Category: manchester

News, posts and releases on Manchester in the North West of England.

High-speed broadband for North West homes and businesses

Almost 50,000 homes and businesses in Liverpool City Region have been reached by the Government’s nationwide roll-out of superfast broadband, figures published today (Wednesday 12 August) reveal. More than 384,000 have been reached across the North West, with Merseyside Connected making high speed fibre broadband available to 49,678 premises across the local authority areas of …

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Manchester is officially the greatest sporting city in the UK

Manchester has been named the UK’s Greatest Sporting City 2015 following the publication of detailed research by the universities of Gloucestershire and Bath. ​ The research looked at 48 cities and towns across the country and focused on 12 separate categories, including: value for money, success, atmosphere, history, venues and transport links. Manchester topped the …

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Sky Ride Manchester 2nd August 2015

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Thousands of local people are gearing up for Sky Ride Manchester with Great Britain Cycling Team’s Matt Crampton, this Sunday (August 2).  The free event takes place on a brilliant route with roads closed especially for the event in and around the city centre, starting at 10am and finishing at 4pm. It’s the seventh time …

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