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Greater Manchester icons: Tony Wilson

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Anthony Howard Wilson (known by many as Tony Wilson) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and a journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Tony Wilson was behind some of our most successful bands. He was one of the five co-founders of Factory Records and the founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub. Wilson put in some immense work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career His involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada's culture and music programme 'So It Goes'. Wilson disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s.  A version of this article was originally posted here.  Icons of Greater Manchester: Tony Wilson (gmanchesternews.blogspot.com)   Over his time, he became the manager of many bands, including A Certain Ratio and The Durutti Column. His Factory Records was the home of Happy Mondays, Joy Division and New Order.  Other interests  He was fan of Manchester United. ...
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Chief Constable Stephen Watson answers questions from public

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Chief Constable Stephen Watson was answering this questions this morning in the BBC Radio Manchester 'hotseat'. He was asked questions on a range of subjects including anti-social behaviour, local policing, violent crime, policing of the roads and transport links, and iOPS. Here are some of the answers given Impact of COVID on staffing levels, he said: "They are holding up. We've a bit of nip-and-tuck here and there but for the most part, mercifully, we're in reasonably good shape and our plans are good in terms of where we stand." When asked about violent crime, CC Watson said: "I think there's too much violent crime; I think there're too few people committing violent crime who've been brought to book and that's why we're committed to improving our outcomes and certainly increasing the number of people arrested." CC Watson also spoke about recruitment: "We are embarked at the moment on probably the biggest recruitment driv...
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Football News: Manchester United 4 - 3 Liverpool

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Manchester United secured their spot in the FA Cup semi-final after a dramatic 4-3 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford. You can watch the full match in the video below. Video from  Emirates FA Cup YouTube channel Before the game, everyone was talking about how strong Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team was, but from the start, it was United who came out swinging with some serious attacking moves. Just 10 minutes in, Alejandro Garnacho took a shot that got deflected, Caoimhin Kelleher tried to save it, but it ended up right in the path of Scott McTominay. Old Trafford erupted.  Liverpool fought back hard , and just before halftime, they managed to sneak in a couple of goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah, putting them at half-time. The second half was tense, with both teams hunting for that next crucial goal. It wasn't until the home side made some attacking changes, thanks to Ten Hag's tactical moves, that the home side started to put some pressure. They final...
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Football: Dan Ashworth leaves role at Manchester United

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Here's some breaking news from the football world Manchester United's sporting director, Dan Ashworth, has left the club after just five months in the role. Author - Jamie P Sources close to the situation revealed that Ashworth was informed of the decision following United’s home defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. He was seen walking through the press conference area alongside chief operating officer Collette Roche before heading to a meeting where his departure was confirmed. Ashworth officially joined United on 1 July, following a five-month gardening leave period after leaving Newcastle. It has been a challenging season for United. Erik ten Hag was sacked in October after a poor start , with just three wins in their opening nine Premier League games. The cost of parting ways with Ten Hag and his staff amounted to £10.4m while bringing in his replacement, Ruben Amorim, required an £11m release clause payment. EXCLUSIVE: Dan Ashworth leaves #MUFC after 5months as ...
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Football News: Man United on verge of another signing

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The Manchester United and Atalanta have agreed a £72m deal for Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund. Manchester United will pay £64m plus £8m in add-ons for the 20-year-old. In his 34 appearances last season, Hojlund scored 10 goals for Atalanta. You can see some of his best moments in the video below. Footage from  The Best Of Rasmus Hojlund | Serie A 2022/23 - YouTube His United contract will last for five years, with an option for an additional year. United manager Erik ten Hag has now signed three players this summer, including midfielder Mason Mount from Chelsea and goalkeeper Andre Onana from Inter Milan. Transfer News: Man United have a new keeper (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Transfer News: Manchester United sign Mason Mount (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) More football news from across Europe can be found here across the European Super Football blog.  European Super Football (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Although United had been attempting to keep the fee below £6...
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