Year: 2026
“Hopefully one day you’ll be in our jerseys”: Manchester Storm Women eye expansion following successful first season
The year 2024 was transformative for women’s ice hockey. Not only did it stage the inaugural season of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) in North America, but on a more local scale, it saw the birth of a passion project that is Manchester Storm Women.
Manchester Storm Women continue their dominating first season as they eye promotion to the WNIHL 2 North Victoria
Manchester Storm Women remain top of the WNIHL 2 North Elizabeth table, following their 9-4 home victory against Leeds Thorns at Planet Ice Altrincham this Saturday evening.
The place quietly becoming Manchester’s hub for American Sports
Credit: Matthew Appleton In a quiet corner of south-east Manchester, ten basketball players take to the court. Battling it out in their colourful strips; towering over everyone else in the room, the two sets of players shake hands, take a stern look in each other’s eyes and then, after a short pause, the game erupts […]
The Surge of Taekwondo: What Next for the UK’s Most Accessible Martial Art
With the British International Open held at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester for the second consecutive year, it is important to reflect on how far the sport has come in the UK. This particular section of Manchester is no stranger to an international-level visitor. Whether that be European opposition travelling to the Etihad Campus […]
Bolton Open Art Exhibition showcases ‘vibrant’ local art scene
Bolton Museum’s Open Art Exhibition is showcasing the town’s ‘vibrant’ creative scene after a competition for local artists. The competition invited anyone aged 16 and over who currently lives, works, or studies within Bolton to take part, and over 240 submissions were received. A panel of independent judges selected the pieces for the exhibition, as […]
New Wigan art exhibition showcases local voices
A new art exhibition that brings together community voices has gone on display at Wigan Museum. Wigan’s Voice explores the borough’s heritage, culture and changing landscape in a series of commissioned artworks from local artists. The temporary exhibition opened on February 21 at the museum on Library Street. It’s centred on three interconnected themes – Community Voice, Traditional […]
“Running Postman” from Wigan runs 60 miles for Andy’s Man Club and Local Meadows
A Wigan postman has raised more than £1,500 for charity after completing a 60-mile run from North Yorkshire back to his West Lancashire home village on the 11th of April. Chris House, known locally as “The Running Postman”, set off from Skipton Castle at 6am and ran all the way to the Boathouse in Appley […]
Amputee has unfinished business with Manchester’s annual marathon
source: @hopalonglloydy, Instagram Pete Lloyd, a man who once had to learn how to walk again, attempted to rewrite what is possible— one crutch at a time. On Sunday the 19th of April, Pete took part in the annual Manchester Marathon, but the 26-mile stretch was not his only obstacle. He aimed to break the world […]
Outdoor running boom led by run clubs and influencers, study says.
Credit: Flickr Running is enjoying a boom in popularity in the UK, with a report by SportsShoes suggesting almost one in six of the UK population say they run outdoors at least once a month. Leading the running trend are Gen Z (28%) and Millennials (30%), who are looking to lead a more active lifestyle […]
Bolton Open Art Exhibition showcases ‘vibrant’ local art scene
Bolton Museum’s Open Art Exhibition is showcasing the town’s ‘vibrant’ creative scene after a competition for local artists. The competition invited anyone aged 16 and over who currently lives, works, or studies within Bolton to take part, and over 240 submissions were received. A panel of independent judges selected the pieces for the exhibition, as […]