Manchester pipped to City of Football title by… Nottingham
Nottingham pipped Manchester and Portsmouth to win the right to stage a £1.6million two-year pilot project aimed at testing ways of getting more people playing football regularly
City of Football title would get youths out for a kickabout on Manchester streets, promises footy chief
Manchester is confident that a focus on youth will see it named England’s first City of Football next week.
You WILL win something with kids: Man Utd fans should not feel Blues over Van Gaal’s transfer splurge, says Zola
Louis van Gaal will not axe Manchester United’s young players despite his massive summer spending, claims Gianfranco Zola.
LGBT Youth North West awarded nearly £500,000 to fight bullying and prejudice in Greater Manchester
The project, funded by a £473,123 grant from the Big Lottery Fund, hopes to reach 22,000 people aged between 13-25 across the region, focusing particularly on Manchester and Stockport
Built this city on song: Young musicians and lyricists get big stage shot at Manchester’s Band on the Wall
Manchester is the City of Sing and is offering young songwriters the chance to flaunt their abilities thanks to Sing City workshops at the iconic Band on the Wall venue.
CCTV of shock youth stabbing: Footage shows moment Salford teen knifed in attack by gang of seven
Footage has been released of the horrifying moment when a 19-year-old man was stabbed and left with serious injuries in Salford on Tuesday – as police continue to search for the main knife man.
Restorative justice sees number of Wigan youths entering criminal justice system drop 82%
Less than 100 young people have fallen foul of the law in the borough in 2013/14, with Wigan Council’s restorative justice service playing a part in pushing the figures down
The United way: Red Devil’s Under-21 boys show up David Moyes with last-gasp top-four spot clincher
David Moyes may have paid the price for not making the Premier League top-four this season – but Manchester United’s Under-21s secured just that last night.
Vieira’s Manchester City Elite Under-21s eye Premier League Cup glory in bid for Pat-trick of titles
The club’s Elite Development Squad head into the Under-21 Premier League Cup Final clash with Reading at The Etihad in the opening tie of a two-legged final tonight.
‘We won’t smack anyone with a Bible: Manchester dance-rap-pop group LZ7 on Christianity and youth
LZ7 are a Manchester band with Christianity at their heart but hope to educate with a moral message
Promoting the voice of the voiceless: Manchester poet Lemn Sissay launches art project for care leavers
The Salander Project is the creation of Sissay