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Travel disruption expected as Filming takes place on Salford Quays
Bee Network has warned that some buses that serve The Quays Bus Stop will be disrupted on Thursday 6th November due to filming. Passengers have been told that the 53 ans 79 will not serve the Quays and will instead divert via Trafford Road. The 29 and 50 will run as normal. Transport for Greater Manchester added in a statement that “Services 29 and 50 will turn at the Lowry Centre roundabout,” adding “Drivers are requested to observe stops along the diversion route.” AREA O
Alfie Garner
2 days ago1 min read
Which Premier League teams suffered a Halloween Hangover? A Premier League Roundup.
Are Halloween hangovers real? For Newcastle this was certainly the case. Despite the heightened expectations and champions league success of late, the Premier League is simply not treating them nicely at the moment. Eddie Howe was left curious as for the first time in his tenure at Newcastle, he ‘almost could have taken anyone off’ at half-time- this despite being eight games winless away from home. They suffered a 3-1 defeat at West Ham, whose Starman was 22-year-old Freddie
Charlie Butler
2 days ago3 min read
Delays and Cancellations at Newton-Le-Willows station after emergency services attend major incident on the tracks
Train services have been delayed and cancelled at Newton-Le-Willows Station this afternoon, after a male was involved in a major incident on the tracks. Emergency services including: A police helicopter, ambulance, fire services, police officers and a network rail response team attended the scene. A witness who wants to stay anonymous said: the man was believed to have been “struck by a train but was still alive.” It was said by a worker, that the man had been crossing
Shock News Team
3 days ago1 min read
Four arrested after train station stabbing
Four people have been arrested following a stabbing that took place at Manchester Piccadilly station on Tuesday afternoon. According to the British Transport Police, a 13-year old boy was stabbed near the station’s Fairfield Street car park just after midday. They added that a 13-year old has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent, whilst three other boys, one aged 13 and two aged 12, were arrested on suspicion of affray- they have all been released on bail pendi
Benny Fiddimore
Oct 301 min read
Salford, born and raised, from stand-up shows to some of the most influential
Many may not realise just how big of an impact Salford has had on Pop Culture and mainstream media. Many of Hollywood’s biggest stars and national heroes come from this small city. As 2026 approaches, we near to the hundred anniversary since Salford gained city status, as part of that lets go through some of the biggest names to come from the place where many of us call home. Jason Manford: Starting off with a name some may know is from Salford, the comedian Jason Manford. M
Will Phillips
Oct 283 min read
Potential Chaos as Unite the Union Ballots its Metrolink Members
Unite the Union has announced that it will ballot its members who drive for Metrolink in Manchester. If successful, it would see the drivers strike just as the busy Christmas Shopping rush starts. The union claim that the drivers are working 450 hours over a 12-week period, whilst having fewer rest days when compared to other operational departments. According to Unite, this is causing safety concerns around fatigue. The Unite regional officer Colin Hayden said “strike action
Alfie Garner
Oct 281 min read
Lucy Powell elected as new Deputy Labour Leader following Cabinet sacking
Lucy Powell has been elected as the new Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, after defeating Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson with 54% of the vote. Powell, who is from Moss Side, Manchester, was elected following the resignation of Angela Rayner last month. Her election victory has been seen by some as a blow to Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer, due to the fact that he sacked Powell from his cabinet in September. She had previously served as Leader of the House of Commons.
Benny Fiddimore
Oct 251 min read
Salford End Winless League Run against 10 men in Greater Manchester Derby
Salford ended their winless run in League Two getting the only goal of the game in an end-to-end thriller at the Peninsula Stadium verses Oldham Athletic. The first twelve minutes of the game was thrilling football with both sides trying to get an early lead, both sides getting half chances and shots away. After the neck and neck first quarter of an hour the game finally gave Salford City a moment to cease, after being played through Kelly Nmai was tripped in the box by Manny
Will Phillips
Oct 193 min read
Bury FC Thrash Wythenshawe in seven goal thriller
The Shakers looked the far better side in this Greater Manchester Derby netting 5 against Wythenshawe. It was tight match in the first 5 minutes with both sides putting in decent crosses into the box that could have led to something, but in the end it was Bury who broke the deadlock early with Kai Evans putting a ball over the top of the Wythenshawe defence for DJ Pedro to latch onto and place into the top of the net to beat the keeper at the far post and make it 1:0 Bury F
Will Phillips
Oct 154 min read
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