Year: 2025

Manchester airport celebrates busiest summer on record

Manchester airport have celebrated their busiest season yet, with 7 million passengers flying in or out over the summer months. The airport, which has been recently finishing works on the improved Terminal 2, experienced their busiest single month ever in August, with 3.5m people flying in or out of the northern hub. 91% of passengers […]

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Royton swimming pool welcomes back its swimmers after a £114k revamp 

The Oldham based Leisure centre relocated over 1100 users as the pool closed in August for essential maintenance.  The pool reopened its doors on Monday 22 September as club members returned for their first training session back at their own pool.  Failure to the pool tank lining meant water was lost and as a result, the […]

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School’s back in session: Waterloo Road returns for a new series

(BBC Studios) Waterloo Road returns tonight at 9pm on BBC One for its 16th season, with brand new teachers and a promise of the usual day-in-the-life drama of both the school kids and teachers of Greater Manchester’s most chaotic school.  This brand new series includes a familiar location within a special full on-location episode directed by […]

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Today is the autumn equinox – but what is it?

Today marks one of only two points in the year when the day and night are nearly the exact same length.  Instead of the sun rising above or below the celestial equator (the projection of the Earth’s equator into space) it rises exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west, bathing half the […]

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Freshers speak out on Student Loneliness in Manchester 

Starting university should be exciting but many Manchester students say the first weeks can feel isolating.  A recent survey by the charity Students Minds found that 37% of students has reported feeling lonely mostly during their first term. With over 100,000 students in Greater Manchester, the issue is widespread.  “Starting university is exciting but overwhelming,” […]

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Sunderland’s road back to the Premier League: ‘Sometimes you just know’

Sunderland’s season ended in high drama, but this seemingly miraculous conclusion was the culmination of a process long in development. This said, the final two games of 2024-2025 were loaded with intrigue and weight of hope. After eight long years and over 35,200 minutes of blood, sweat and tears, Premier League football was in touching […]

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School run by ex-pro footballers to coach children and prevent them joining gangs

A North West alternative school run by ex-professional footballers is helping its students avoid gang culture and thrive in mainstream education. A&K Football Education, an alternative provision school in the Wirral co-founded by former Everton player Tony Grant, is working to reduce the influence of gang culture on its students. The school targets kids aged […]

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Salford man creates first Weaste Pride event from garden

Picture of Ian Carberry. Taken by Ian Carberry. A Salford man who launched a Pride event from his back garden has taken the celebration into his local community after resounding success. Ian Carberry, a resident of Salford for 16 years, got the idea to launch a Weaste Pride event after his annual BBQ saw 50 […]

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The Price of Success: Manchester City’s Trophy Fatigue Problem

Despite finishing this season trophyless, Pep Guardiola has lead Manchester City to lift multiple trophies in the many seasons he’s managed them. Their fans have enjoyed their success both at home and across the European stage. However, success at this elite level of the sport means playing many games across the country and abroad. To […]

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Defying science, teething periods and Eddie Jones: How Rob du Preez broke Premiership appearance record

It was seven minutes into Sale Sharks’ 38-0 hammering of Bristol when, as Rob du Preez lined up a conversion, a graphic showed he’d made history. 64 consecutive starts in one of the most brutal, physically challenging sports, four clear of his former Sale captain Jono Ross. 64 – now 70 – games of unwavering […]

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