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• Guinness to give away free pints at Curzon Ashton

  Curzon Ashton fans can enjoy a free pint of Guinness or Guinness 0.0 this Boxing Day, as part of the company's non-League initiative. 

• The Tour returns for 2026

  The beloved local running event ‘the Tour’ is back for 2026. 

• United View: A night of drama at Old Trafford

  Somehow in a week where Manchester United were involved in a chaotic 4-4 draw with Bournemouth, the result wasn’t the biggest stir to emerge from Old Trafford, but instead about two incidents involving Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo. 

• City Watch: Blues make it five wins in a row

  This week’s column is one I’ve been looking forward to writing following Manchester City’s two recent results.