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7th October 2016 | By Thomas Walton
Preview: England v. MaltaEngland approach Saturday’s World Cup 2018 Qualifier against Malta at arguably their lowest point in recent memory. Not only were England humiliated at Euro 2016...
7th October 2016 | By helen heath
Review: Louis Theroux – Savile: Behind the façade of a predatorWhile we have all heard about the horrific abuse Savile managed to get away with for decades, it is somehow more real and involving, when...
6th October 2016 | By Jack Colwell
MMU Rugby are ready for VarsityThere has been a visible buzz around MMU over the last few days as the University’s rugby union teams prepare to go head-to-head against the...
3rd October 2016 | By Jack Colwell
Varsity rugby match between MMU and Uni of Manchester to take place this FridayThe hotly anticipated evening will begin with the Women's side kicking off at 5:30pm, with the Men's game starting at 7:45pm. Men's Rugby Union scholar...
3rd October 2016 | By Thomas Walton
Manchester United 1 -1 Stoke City, player ratingsIn a match they dominated from the first whistle, Man Utd will only have themselves to blame for not taking all three points. In the...
3rd October 2016 | By Jack Colwell
Tributes paid to MMU student, Ed Cooper, following tragic deathEd Cooper, an 18-year-old in his first year at Manchester Metropolitan University student, was found dead at Oxford Court university halls on Wednesday 28th September. Emergency...
3rd October 2016 | By nq_admin
Greg Dunnings wins Bolton’s Strongman competitionOne of Britain's biggest and best-known amateur Strongman championships returned this weekend for a family-fun, community inspired event of weightlifting and strongmen events. The event...
30th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Two golds and two world records: Kadeena Cox, MMU HeroKadeena, a MMU Sports student and the first Brit since Isabel Barr in the 1984 Summer Paralympics to win gold medals in two different sports...
30th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Manchester Christmas lights switch-on date announcedThis year’s event will take place on Friday, 4 November 2016 from 7.30pm Renowned as the biggest Christmas party in the UK, the event attracts thousands...
30th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Times announced for Olympic and Paralympic parade in ManchesterThe parade is to take place on Monday, 17 October, beginning outside the Museum of Science and Industry. The parade will then enter the Liverpool...
30th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Times announced for Olympic and Paralympic parade in ManchesterThe parade is to take place on Monday, 17 October, beginning outside the Museum of Science and Industry. The parade will then enter the Liverpool...
29th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Tameside and Glossop Health and Social Care to Receive £23million InvestmentTameside and Glossop will become the third area in Greater Manchester to benefit from part of a £450 million ‘Transformation Fund’ via NHS England. The fund...
28th September 2016 | By nq_admin
Rogue Landlord Hit with Record FineBeckhall Properties Ltd, of Lower Hillgate, Stockport was fined a total of £108,000 for 12 separate offences. The company was also ordered to pay the...
28th September 2016 | By Jack Colwell
Sam Allardyce Quits As England ManagerSam Allardcye's reign as England manager has come to end, after only 67 days and one game. In an exclusive report in Tuesday's Daily Telegraph,...
8th September 2016 | By Liz Hannaford
Schedule for Manchester Met stars at RioDay Date Scheduled start BST MMU Athlete Event Round Sport Venue 1 8th September 15:19:00 Sarah Storey 3km Pursuit C5 Heats Cycling Rio Olympic Velodrome...
8th September 2016 | By Liz Hannaford
Manchester Met sport stars begin their Rio 2016 Paralympics campaignsEmbed from Getty Images Dame Sarah Storey, an MMU Honorary Graduate, could be the star of Britain's Paralympic team in Rio. She already has...
5th August 2016 | By Pete Murray
On track in a last push for double golds – Kadeena Cox"You've just got to keep battling on," says Kadeena Cox, as she discusses final preparations with her coach ahead of the Rio Paralympics which begin...
3rd August 2016 | By nq_admin
No break in Olympic ambitions for MMU graduateNQ: What were your emotions when you first got selected for the 2016 Olympics trials? JW: Once I got the top two, I was really...
1st August 2016 | By Liz Hannaford
The Rio Trio – Manchester Met University’s Sport Scholars get ready for Paralympic gloryMMU Sports Scholars will be competing for medals on the track, in the velodrome and in the pool at this year’s Paralympics starting on 7th...
26th July 2016 | By nq_admin
Police commissioner calls says small-scale cannabis growers ‘won’t face prosecution’It may sound like an oxymoron to hear of a police commissioner in favour of the decriminalisation of drugs but for Durham’s Ron Hogg, nothing...