Month: March 2023

Cultural organisations in Greater Manchester set to share £13m in local authority investment

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has today announced the cultural projects in the borough that are set to benefit from this round of grants from Greater Manchester’s Culture Fund. This year’s funds are the first to be awarded in the scheme that was adopted by GMCA last year following consultation with local authority leaders. The […]

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Eden Project Morecambe to provide extra attraction to popular staycation town

With the recent announcement of an additional £50 million in government funding, the Eden Project Morecambe aims to increase the seaside town’s holiday popularity. The project, which received the funding as part of the government’s Levelling Up Fund, is expected to be completed in 2026. The recent funding comes as Morecambe was also voted as […]

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How good has Erik Ten Hag’s start to life at Manchester United been?

Victory in Sunday’s League Cup final against Newcastle United has seen Erik Ten Hag win silverware at the first time of asking with his new club. As the fifth permanent manager of the post-Ferguson era at United, we thought it would be the perfect time to take a deep dive into how his start to […]

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Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge one of the many ‘Endurance Events’ being run by Greater Manchester organisation this Summer

The Sunnywood Project is running a range of non-competitive events over the summer to improve people’s wellbeing through experiencing the natural world and completing challenges together.   The first endurance event is the Irwell Sculpture Trail Challenge and will take place on Saturday April 1. The route spans over 33 miles, starting in Rossendale and […]

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Fifty three weeks of marches for peace in Ukraine – and they won’t stop until the war is over

To mark the first anniversary of the Ukraine Russia War, a Manchester group held its 53rd consecutive weekly march, and pledged to continue until the war ends. Over a thousand people turned out for a Manchester Stands with Ukraine Group rally in Manchester city, last week in solidarity of war-torn Ukraine one year after the nation […]

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Police issue appeal for information after Bury robbery

Greater Manchester Police are looking for information following a robbery that took place last month in Bury town centre. On Monday, February 6, police were called to reports of a knifepoint robbery that involved two teenage boys on Angouleme Way, near the carpark at Go Outdoors. No serious injuries were sustained, but clothing and electronic […]

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Israeli Arabs continue to abstain from the protests against the judicial reforms

For more than three weeks, thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in Jerusalem and across the country to protest against the government’s controversial judicial reform plan, which seeks to give lawmakers greater control over the Supreme Court. The protests have been marked by increasing tensions between supporters and opponents of the plan, with […]

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Support continues for second set of Manchester school strikes 

Teacher strikes returned to the streets of Manchester and to picket lines after a brief pause to allow for negotiations.  There was an estimated turnout of 3000 National Education Union (NEU) members who attended the march and rally in Manchester yesterday.   NEU officer and secondary school teacher, Steven Longden, works with individual members at a […]

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Reaction rolls-in following Keir Starmer’s five-point vision for a future Labour government

Reaction has flooded in from across social media over the last week following Keir Starmer’s five-point plan for a future Labour government, which he delivered in Manchester last week (Feb 23).  Starmer said these missions will form the ‘backbone’ of his party’s manifesto for the next general election, due before January 2025.  The five-points of his […]

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Liverpool Football Club overtake Manchester United in terms of revenue

Liverpool report record profits in club revenues for the financial year 2021-22

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