Manchester City fans have welcomed new match-day buses but say price and timing tweaks must be made to make the service a long-term success. The club, in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM), is trialing 17 new bus routes to travel to and from the Etihad Stadium on match days from areas on the […]
The launch of a £300,000 futsal facility which has just opened in Salford could “revolutionise” the sport, says a leading councillor behind the project. The centre, which is the first of its kind in the North West, was given the get go after receiving £190,000 from the Government’s Football Foundation and a further £127,000 from […]
Credits: Alamy Salford Red Devils are offering schools free tickets for their game against Wigan Warriors next month as part of an ongoing initiative to bring ‘the spectacle’ of live rugby to children. The club is returning with their ‘Building the Future’ initiative which offers schools from Greater Manchester chance to attend Betfred Super League […]
Rochdale AFC is facing liquidation by the “end of March”, bosses have said, as the desperate search for an investor continues. The 117 year-old club reported a loss of more than £1m last year, and has been seeking a buyer for the last 14 months to resolve their longstanding cash problems. The Dale were also […]
A pioneering Manchester women’s football club, which was founded in the 1940’s, is to be celebrated in an upcoming documentary. Corinthians: We Were the Champions chronicles the fortunes of Manchester Corinthians L.F.C., who defied the FA’s 1921 women’s football ban, winning 50 trophies in 20 years in South America, France and Holland. They even […]
Oldham fans are calling for their Chairman, Frank Rothwell, to be honoured after completing his second transatlantic row in three years to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.
Organisers of a Manchester students Pro-Life society claim they are concerned over ‘death threats’ as a petition to pull the club has gained thousands of signatures. The controversial Manchester Pro-Life Society was started by a committee currently composed of three male students, but has received huge backlash with more than 10,000 people signing a petition […]
The Olympic spirit is having a tangible impact on Manchester’s breaking community.
A charity is urging people to run the Manchester Marathon to help disabled people socialise through sport and other group activities. Activity Alliance still has a limited number of places for runners left on the April event, despite it already being sold out. The charity, which has offices in Loughborough and Manchester, pushes for the […]
Heywood Cricket Club, on the outskirts of Rochdale, is looking forward to welcoming a new wave of young girls to their club as it prepares to host dedicated female-led sessions. At the beginning of this year, Lancashire Cricket announced that their sponsors, Sportsbreaks.com and inspiresport, had pledged a six figure sum to develop women’s and […]