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A club in trouble: Manchester City’s Premier League Charges Explained

Following a four-year investigation, the Premier League announced on Monday that they were formally charging Manchester City with 113 individual breaches of their regulations, across the period 2009-2023. During this period, the club won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and three EFL Cups, and slowly progressed towards becoming the dominant force in English […]

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Justin Moorhouse Entertains With Brilliant Stand-Up At Salford’s Lowry Theatre

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think review In a homecoming of sorts for the comedian and actor from Ashton-under-Lyne, the former Phoenix Nights star got a great reception from a lively Lowry Theatre. It was a welcome that was thoroughly deserved thanks to a career stretching over 20 years and with his current set, he’s showing […]

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Greater Manchester Football Wrap (Feb 10-12): Rochdale AFC, Salford City, Wigan Athletic, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers, Altrincham FC

By: Joe Brayne, Callum Sutherland, Jacob Findell, Isaac Stronge, Matthew Holmes and Steven Narloch. Relegation scraps await Wigan Athletic and Rochdale AFC while Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County and Salford FC embark on promotion pushes across the English Football Leagues.There’s an additional bonus in the Greater Manchester Football Wrap this week with Steven Narloch covering Altrincham […]

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Salford cycling campaigner receives Twitter abuse following commute video which was viewed five million times

By Isaac Stacey Stronge A cyclist campaigning for active travel in Greater Manchester has sparked fury online following a video he posted of his perilous commute. Harry Gray, 27, posted the tweet on Saturday, January 28, which went on to be viewed more than five million times, but not all were sympathetic to his cause. […]

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Greater Manchester Football Wrap (Feb 4-6): Rochdale AFC, Salford City, Wigan Athletic, Stockport County, Bolton Wanderers

Relegation-threatened Rochdale’s daunting trip to Salford is our highlight for our North West clubs this weekend.

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Strikes: Manchester teachers rally in bid for fairer pay 

Today marked the first of seven days planned industrial action by the National Education Union (NEU) with high numbers turning out to campaign for a pay rise. The government announced last year that most teaching staff were to receive an estimated 5% pay boost, but NEU members rejected this and have since decided on strike action.  […]

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Fans Can’t Stop Dancing as Strictly Tour Arrives at Manchester’s AO Arena

The BBC’s glitziest prime time show swapped the small screen for the big stage on Saturday night. Let’s get one thing straight before we begin. I’m not the target audience of this show. I’m not the sort of person who sits down every weekend, eagerly waiting to find out if Tony Adams is going to […]

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Manchester United v Nottingham Forest (3-0 agg.) Carabao Cup Semi-Final Preview

Manchester United will be looking to confirm their place in the Carabao Cup Final in this Semi-Final Second Leg against Nottingham Forest tonight. Forest will have to stage an unlikely comeback to stand any chance of progression after a 3-0 first leg victory for the Red Devils at The City Ground last week. Both sides […]

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National Strikes Bring Northern Trains To A Halt

Hundreds of Manchester workers from different sectors took part in strike action on Wednesday, gathering for a rally in St Peter’s Square. Union members in Greater Manchester came together in the city centre as hundreds of thousands of workers participated in strikes across the country. Train stations across Manchester and Salford were closed off completely […]

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Football Regulator “Too Late” for Greater Manchester Clubs

An independent regulator for English football is set to be announced on February 8, but any changes may not be enough for Greater Manchester’s clubs. Bury have already fallen victim to financial difficulties, with Bolton only just escaping the same fate, whilst Oldham suffered relegation from the Football league last season. Sitting at the bottom […]

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