Day: 12 February 2025

Manchester Storm announce women’s team for 2025/26 season

Elite Ice Hockey League team Manchester Storm have announced the establishment of a women’s professional ice hockey team ahead of the 2025/26 season.   The announcement comes off the back of an idea that has been years in the making from Great Britain U18’s head coach James Ashton. After continual success within the development pathway for the Manchester […]

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Cyclists hit back after MP’s ‘disgraceful’ comments wishing death of elderly constituent

Manchester cyclists have hit back after comments made by former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne wishing a constituent to be “mown down” by a HGV.  The MP for Gorton and Denton has been suspended by the Labour party after multiple messages were leaked from a Whatsapp group chat. He has also since been sacked in his […]

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In the picture Muhammed is with a member of the public and with his pram loaded with food for the homeless.

Meet the man helping Rochdale’s homeless with a pram 

A Rochdale dad is on a mission to help the area’s homeless and is using an unexpected item to do so – a pram.  For five years, Muhammad Aziz, 47, has been using a baby’s pushchair to supply food, clothing and essential items to those that need it most across Rochdale and central Manchester.  Muhammad, […]

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Plea to find fallen WW2 soldiers’ families across Greater Manchester 

A WW2 war cemetery in the Netherlands has issued a plea to find the families of Greater Manchester soldiers buried there.  The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) based at Venray War Cemetery in the Netherlands is the resting place of 692 soldiers from WW2, who died between 1944-45 – most of whom were killed in […]

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