This Sunday, the Sheffield Sharks will entertain the new look Manchester Giants in Sheffield for the 1st time, and to say I am looking forward to this game is putting it mildly. Photo Russell Hart Photography.

British Basketball today received the news from UK Sport that it would receive no funding as part of its Project Rio awards.

Mike Shaft is back. Back to front BBC’s Commonwealth Games radio station BBC 2002 97.7FM... on air from Monday, March 4th 2002 onwards. Popular presenter Mike Shaft is back in town as the rise n’shine man on the the BBC’s dedicated Commonwealth Games radio station.

Back in the day the UK Radio industry had a weekly publication called the Radio Magazine. The issue for the week 6th - 12th July 2005 carried an interview with Mike Shaft, then Assistant Editor of BBC GMR/Radio Manchester. I am delighted to reprint that interview here in full. The photos are a new addition.

This Saturday the 29th of December 2012 Manchester is going to party as some of the UKs top DJs get together with Light Of The World to Rock Da House in the centre of the City. This is the GIG you won't want to miss. Soul/Funk/Jazz and more Old & New. Are you ready? You better believe it!

“Run the Race” is a 3 part ‘Praise and Worship Service’ making an in-depth examination of the parallels between “Running the Race” at the greatest sporting event on earth and “The Christian Race” outlined by Paul in Hebrews 12 v 1- 3.

This week saw the 23rd anniversary of the launch of the UKs first legal Black Music station, Sunset Radio on the airwaves of Manchester. To celebrate this anniversary I am reprinting an article written by me and published in Radio & Music Magazine in June of 1984. I hope you enjoy it.

Perhaps the question that I get asked more than any is whether my name is my real name. Well the answer is no but I never chose that name, it was chosen by the manager of a nightclub I was working at, at the time. The Club was Rafters in city centre Manchester and this is the story of my time there.

Jessica Clemmons is an American artist who has just released a new album and single. One track on the album is stunning. This is my tribute to a truly great song.

For the love of the music