Manchester Headlines 29 November: Twenty refugee families from Afghanistan and Ukraine to be housed in Salford

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Headlines for Manchester November 29: Twenty refugee families from Afghanistan and Ukraine to be housed in Salford, Work has begun at Radcliffe Town Centre & Finalists for Manchester Culture Awards announced.

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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.

00:04 Twenty families from Afghanistan and Ukraine will be housed in Salford under a resettlement

00:09 scheme funded by the government.

00:11 The City Council has been asked to provide affordable accommodation for the refugees,

00:16 following an agreement with the Department of Leveling Up Housing and Communities.

00:21 Work has begun on a large part of Radcliffe Town Centre as it is being demolished to make

00:25 way for a major new hub for the town.

00:28 Diggers and cranes have moved into an enclosed compound around the town's central piazza,

00:33 where buildings are being levelled to make way for the civic hub.

00:37 And finally, the finalists for each category of the Manchester Culture Awards 2023 have

00:42 been announced.

00:43 The awards celebrate some of the best and brightest talent across the city and will

00:47 take place on Monday 4th December at Aviva Studios.

00:51 That's your local headlines for now.

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