The Shakers face Cheltenham at home on Saturday for their opening game, Bury’s 4-1 victory the last time the teams met in August 2013 still fresh in the mind.

Salford has become one of only five British cities to back an international campaign aimed at protecting children against sexual violence.

Heavy showers and possible thunder and lightning are expected across the region with a chance of localised flooding after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for the North West.

Prodigy Wilson netted four goals in last night’s Manchester Senior Cup final, including a solo wonder strike that helped the Red Devils thrash rivals City 4-1.

While Rochdale’s past campaign was all about securing promotion, the focus of the former FA Cup winners’ League One bow is likely to be staving off relegation as they prepare to welcome Peterborough on Saturday.

Manchester United legends Gary Neville and Paul Scholes cooled off after their latest game of football in a slightly unusual way – by pouring ice cold water over their heads.

Wanted fugitives ‘may be hiding on your street’ warns a Manchester police chief, after more than 100 sought-after criminals were arrested in Manchester in the past two days.

A Moss Side quadriplegic is taking to the skies from the surroundings of his own home – by controlling a robotic drone 3,000 miles away.

The former Chelsea winger has become the patron of a new scholarship founded by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation at the University Camilo Jose Cela in Madrid

Pro-Palestinian protesters targeting businesses in Manchester have been labelled ‘completely outrageous’ at a demonstration in the city centre earlier today.

Manchester City women have started an alternative training programme where every Thursday they swap football for a different activity in a bid to get fitter and stronger.