Greater Manchester News & Culture

We have some police news, music news and also the latest from the sporting world. Let's take a look at what has been going on. Greater Manchester Police updates A man will appear in court after a car was stolen from a driveway in Salford. Officers were called at about 7pm on Monday 16 August 2021 to Moss Lane in Walkden, to reports a blue BMW had been stolen. The owner of the car was approached by two men, who arrived in a car armed with machetes and wearing balaclavas. Emdadur Rahman, 24, of Glenby Way in Chadderton will appear at Manchester Crown Court on 22 September 2021 charged with robbery and possession of bladed article in a public place. He remains in custody. Read More by visiting the Greater Manchester Police website Police release images of men they'd like to speak to, following an assault in Manchester On Sunday 23 May 2021, just before 1:30am, a man in his late 20s was assaulted by two men at the Golden Tandoori takeaway, on Great Ancoats Street. He was restrain...

New Order gig thrills fans

New Order returned to Manchester for the first time in four years on Friday 10th September. They performed to around 35,000 people at Heaton Park The band's incredible back catalogue was evident on the night. They delighted fans with a setlist of songs spanning several decades. This included classic crowd-pleasers such as Blue Monday, True Faith and Temptation. As the show came to a close, the band disappeared momentarily. The crowd quickly called for their return. They repeated Love Will Tear Us Apart'. The encore was a trio of Joy Division songs. This started with Decades which slows down the pace while the face of former Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, who took his own life in 1980, appeared behind the band. Love Will Tear Us Apart could just be the best tune ever. #newordermanchester pic.twitter.com/PkTXuN4O5i — Adrian Bentley (@AdrianBentley) September 10, 2021 One of the support acts on the night was the equally cool Hot Chip. They also thrilled fans with their uni...

Greater Manchester Football: Ruben Dias Wins 2021 Football Writers Player Of The Award

Ruben Dias has capped a superb first season at Manchester City by being named as the 2021 Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year. (Video from Mathews Football on YouTube) The Manchester City defender topped the prestigious poll of the 400-strong FWA membership. He is the first defender to win the award since Steve Nicol back in 1989 and has become the third player to win the FWA award in their first season in England. The Portuguese international has been superb form for his club since joining them from Benfica last September. Dias beat likes of Harry Kane and Bruno Fernandes to win the award. Read More>>> This is the place for football news from across Greater Manchester

Report Abuse

Powered by Blogger