“We’ve now turned the corner”: Stretford businesses flourish after high street transformation
Stretford high street businesses are flourishing after the completion of the first phase of the town centre’s redevelopment. The businesses on King Street have enjoyed a rise in visitors and leisure seekers as more retailers and independent businesses move in. Trafford Council and Bruntwood, a building developer, had reopened King Street for the first time in August 2025 after 60 years. Nigel Young, owner of Fountain Records, moved into […]
Blackpool’s Free Parks Tennis scoops prize at Big Thank You Awards
A group of Blackpool volunteers who revamped a set of abandoned tennis courts for free public use has won a prestigious award. Four tennis courts at Blackpool’s Stanley Park were reopened in 2023 after funding from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as part of its Parks Tennis Project. The project is the LTA’s biggest ever […]
‘Manchester’s football suffragettes’: The team at the centre of new women’s football documentary
A Manchester football team that defied the FA’s ban on women’s football 60 years ago is at the centre of a new documentary film screening at HOME in Manchester this week.
Lymm RFC: A Community Club on Rugby’s National Stage
As the last remaining amateur team in rugby’s national leagues, Lymm Rugby are the last example of a community club competing at the top level. On a cold Tuesday evening, Lymm Rugby’s training facilities much resemble any other local sports club. A slightly weathered looking clubhouse with four tennis courts tacked to the side. The […]
Cameras to be used by frontline staff at Salford Royal
Salford Royal are amongst four hospitals in Greater Manchester that will ask its Frontline Staff to wear Bodyworn Cameras. The cameras will also be introduced in Rochdale and Oldham, with the cameras staying in Bury. The cameras would only be activated if a member of staff felt threatened and they would inform the patient first […]
Salford Uni’s Shock Radio raise over £1800 for local charity.
Shock’s Charity Campsite, with presenters Freya and Gracie in action Shock Radio, the University of Salford’s student radio station, have raised £1,865 in aid of local mental health charity, ‘Mind in Salford’. The station broadcast non-stop for 24 hours between last Friday and Saturday, as part of an event called Charity Campsite. This was the […]
By-Election called in Barton and Winton for 22nd April
A By-Election has been called in the Ward of Barton and Winton following the death of Councillor David Lancaster in February 2026. The ward in Eccles was due to be re-elected in May’s local election, following its creation back in 2021. In the announcement of the By-Election, the Returning Officer for the City Council, Stephen […]
Ex GB paralympian has his say on Russia competing under their home flag
Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete under their own flags at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina. This marks the first time since 2014 that the Russian flag will be allowed at the event. In addition, the opening ceremony on Friday March 6 will see the Russian national anthem heard for the first time in […]
Expected years of “good” health for Greater Manchester residents drops
The healthy life expectancy gap in Greater Manchester ‘isn’t closing’, an expert has claimed after new figures from the Office of National Statistics. Different from life expectancy, this ONS study reveals the number of years people are expected to spend in “good” general health across the UK. Whilst life expectancy has increased since the pandemic, […]
Man on trial for rape that saw Salford man wrongly jailed
A man has gone on trial for the rape of a woman for which a wrongly convicted man spent 17 years in jail. Andrew Malkinson, 60, was incorrectly picked out at a police identity parade and happened to live near the crime scene in Little Hulton, Salford. John Price KC told a jury at Manchester […]