Northern England
Cultural area of Great Britain
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| March 22 2025 | Largest recorded attendance of 8,274 at a match between Scunthorpe United and Chester |
| 2024 | Tamworth wins their second league title, with Boston United winning the play-off final. |
| August 2024 | The 2024–25 National League North season begins, featuring 24 teams competing in their home stadiums across various locations in England, with stadiums ranging in capacity from 2,000 to 9,088 spectators. |
| July 2024 | National League North 2024–25 season begins with 24 member clubs, including newly promoted teams Leamington, Marine, Needham Market, and Radcliffe from various lower leagues. |
| April 27 2024 | Largest attendance record set at 8,036 for a match between Scunthorpe United and Boston |
| 2023 | AFC Fylde wins their second league title, with Kidderminster Harriers winning the play-off final. |
| July 2023 |
North West England
Multiple football teams from North West England compete in the 2023-24 season across Premier League and Football League divisions, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton, Burnley, and several other clubs from Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside.
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| April 2023 |
North West England
CFM was rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland in April 2023.
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| 2022 | Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed to commercial flights, marking another significant reduction in Northern England's airport infrastructure. |
| 2022 | Manchester Airport handled 23.3 million passengers, representing 10.5% of all UK passenger traffic and confirming its status as the busiest airport outside London. |
| 2022 | Gateshead wins the league title, with York City winning the play-off final. |
| 2022 | League expanded to 24 teams, with the bottom club relegated and four teams promoted from Step 3. |
| 2021 | Northern England recorded a combined population of 15.5 million in the national census. |
| 2021 |
North West England
Population of North West England recorded at 7,417,397, making it the third-most-populated region in the United Kingdom after the South East and Greater London.
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| 2021 |
North West England
Census records 865,445 overseas-born residents in North West England, marking a continued substantial increase in foreign-born population, with 11.7% of residents born outside the UK.
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| 2021 |
North West England
Census shows further substantial increase in overseas-born population to 865,445 people, with Pakistan, Poland, and India representing the largest foreign-born groups in the region.
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| 2021 |
North West England
Census data showed North West England's demographic shift, with White British population declining to 81.2%, and significant increases in Asian, Black, and Mixed ethnic groups.
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| 2021 |
North West England
Religious demographics continue to shift, with Christianity dropping to 52.5%, and the 'No religion' category rising to 32.6% of the population.
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| 2021 |
North West England
Rugby league clubs in North West England were competing in the Super League and Championships, representing the top three divisions of the British rugby league system.
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| 2021 |
North West England
A localized version of Greatest Hits Radio for Cumbria launched on DAB.
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| September 4 2021 | Record home win: Chorley defeated Gloucester City 9-0, setting a new home victory record |
| 2020 | Carlisle Lake District Airport closed to commercial flights, further reducing air connectivity in the North of England. |
| 2020 | League season was curtailed and voided due to extraordinary circumstances (likely COVID-19 pandemic), with no champions declared. |
| 2019 |
North West England
In the final European Elections of the UK, the Brexit Party received the highest vote share in the region at 31.23%, followed by Labour at 21.91%, Liberal Democrats at 17.15%, and the Green Party at 12.48%. The Conservatives ranked fifth with 7.55% of votes.
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| 2019 |
North West England
In the general election, the Conservatives gained ten seats from the Labour Party across the North West region, including two in Cheshire, three in Lancashire, and five in Greater Manchester. Most notably, they won Andy Burnham's former seat of Leigh.
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| 2017 | Promotion play-offs expanded from four to six teams. |
| 2017 |
North West England
In the general election, Labour dominated the region with 55% of the electorate's vote, holding 54 parliamentary seats compared to 20 Conservative seats and 1 Liberal Democrat seat.
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| 2017 |
North West England
Dan Carden (Labour) wins Liverpool Walton with a 77% majority, with an extraordinary 85.7% of the electorate voting for him.
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| March 2017 |
North West England
Commercial flights at Blackpool Airport were permanently discontinued, marking the end of its passenger service operations.
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| 2016 |
North West England
Simon Jersey designed and made the Team GB clothing for the 2016 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, showcasing the region's design capabilities.
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| 2016 |
North West England
Halewood Academy, the last school sixth-form in Knowsley, closed, eliminating school-based A-level provision in the area.
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| November 19 2016 | Highest-scoring game recorded: AFC Fylde defeated Boston United 9-2 |
| 2015 | Renamed to Vanarama National League North. |
| 2015 |
North West England
Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) region of North West England was subdivided into new territorial codes and administrative regions.
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| 2015 |
North West England
In the general election, Labour reversed the previous election's results in Cheshire, winning seven seats to the Conservatives' four. Lancashire remained competitive with each party holding 8 seats, with Labour's seats concentrated in the south along the M65.
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| 2015 |
North West England
Liverpool Walton becomes the safest seat in the UK with a 72% majority in the general election.
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| 2015 |
North West England
The top state schools in North West England were identified, with Altrincham Grammar School for Girls achieving 1223 in A-level results.
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| 2014 | Blackpool Airport closed to commercial flights, reflecting the broader challenges faced by regional airports in Northern England. |
| 2014 | Renamed to Vanarama North for the 2014–15 season. |
| 2014 |
North West England
Shell Technology Centre at the refinery complex closes.
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| 2014 |
North West England
Waters Corporation builds a £60m mass spectrometry research site in Wilmslow, replacing a former Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals research site.
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| 2014 |
North West England
Greater Manchester led economic output with £57,395 million GVA, highlighting the region's economic significance in North West England.
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| 2014 |
North West England
Matalan moved its headquarters and distribution centre from Skelmersdale to Knowsley Industrial Estate.
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| 2013 | Blue Square sponsorship ended, league renamed to Skrill North. |
| 2013 |
North West England
The Criminal Records Bureau became part of the new Disclosure and Barring Service.
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| 2013 |
North West England
The Thermphos factory south of Widnes closes down.
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| November 2013 |
North West England
S2Blue radio jingles company moved from Leek to Sale.
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| November 2013 |
North West England
Burton's Biscuit Company was acquired by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, marking a significant ownership change.
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| March 2013 |
North West England
Granada Reports regional news programme relocated to Salford Quays in Spring 2013.
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