Medair work in Syria, Haita and Afghanistan but visited Manchester this week. Mancunian Matters provide an inside view of the workings of the Christian values charity based out of Switzerland

Bolton’s Saturday clash with Huddersfield Town begins a run of six games in the space of 30 days across advent and the Christmas period.

Despite being stuck in the Championship relegation zone, Wigan managed to draw against third-placed Middlesbrough last week and they will travel to south Yorkshire with a similar plan in mind.

Dale picked up an impressive point when drawing 2-2 at Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday but have been plagued by suspensions and injuries to key first team players in recent weeks.

The returns of Michael Carrick and the much-maligned Marouane Fellaini have gone some way to adding steel to a midfield that was all but absent in the opening weeks of the season.

The Shakers lost their unbeaten record at the JD Stadium last time out but will be looking to make home advantage pay against Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday.

Police are re-appealing for witnesses after new incriminating CCTV footage emerged of an LGBT rugby player suffering a broken jaw following a homophobic attack on Canal Street four weeks ago.

Icelander Gudjohnsen has been training with Wanderers for the best part of November since leaving Club Brugge in the summer and there have been plenty of hints that he could rejoin his former side.

Manchester rockers The Courteeners sold out their 20,000 capacity Heaton Park summer gig in just one hour this morning.

Two company directors from Salford have been disqualified from their roles for failing to keep adequate accounting records.

A 19-year-old sex predator who wrote vile SONGS about his young victims has been jailed for nine years after a horrendous catalogue of sex offences against teenage girls across Stockport and Derbyshire.