Can basketball bounce back? Manchester participation under the floodlights
Calls for basketball to be given more funding have come from both professionals and fans in Manchester alike, after it
‘Much to celebrate, much to learn’: Tameside museum exhibition charts birthplace of THREE World Cup winners
A new exhibition – Goal! – at Portland Basin Museum, Ashton, is showcasing the importance of football in Tameside from when it was first played to the present day.
‘20% increase in 4 months is simply not on!’: Lib Dem Andy Kelly wants halt to ‘rail rip off’
UK rail commuters are furious after seeing rail prices soar, meaning the average person is paying over £120 extra a year.
‘Not just prison’: Stalybridge drug dealer demanded to pay back £100k criminal profits
A convicted drug dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £100,000 of his criminal benefits that were identified last week.
‘Not exactly a household name’: MP Reynolds’ reasons for resigning branded ‘bogus’
Jonathan Reynolds has been told to ‘respect the mandate’ of Jeremy Corbyn, just hours after he announced his decision to resign from the Labour Shadow Cabinet.
Labour reshuffle: Stalybridge and Hyde MP Reynolds resigns after Corbyn changes
Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds has resigned from the Labour shadow cabinet in response to its prolonged and controversial reshuffle by Jeremy Corbyn.
‘An incredible story’: Ex-Man Utd star Anderson hails inspirational first black player
Viv Anderson has hailed the world’s first black professional football as an ‘incredible’ inspiration, in the week that marked 150 years since his birth.
‘On the march!’: FA Cup replays make happy hunting for Manchester minnows
Three of Manchester’s non-league clubs are still in the FA Cup after midweek replay-victories secured their places in the fourth qualifying round.
‘It’s a special competition’: Broadhurst Park gets first taste of FA Cup on red-letter day for FC United
When the oldest cup competition in the world comes to the newest ground, there’s a heightened air of expectancy.
These bros are loyal! Machine workers stick to day job despite £2.9m Lotto win
Five machine workers from Stalybridge say that their loyalty to work means they have no plans to leave their jobs despite winning big on the Triple Lotto Rollover win on Saturday.
Teen who lost fight for life after being pulled from Tameside canal named as Shaquille Daniel
A teenager who died after falling into a canal in Tameside this weekend has been named as Shaquille Daniel.