we did." In February, planning permission was granted at the Ancoats site for a government office complex which promises to bring 7,000 civil service jobs to Manchester alongside a new urban will bring together a range Civil Service departments with a focus on John Hacking, executive member for employment, skills and leisure, said: "We have invested in safe and secure skate parks in many of the city's parks in recent years, creating a circuit across the city that complement each other, which means people can get a different experience at each. "But we want to continue this, and Platt Fields and Hulme Park are the next in line for key investment."He urged people to let the council know what they think about the plans and to attend any of the in person events being organised.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Bill package would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A package of bills banning gender-affirming care for minors has been introduced in both chambers of the Michigan legislature—causing controversy and splitting public opinion. 'Well, we are going to oppose it with every fiber of our being, because it's cruel, callous, dangerous, and it's discriminatory.' That's what Jay Kaplan, a staff attorney of the LGBTQ+ Project of the ACLU of Michigan, said in response to the bills introduced by State Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18) and State Rep. Brad Paquette (R-37) that would ban gender-affirming treatment for minors. Jay Kaplan speaks with 6 News over Zoom. (WLNS) Lawmakers want to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors because they say the procedures have negative or even consequential side effects and outcomes. These lawmakers have introduced House Bills 4466 and 4466, as well as Senate Bills 289 and 290. Paquette went even further to explain that children could file a lawsuit against their doctors up to 20 years after the initial treatment, which could result in doctors losing their licenses. Former case manager of the Washington University Transgender Center Jamie Reed spoke at a press conference in Lansing Wednesday, saying that the effects these treatments have on the body can be permanent and long-lasting, which is why lawmakers need to step in. 'It is critical that legislative bodies step in to protect children in this state from these dangerous and reckless practices,' said Reed. Jamie Reed speaks at a press conference in Lansing. (WLNS) Reed said that she was once allied with these treatments, but now is completely against the system that the university followed when treating transgender children. 'I was complicit in harming patients because the protocol itself harms patients,' said Reed. 'There is no safe or legal way to sterilize the child, and there is no safe way to medically disrupt the function of the endocrine system.' The bills don't have complete bipartisan agreement, with at least one lawmaker, State Rep. Emily Dievendorf, voicing opposition to the legislation. Dievendorf said in a statement to 6 News that 'this package represents more attacks on our kids that ignore science and facts, go against best practices for medical care, and aim to dehumanize our most vulnerable neighbors. (What is…) especially offensive today is that the neighbors targeted for hateful rhetoric are now our children. This package is going nowhere fast and exists solely to defend hate and bigotry. Let's make hate abhorrent again.' Tess Miller, member of St. Johns Call–In Coalition and mother of a transgender son, says this is the reason she is not seeing any progress with her son's doctors, because of the fear that they may lose their license or might not be able to give consistent treatment altogether. Miller says she doesn't see gender affirming care for children as harmful, but as necessary care to ensure her child can be who he is meant to be. Tess Miller speaks to 6 News in-studio. (WLNS) 'When my son came out as trans in 2020, I realized that no matter how comfortable I was making him out in the world, if he wasn't feeling comfortable on the inside, then there was a chance he might not be able to go on and live a healthy, productive life,' said Miller. Activists say the legislation is a distraction from lawmakers who want to single out the transgender community rather than work on more pertinent issues, such as affordable housing or grocery prices. 'What are you doing to solve the real problems for the residents in the state of Michigan?' said Kaplan. 'Do your job and quit bullying transgender youth – they are some of our most marginalized and vulnerable populations. Who make up less than half a percent, maybe 1% at most of Michigan's population.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WLNS 6 News.
BBC News
12-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Colwyn Bay win JD Cymru North to seal promotion
Colwyn Bay have won the JD Cymru North title to secure promotion back to the JD Cymru went into their final game of the season at Penrhyncoch three points ahead of second placed Airbus UK Broughton and needing only a point to secure the Atkins' first half goal secured a 1-0 win for Bay, who make a swift return to the top-flight after relegation last in the Cymru North, veteran Jamie Reed scored a late goal to secure a 1-0 win for Ruthin Town, who survived at the expense of Bangor 1876.
