CRICKET: Bailey inspires Lancashire to victory over Middlesex

By OliverThorpe 19th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day four of four) Lancashire 259 & 347: Jennings 97, Livingstone 68; […]

CRICKET: Late wickets help Middlesex fight back against Lancashire

By OliverThorpe 18th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day three of four) Lancashire 259 & 289-8: Jennings 97, Livingstone 68; […]

CRICKET: Simpson hits career-best score to frustrate Lancashire

By OliverThorpe 17th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Emirates Old Trafford (day two of four) Middlesex 337: Simpson 167*, Sowter 52; Bailey 5-78 […]

CRICKET: Lancashire crowned champions after dominant display against Middlesex

By OliverThorpe 16th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Specsavers County Championship, Emirates Old Trafford (day one of four) Lancashire 259: Livingstone 84, Croft 55*; Harris 3-59 Middlesex 39-6: […]

CRICKET: Vilas “chuffed” with Championship promotion

By OliverThorpe 13th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Lancashire captain Dane Vilas said that sealing promotion to Division One of the Specsavers County Championship was his “proudest moment […]

ASHES: Australia retain Ashes after dramatic final day at Old Trafford

By OliverThorpe 8th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

Fourth Specsavers Ashes Test, Emirates Old Trafford (day five of five) Australia 497-8 dec & 186-4 dec: Smith 82; Archer […]

New partnership set to boost grassroots cricket across Greater Manchester

By OliverThorpe 4th September 2019 Cricket, Sport 0 comments

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Lancashire Cricket Club are joining forces to improve grassroots cricket across Greater Manchester. Young […]

“Couldn’t care less” – Salford Sainsbury’s is targeted by Greenpeace for their plastic pollution

By James Holt 9th April 2019 Environment 0 comments

A Sainsbury’s store in Salford was the target of a campaign fronted by Greenpeace Manchester over their overuse of plastic and levels of waste.

Wai Yin Society offers free second-language English lessons in Salford

By Niki Charalambous 8th April 2019 Community, Education 0 comments

Salford residents wanting to learn English as a second language are being offered free lessons in Little Hulton and Pendleton. […]

“Its exciting and goosebumpy some of the stuff that’s coming out of the region”: A chat with Clint Boon

By Tara Dalton 26th March 2019 Culture, Music 0 comments

Inspiral Carpets keyboardist on the state of Manchester music and his musical called Bickershaw.