WARRINGTON has woken up to flooding this New Year’s Day. A number of roads across the town are impassable, such as Stockton Lane in Grappenhall, with brook and river levels particularly high. It comes after a number of flood warnings and alerts have been issued for the town as heavy rain battered Warrington yesterday, Tuesday. … Read more
-Credit:Barrington Coombs/PA Wire Former Manchester United defender Mark Robins has been appointed as Stoke City’s new manager. Robins has made a swift return to the dugout after his controversial sacking by Coventry City in November. Signing a three-and-a-half year contract with the Potters, Robins will be in charge of his first game on Saturday against … Read more
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim wants a new goalkeeper to compete with Andre Onana this year. Onana, 28, has made several high-profile errors since Amorim took over at United after an impressive start to the season despite the team’s flagging form. Amorim is intent on recruiting a ‘keeper who will … Read more
-Credit:Alex Caparros/Getty Images Barcelona have been handed fresh disappointment in their pursuit of registering Dani Olmo, according to reports, amid Manchester City and Man United transfer links. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that the La Liga giants had once again failed in their attempts to register the Spain international. According to Fabrizio Romano, La Liga … Read more
We may have just bid farewell to the festive season, but this clever trick could help you start squirrelling away funds for the next one. The post-Christmas period often leaves us feeling the financial strain. After splashing out on gifts, food, and possibly even travel to see relatives we don’t usually visit, our bank balances … Read more
Tired of paying over the odds on rail fare and journeying by car instead? A travel expert may have the solution for you – with a savvy way of cutting costs on short and long distance trips. Cheap holiday guru Chelsea took to TikTok to explain that she’s discovered a way of “hacking the system” … Read more
-Credit:PA Marcus Rashford appears to have plenty of support from his Manchester United teammates judging by his latest post on Instagram. The Reds academy graduate has not featured for Ruben Amorim’s side since the 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on December 12. The forward was subsequently left out of four consecutive … Read more
-Credit:PA Association of Former Manchester United Players (AFMUP) trustee Jim Elms has called United’s decision to reduce funding “disgraceful” and disclosed the details of his conversation with Omar Berrada. The latest in a whole host of cost-cutting measures made made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe saw the club stop their £40,000-a-year donation to AFMUP, a charity … Read more
Russia’s Gazprom has supplied gas to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine for decades (OLGA MALTSEVA) Russia’s gas transit to Europe via Ukraine stopped on Wednesday, Moscow and Kyiv said, ending a decades-long arrangement and marking the latest casualty of the war between the neighbours. Russian gas has been supplied to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine … Read more
A MAN from Carlisle who has led educational and cultural programmes for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours list. Martin Daltry, who was born in Carlisle and lived in Burgh-by-Sands until 2003, was given the award for his services to UK cultural relations in the … Read more