No home sweet home for FC United with Broadhurst Park competitive debut defeat
FC United of Manchester’s first competitive match at Broadhurst Park ended in disappointment last night, as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Stockport County.
‘There’s no cartoonists in Wigan’: ‘Poorest kid on the block’ needs YOUR help to realise graphic novel dream
A Wigan-born writer, artist and all-round creative is appealing for your help to get his crime thriller meets gritty reality graphic novel, featuring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Roger Moore, off the ground.
Explore your cinemality: Manchester’s HOME welcomes LGBT film festival
‘Sensational’ and star-studded examples of LGBT cinema are set to hit the big screen at Manchester’s HOME as part of a film festival that has been touring the country.
Gas tanker blaze on M56 near Manchester forces motorway closure in both directions
A propane gas tanker has burst into flames on the M56 near Manchester, causing the motorway to be closed in both directions – drivers are urged to avoid the area.
Manchester burger van vendor knifed by ‘customer’ who got behind the counter
A burger van man was stabbed in the thigh in a ‘targeted attack’ by a ‘customer’ during his shift on Manchester’s Bury New Road this weekend.
Tour du Courage: Team Sky duo help Rapha unveil Tour de France picture exhibition
Team Sky’s performance director Rod Ellingworth and doctor Richard Usher were in Manchester last week to coincide with the launch of Rapha’s Tour du Courage exhibition, a series of pictures from this year’s epic battle across France won by team leader and Briton Chris Froome.
How are babies made? Just one of many questions Manchester parents struggle with from quizzical kids
A new poll has found that mums and dads struggle to answer half of the questions posed to them by their children, whilst a quarter of parents may become liberal with the truth when answering philosophical queries.
Manchester taekwondo ace Gayle vows to ‘take bull by horns’ in Grand Prix bid
Manchester’s -68kg taekwondo player Jordan Gayle only just qualified for the first round of the Grand Prix Series, which takes place in Moscow between August 14-16, before September’s round in Turkey and then his home city the month after.
Well, hailo there! Victoria’s Secret Angel lands in Trafford Centre for lingerie launch
Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell is bringing a slice of heaven to the Trafford Centre for the launch of the new and improved ‘Body’ collections this month.
Don’t you… forget about me! Manchester MOSI hope to make dance floor discoveries linking music and memory
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry is set to get groovy for groundbreaking new Alzheimer’s research as the silent disco returns on Thursday August 20.
Giles tips Lancashire ‘keeper Alex Davies to reach the top in Buttler absence
England under-19 star Alex Davies made his debut in 2012, but has emerged as a Lancashire first team regular in 2015, with first-choice glovesman Jos Buttler now behind the stumps for the national side.