Ricky Hatton has lent a hand in delivering thousands of food and care packages to local charities helping those homeless across Manchester.
the Mancunian boxing legend made a trip across the city centre this week to donate vital supplies which will help to care for those hit hardest by the pandemic.
Entrepreneur Yiannakis ‘John’ Christodoulou, of The Yianis Hotel Group – which owns the Hilton Deansgate Manchester – founded the Yianis Christodoulou Foundation to help support disadvantaged children and their families, both in the UK and overseas.
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the foundation has played an integral part in distributing free food packages to charities helping those who need it most throughout Greater Manchester and beyond.
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Ricky Hatton’s donations went to supporting a number of Manchester charities.
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Primarily benefitting was Barnabus – a charity which has “provided a lifeline to Manchester’s homeless” for over 25 years. Other charities which received donations include Justlife, which supports adults housed in unsupported temporary accommodation such as private hostels and B&Bs; Brydon Court, which works with rough sleepers, and also Women’s DA.
More than 6,000 food parcels have been hand-delivered to homeless charities by various sports stars.
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Speaking on the work the charity has been undertaking during the pandemic, John Christodoulou said: “Mine and The Yianis Christodoulou Foundation’s principles are built on mainly helping those who are vulnerable and, with this current crisis, many more need help within local communities.”
“We worked with and listened to the organisations to ensure we were providing them with necessary products.”
“It means a lot to receive support from such respected sports stars, and the staff and volunteers from the charities were delighted to be able to meet them and be personally thanked for their ongoing hard work.”
For more information, visit The Yianis Christodoulou Foundation website here.
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Both Manchester United and Manchester City named as teams with the least amount of local fans
Emily Sergeant
Both Manchester United and Manchester City have been identified as being teams with the least amount of local fans, according to a new survey.
We all know that supporting a local team can be seen as a mark of credibility among a certain kind of football fan, while on the flip side of that, not following a local team is often associated with being a ‘glory hunter’. But which Premier League clubs have the highest – and lowest – proportion of supporters living close to home?
Well, YouGov decided to use its profiles data to analyse the fanbases of all 20 Premier League clubs for the 2026-27 season to get the answer to this once and for all.
And it’s fair to say that it’s not looking the best for the Manchester teams.
The study found that, overall, Brighton & Hove Albion is the Premier League’s most local team – with 56% of fans based in the South East.
Sunderland (50%) and Nottingham Forest (49%) supporters are the next-most likely to live in the same region as their teams, followed by Aston Villa, Brentford, Ipswich, Leeds, Fulham, Hull, and Crystal Palace fans rounding out the top 10.
At the other end of the table, Manchester United has the second-lowest proportion of local supporters, with only a quarter based in the North West (23%), with one in six (17%) actually living in London instead.
And then as for Manchester City – who are widely considered to be the most successful team of the modern era – it has ranked fourth-bottom for local fans, as a quarter of the club’s supporters are based in the North West, with a fifth based in London (19%).
But although both United and City have found themselves towards the bottom end of the ranking, they are not the worst offenders.
That title, unfortunately, does belong to another North West team though – Liverpool.
Liverpool is the club with the lowest proportion of ‘local’ supporters, as just a fifth are based in the North West (21%) with the next highest concentration of fans can being found in London.
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Manchester Storm game postponed just one week after AO Arena return due to ‘technical issue with the ice’
Daisy Jackson
Manchester Storm’s second game back at the AO Arena had to be postponed over the weekend due to a ‘technical issue with the ice’.
The ice hockey team made a record-breaking return to the venue earlier this month, attracting some 11,000 fans to watch their match against Sheffield Steelers.
But just one week later, as Manchester Storm prepared to face off against The Nottingham Panthers, the game had to be postponed.
Fans were already inside the legendary venue when a ‘technical issue with the ice’ became apparent and the game was called off.
Manchester Storm and the AO Arena said they ‘sincerely apologise’ to supporters and ticket holders for the disruption.
The game has now been rescheduled to Wednesday 14 October, with tickets valid for the new fixture.
The full statement read: “Unfortunately today’s Manchester Storm game vs The Nottingham Panthers has been suspended due to a technical issue with the ice.
“We sincerely apologise to supporters and ticket holders for the disruption and would like to thank everyone in attendance for their patience.
The Manc -
10th July 2020 
