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Tour of Britain coming to Bolton

Fourteen teams of 125 riders from across the world will be cycling through Bolton in the OVO Energy Tour of Britain – British Cycling’s premier road cycling event. Greater Manchester will host the final stage of Britain’s biggest professional bike race, on Saturday, September 14.

Manchester Culture Awards return for their second year!

Following last year’s phenomenally successful inaugural awards, Manchester Culture Awards are back – by popular demand – for a second year. Nominations are now open for the awards that recognise the very best of culture and cultural events held in the city over the last

Appeal for witnesses following an armed robbery in Middleton

Appeal for witnesses following an armed robbery in Middleton. Officers are appealing for information after McColl’s store on Kenyon Lane in Rochdale was robbed. At around 9.40am on Sunday 19 May 2019, two offenders threatened staff at McColl’s store and demanded that the staff hand

Manchester welcomes new Lord Mayor: Cllr Abid Chohan

Following many years working as a human rights lawyer, alongside his commitments as local councillor for Longsight for the last 15 years, the Mayor Making marks another achievement for Cllr Chohan. Born in a remote village in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Abid studied law as a

Bolton computing students visit BBC studios

At Bolton College, learning doesn’t end in the classroom – the college provides enrichment activities to give their students the opportunity to try something different, adding a whole new dimension and value to their study! This week, Computing & IT students visited Media City at