Sporting Index Prepared For More Manchester Madness

Punters that enjoy a spread bet on the match supremacy market might like to hear that United have failed to score on their last two trips to Manchester City As soon as it was drawn, there was one FA Cup third round fixture that jumped out. Manchester City and Manchester United renew their rivalry on Sunday and spread betting interest in this knockout tie is fuelled by the most recent…
London Riots – Manchester Riot Police Beat Teenagers On Bikes

Taken at 10.15pm on August 9th, 2011, in Manchester. Tactical Aid Unit London Riot Police beat alleged teenage rioters on bicycles try to flee city centre, and blockade the street. The sound you can hear in the background is the helicopter overhead, which had been hovering around the area for about 10 minutes, tracking them with its spotlight. The man on the bike gets up on his own, and is…
Manchester Jazz Festival: Mike Walker / Gwilym Simcock / Adam Nussbaum / Steve Swallow Quartet Concert Tickets, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

For the first of this year’s collaborations with mjf, we present a genuine ‘supergroup’ which brings together two of the UK’s finest musicians with two great stars of the US jazz scene. Gwilym Simcock has been name-checked as a ‘genius’ by Chick Corea and has worked extensively throughout Europe with top jazz artists, including Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz and Bill Bruford’s Earthworks. Mike Walker needs no introduction to…
Tags:Adam , Adam Nussbaum , Anthony Braxton , Bill Bruford , Bill Frisell , Carla Bley , Chick Corea , Chris Potter , Dave Holland , Europe , George Russell , Gwilym , Jazz , John Scofield , Kenny Wheeler , Lee Konitz , Manchester , Michael Brecker , Mike , Mike Walker , Steve , Steve Swallow , UK , US , Vince Mendoza , world class artists
C. P. Lee’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Walk Theatre Tickets, New Manchester Walks, Manchester

Hilarious tales of music madness from Manchester legend C. P. Lee, stalwart of punk satirists Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias, chronicler of Manchester’s long lost local film legacy and author of Bob Dylan’s controversial mid-’60s tours of Manchester.
Tags:Alberto Y Lost , Bob Dylan , C. P. Lee , film legacy , Hilarious , Manchester , music
Canal Cruise: Castlefield to the Quays Attraction Tickets, New Manchester Walks, Manchester

Take to the water on the L S Lowry for our 3-hour round trip with historical commentary. We head along the Bridgewater Canal, through Pomona Lock, and down the Manchester Ship Canal to Salford Quays and Media City, where we turn round to go back.
Tags:Bridgewater Canal , L S Lowry , Manchester , manchester ship canal , round , salford quays , Ship Canal , water
Saving...