Unison lead ‘austerity wrecks lives’ march in Manchester to oppose coalition cuts
Marchers, brought together by Unison, will assemble at Castlefield Arena on Liverpool Road at 11am tomorrow to protest against austerity
Bedroom tax vote: Lib Dems jump in bed with Labour as most Manchester MPs say no to Clegg’s ‘cruel’ bill
The bill, which passed 306 to 231 in a debate today in Parliament, will preclude anyone from the Bedroom Tax unless they can be found a smaller home to move to
Jordan Begley inquest: Manchester Taser protesters question use of police weapon on the public
A Manchester human rights group gathered protested at the Town Hall inquest into the death of Jordan Begley, calling for police Taser use to be banned.
Steven Woolfe to stand as UKIP parliamentary candidate for Stockport and vows to ‘rid borough of Labour’
Mr Woolfe, an MEP for the North West and current Immigration and Financial Affairs Spokesman for the party, was born in Moss Side and grew up in Burnage
State-of-the-art £620K pitch hopes to give Manchester shot at City of Football title
A new £620,000 state-of-the-art football pitch it is hoped will help earn Manchester the prestigious honour of being named ‘City of Football’.
‘They don’t want to go home’: Bury boss Flitcroft praises Shakers’ hard work ethic with Wycombe trip looming
Manager David Flitcroft says his team’s mentality to not go home after training has been the reason the side are challenging at the top of League Two this season.
Female genital mutilation: Thousands of young Manchester girls at risk of ‘barbaric’ illegal practice
Greater Manchester is one of the country’s hotspots for the illegal practice of female genital mutilation with over 2,000 girls at risk.
Revenge would be so sweet, say Man City Women with club’s first semi-final on horizon
With losses to Chelsea in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and the FA Cup, City are determined not to make it a third defeat as they enter uncharted waters on Sunday.
Red wedding: Kenyan bride doesn’t want anything blue in Manchester United-themed big day
Only one question can be asked; utmost loyalty or utter lunacy?
‘Result, not performance’: Keith Hill begs Rochdale to focus on points not pretty passes for first Crawley trip
Rochdale play Crawley Town for the first time this weekend with manager Keith Hill in need of a result rather than a pretty performance.
Sing when you’re winning: Vocal support can help Oldham down high-flying Fleetwood Town, says boss
The visitors sit second in League One, 15 places higher than the Latics, although the home side have momentum on their side having won two games in the past week.