Tag Archives: Manchester

2018 Great City Games (Manchester)

Great City Games (Manchester) On a sunny day in the centre of Manchester, the Arcadis Great City Games returned to the city centre streets for its tenth year running and produced another excellent evening of athletics’.  The Great City Games is … Continue reading

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Steven Drench Interview

Steven Drench The Interview Steven Drench was born in Manchester on the 11th September 1985; he began his career at Blackburn Rovers coming through the youth team before progressing into the first team in 2005. He then went on loan … Continue reading

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Kamil Grosicki Looking to Join Burnley

Stade Rennes Winger Grosicki Wants to Join Clarets At the end of the summer transfer window Burnley almost secured the services of Polish International Kamil Grosicki, who jumped on a plane from Poland to sign for the Clarets. However as … Continue reading

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U20 Rugby World Cup

South Africa 59 v 19 Japan (Pool C Match) The U20 Rugby World Cup arrived in Manchester this week with matches being played at Manchester City Academy Stadium and the AJ Stadium in Trafford.  The opening game at the Academy Stadium … Continue reading

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2016 Great City Games (Manchester)

2016 Great City Games (Manchester) There were a couple of big changes to this year’s Great City Games in Manchester, the first being a new sponsor for the event in the Co Operative Bank.  The second change was that the … Continue reading

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The Flying Scotsman Returns The LNER Class A3 Pacific steam locomotive No. 4472 Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London & North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of H.N. Gresley. It was employed on long-distance … Continue reading

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Clarets Sign Tarkowski

Burnley Sign James Tarkowski Burnley Football Club have this afternoon confirmed the signing of James Tarkowski from Brentford, on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. Last season, Tarkowski impressed at the heart of defence for Sky Bet Championship side … Continue reading

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2015 Great City Games (Manchester)

Jessica Ennis-Hill Returns The seventh Great City Games in Manchester produced several outstanding performances, South Africa’s LJ van Zyl equalling Andy Turner’s world best time for 200m hurdles on a straight track and Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith claiming the prized scalp … Continue reading

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Coronation Street Legend Dies

Anne Kirkbride Dies Age Sixty Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride, who played the character Deirdre Barlow in the television soap, has died aged sixty after a short illness.  The actress who was in the show for forty-two years, passed away … Continue reading

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Soccer Aid (2014)

England 2 v 4 Rest of the World (Soccer Aid 2014) A Clarence Seedorf hat-trick inspired Jose Mourinho’s Rest of the World team to a 4-2 win over England at Old Trafford in Soccer Aid 2014. The Dutch midfielder rolled … Continue reading

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