Month: February 2023

Behind the Stats: Bolton’s impressive League One title charge

Ahead of Bolton Wanderers’ second season in League One, bookies listed the North-West outfit amongst the top-five teams to earn promotion. A remarkable achievement in itself after The Trotters reached the precipice of non-League football after a terrifying spiral from the Championship across 2018-2020. The fourth-placed Wanderers currently find themselves at a crunch point in […]

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Free Laughter Yoga brings smiles to the faces of people at Gorton Monastery

A group in Gorton has exemplified the power of laughter to improve mental health and bring the community closer together. The laughter yoga sessions, run by Robin Graham, take place every four weeks at Gorton Monastery and are free to the public. Robin said: “What interested me was how we can use laughter in our […]

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University staff announce two-week strike pause as pay and pension talks develop

UCU Members demonstrating in Sheffield, 2016. Image credit: It’s No Game.

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Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus

An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus was confirmed by the World Health Organisation in Equatorial Guinea. With the Ebola-like hemorrhagic fever, 11 deaths have been reported so far, with symptoms including fatigue, high fever, severe headache, Diarrhoea, and blood-stained vomit. There is no approved vaccine or drug treatment for the disease. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, […]

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“You can’t just sit and do craft”: The Salford youth group with a difference

A Swinton-based youth organisation is supporting young people through a combination of outdoor activities, resilience training and life skills. Pathfinders was formed by Scorpio Community Development in 2021, after they realised that local activity groups for young people were slow to re-open after the covid-19 pandemic. Originally launched as a pilot scheme named ‘Project Pathfinder’, […]

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“It’s not like going to a hardcore clinic” – Meet the men who help each other at Andy’s Man Club

Man up. Boys don’t cry. Be a man. The stigmatisation of male mental health is often best reflected by the most common phrases they hear when reaching out for help. Enter Altrincham’s Andy’s Man Club (AMC), a beacon seeking to promote healthy male attitudes and combat a culture that mocks the hint of any cracks in […]

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Europa League Play-Off: A look back at Manchester United and Barcelona’s best European ties

Two of Europe’s giants face off in the inauspicious circumstances of a Europa League play-off on Thursday night. Barcelona failed to qualify from their Champions League group which featured Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, whilst United finished behind Real Sociedad in their Europa League group, dropping them into this play-off round. Both teams are however […]

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Manchester care workers reveal struggles in the industry

A shortage of careworkers has led to a relaxation in the immigration rules with no formal qualification essential to work as a carer in the UK. A Level 2 Health and Social Care will help anyone to start with the first care job. This means any individual above 16 years with a work permit in […]

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35 affordable homes will be built in Salford after £7m deal approved

A contract for the construction of 35 affordable homes has been given the green light by Salford City Council.   The housing will be built across two different sites on Eccles New Road and in Tootal Grove, with the construction being funded by the government’s Rough Sleepers Accommodation Programme.  The Salford homeless charity ‘Loaves and Fishes’ […]

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Manchester’s ‘sister city’ and its famous clocktower

Faisalabad is famed as ‘Sister city’ of Manchester because of its strong textile mills in the world and, also for its rapid industrial growth. You can buy a million rupees cloth in one day at any time because the cloth industry is a very wide range. It was one of the first cities that was […]

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