Year: 2025
What is freshers flu? Is it real?
As it hits the colder months of the year, in universities across the UK, illnesses are rife. Or what students like to call it: “freshers flu”. The mystery of what freshers flu actually is has gone around for years. Drinking most days, partying, eating takeaways, can all be an effect on your health during university, […]
Sexism in football: New survey exposes hidden discrimination and failing systems
Women’s football may be experiencing record-breaking attendances and viewing figures, but a new survey from Women in Football (WIF) exposes the stark reality of those within the industry. Factors such as gender discrimination, online abuse, and a lack of career progression hit women the hardest, particularly those from underrepresented ethnic groups. The fifth annual workplace […]
Student Night at the Trafford Centre: Discounts, DJs and Freebies
The Trafford Centre is known for more than just its grand architecture, often acting as a
memorable event space for social occasions.
‘Pret a Manger’ reports a £525M loss, vows to win back ‘price conscious’ customers with new ‘meal deal’ option
Coffee shop ‘Pret a Manger’ has written down it’s value by a third this week, blaming the unstable UK economy and money-conscious shoppers for the loss. The British coffee shop chain announced a £525M loss, which comes to a third of the company’s valuation of £1.5bn. This valuation was dictated by parent company JAB holdings, […]
Greater Manchester Station with Most Cancellations Named
Heald Green Station in Stockport has had over double the amount of rail services cancelled than the UK average, the most in the Northwest, for 12 months until August.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]