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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Liverpool report record profits in club revenues for the financial year 2021-22
By Matthew Holmes, Jacob Findell, Callum Sutherland, Steven Narloch, Joe Brayne and Isaac Stronge Relegation battles continue for Wigan and Rochdale, whilst Bolton and Stockport continue their promotion charges. Can Atrincham pull off a successful raid at Wealdstone? Will this weekend see Salford revitalise their form? Rochdale It’s got to the point now that a […]
The Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Group is raising money to preserve the Ship Canal by offering guided historical walks along it. The walks are run by Steven Parker – the organisation’s founder. He has loved the canal since he discovered it on a guided walk around Moses Gate Country Park in 1984 and is […]
Manchester City Football Club have announced plans to increase the capacity of the Etihad Stadium to over 60,000. The proposal also outlines a new museum and 3,000-capacity fan zone, which will take three years to construct, if approved by fans. If the expansion goes ahead, it will leave City with the fourth largest stadium in […]