Bury football attack: Carlisle fan with learning difficulties, 20, knifed and beaten
A young football fan with learning difficulties was slashed with a knife and repeatedly kicked as he lay on the ground in a ‘savage’ attack in Bury.
Promotion, mid-table or relegation? MM predictions for Manchester’s five
While the FA Cup continues to perplex football forecasters around the country, MM take a look at Greater Manchester’s five league clubs and their prospects for the rest of the season.
‘It’s like a blancmange’: Flitcroft slams Bury’s pudding pitch after weekend win
Daniel Nardiello scored twice, either side of a Steven Rigg strike, and later missed a penalty as the Shakers moved back into the playoff places.
Three courses of black pudding? Come Dine With Me calls for recruits in Bury
Come Dine With Me – the show that dishes out bitingly awkward dinner conversation over a meaty array of undercooked meals is coming to Bury.
LGBT hate crime DOUBLES across Bury – but ‘just tip of the iceberg’
A spike in LGBT hate crime is only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ according to council leader, Mike Connolly.
Manchester HIV charity’s ‘positive radio’ racks up 2.5k listening hours
Manchester HIV charity George House Trust is celebrating the success of a groundbreaking positive-thinking radio station.
Kick It Out: FA chairman Dyke praises anti-racism body at Manchester University talk
The former BBC director general was talking about challenging discrimination in the media and football – championing schemes like Kick It Out’s ‘Season of Action’.
Flitcroft to galvanize ’empty’ Bury after losing unbeaten home record
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.
Fan power: How FC United of Manchester could have collapsed without supporters
In a few short weeks FCUM, who have soared up the ranks of English football to the seventh tier, will celebrate their greatest achievement yet when they open their new £6million Broadhurst Park stadium in Moston.
Bury need to prepare for Christmas madness after first home defeat, says Flitcroft
An Aaron O’Connor hat-trick sealed the win for Newport County, despite Danny Rose’s superb 25-yard finish that had given the Shakers hope of a fight back.
Sheep dip! Woolly-thinking sheep back on dry land after getting stranded in Bury river
A woolly-thinking sheep found itself stranded in the middle of the River Roch after wandering out of a field and into the water for sheep thrills.