Ian Burke, Author at Six57

Hyde United manager Nick Spooner. Image: Six57

Fistful of goals as Tigers tear into Whitby

Ian BurkeAugust 25, 202507 mins

Hyde United began their bank holiday weekend fixtures with a thumping 5-2 win over Whitby Town at Ewen Fields on Saturday.

Hyde Cricket Club in the sunshine. Image: Hyde CC

Hyde drop out of Cheshire championship race with defeat in Chester

Ian BurkeAugust 24, 2025August 24, 202503 mins

A heroic knock from veteran Dave Fitzsimmons wasn’t enough to stop Hyde from falling to a six-wicket defeat at Chester Boughton Hall on Saturday.

The former Owd Joss in Hyde. Image: Google

New window shape would have “detrimental impact” on former pub

Ian BurkeAugust 22, 202502 mins

Proposals to install new shop windows on a former pub have been thrown out by planning officers for having a “detrimental impact” on the local area. Developers had already won the right earlier this year to convert the Owd Joss on Market Street, Hyde, into three shops and an office at ground level, with the…

Op Elswick in Longsight, Illegal Ecigs. Image: GMP

Police raid 50 shops in illegal vapes crackdown

Ian BurkeAugust 22, 202503 mins

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have seized almost £50,000 of illegal vapes, cigarettes and counterfeit goods in raids along Stockport Road and Hyde Road. Officers pounced on more than 50 shops in Gorton, Levenshulme and Longsight over two days this week after members of Manchester City Council’s trading standards team made test purchases across the area. The…

Dramatic draws move Hyde back up into second

Ian BurkeAugust 4, 2025August 4, 202504 mins

An obstinate tail denied Hyde a statement win at title rivals Nantwich on a dramatic day in the Cheshire County Cricket League.

“Utterly vile” thug jailed after years of abuse

Ian BurkeAugust 1, 2025August 1, 202504 mins

A manipulative abuser has been jailed for 32 months and given a 10-year restraining order after pleading guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour.