by Malcolm Pheby | Jun 20, 2018 | This Week
1971 June 23: Staff at St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, line up to meet the Queen on her visit to the city. Welcoming her is Sir Cyril Harrison, chairman of the board of governors of United Manchester Hospitals. The Queen also went on an early walkabout when she...
by Malcolm Pheby | Jun 13, 2018 | This Week
June 15 1996: Windows are left blown out in Manchester city centre on Saturday morning after the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated a 3,000lb bomb at 11.17am. The bomb, left in a van in Corporation Street, was the biggest detonated in Great Britain...
by Malcolm Pheby | May 23, 2018 | This Week
May 26 1983: It’s all smiles on the faces of footballers Bryan Robson and Frank Stapleton as United beat Brighton and Hove Albion 4-0 in the FA Cup Final replay at Wembley. Robson scored two goals on the night with the others coming from Norman Whiteside and an Arnold...
by Malcolm Pheby | May 16, 2018 | This Week
May 14th 2003: Singer Craig David takes the stage at the Manchester Arena as one of the headline acts of the 2003 Pepsi Silver Clef Concert. The event, in aid of Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and the Brit Trust, was billed as featuring the cream of British music...
by Malcolm Pheby | May 9, 2018 | This Week
May 11 1996 Captain Eric Cantona holds up the FA Cup after United defeat Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley. Cantona was the match winner, scoring the only goal in the 85th minute. He latched on to punched clearance by Liverpool ‘keeper David James which landed just outside the...
