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Young woman rejects terminal cancer prognosis and launches fundraiser for treatment abroad
A 22-year-old woman from Manchester who was recently diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer has rejected her terminal prognosis and started fundraising for experimental treatment in Germany. Kayley Boda was first diagnosed with a moderately aggressive form of cancer, Stage 3a mucinous adenocarcinoma, in her lower right lung in August 2025. She underwent a lobectomy last […]
Manchester Basketball Eye European History in Final Four Showdown
Manchester Basketball Center, Matthew Nicholson, says his team are ‘not only representing Manchester but the country too’ as they prepare for their European North Basketball League’s Final Four semi-final.. Matthew Otten’s side face German outfit, Syntainics MBC, on Wednesday the 22nd of April at the Stadthalle Weissenfels in Germany. The Stadthalle Weissenfels is Syntainics’ home […]
‘Manchester is a city that does things proper’: Shake Shack opens in Trafford Centre
The Trafford Centre has become the first northern host of the American Burger Chain ‘Shake Shack’. The Halal Restaurant will be opening its doors to the public on the 27th of March 2026 from 12pm, based in the Orient Food Court, opposite Five Guys. They will be giving out 100 free ShackBurger’s or ‘Shroom Burgers […]
‘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.
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 […]
Both Manchester clubs are leading the Women’s Super League table: will this be the season they both qualify for Europe?
If you’ve taken a look at the Women’s Super League table in the last two weeks, you’ll have noticed that both Manchester clubs are leading the pack. Manchester City have an eight-point cushion at the top, with Manchester United in second on 31 points. Although it is only February, could this possibly be the season […]
“It has changed from what it used to be”, shoplifting and personal robbery drops in Stockport.
Retailers feel safer in Stockport, due to a decrease in shoplifting and theft. A press release from Greater Manchester police shows that personal theft has decreased by 34%, shoplifting by 10% and personal robbery by 18% over the past three years. Shafaq, who runs the SS3 Boutique in the Merseyway shopping centre said: “It has […]
Manchester City’s Lauren Hemp: “The league’s in our sights”
Manchester City forward, Lauren Hemp, believes that their first league title in ten years is firmly in their sights after defeating champions Chelsea 5-1. A dominant performance against the reigning champions saw the Cityzens blow Chelsea off the field from the moment Melissa Burgin blew her whistle. Brazil international, Kerolin Nicoli, bagged her first hattrick […]
A city divided, a city united: Champions League history looms
With half the women’s super league season played, the prospect of both Manchester-based clubs qualifying for the UEFA Women’s Champions League in the same season appears likely. For the first time in WSL history, both of the city’s clubs sit on the brink of Champions League qualification. The race for Europe is now a shared […]