News Bulletin Schedule:

Broadcast Monday-Friday 06:20, 06:50, 07:20, 07:50, 08:20, 08:50, 15:50, 16:50, 17:50
Broadcast weekends & Bank Holidays 08:50, 09:50, 10:50, 11:50

News stories covered on air:

A Manchester woman's in court later accused of stabbing a man in the eye with a stiletto heel. Staci Hargreaves who's 33 and from Stalybridge is charged with wounding after the alleged attack in a taxi in Huddersfield 2 weeks ago. Police say the stiletto went through the 28 year old Gavin Taylor's eye and touched his brain.

A teenage soldier from Stalybridge, who died in Afghanistan last weekend - might've been killed by friendly fire. It's what the MOD's saying, about 19 year old Kingsman Sean Dawson. He was with, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - and he died in Helmand, on Sunday.

There's plans to spend £530 million, on making Train travel in Manchester a lot better. Network Rail says there'll be nicer stations - and quicker and more frequent services.

The battle's on to find Britain’s best street and a few in our region have made the shortlist. Wilmslow Road in Manchester's made the top 20 for Best Foodie Street. Best Fashion Street could be given to New Cathedral Street in Manchester

A man from Salford, who shot his girlfriend - has been jailed for at least 6 years. Alan Long did it in her house in Peel Green - in August last year. She was hit in the neck and the shoulder at point blank range - but she's since made a good recovery.

It's the funeral later of a woman who was knocked down by her own car near Wigan. 42 year old Lynda Hankey was killed trying to stop her MG being stolen from outside her house in Worseley Mains. A 23 year old man's charged with her murder - the service is at St James' Church in Poolstock later.

Manchester News Team:

Kevin McGrath,
Marie Christopher,
Claire Warren,
Plus support from LBC & Sky Radio News

Phone: 0161 279 0333

Programme Schedule:

To see a copy of the latest Galaxy schedule: click here.

Automated Programming within each weekday and daytimes on Saturdays & Sundays:

None

Amount of local programming each day produced by station:

Galaxy Manchester's programming is locally produced and presented for 7 hours per day Monday-Friday, 8 hours across each weekend, totalling 43 hours of locally produced programming per week.

Ofcom Localness guidelines:

To view full details visit: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/localness/

Station contact details:

Address: Galaxy Manchester, Suite 1.1, 4 Exchange Quay, Salford, Manchester, M5 3EE

Tel: 0161 662 4700

http://www.galaxymanchester.co.uk/contact-us.

For news enquiries : 0161 279 0333

Events/Charities support or coverage:

Charities we have donated air time/ events/ raffle prizes/ goody bags to include:-
The New Manchester Children's Hospital Appeal
Cancer Research UK
Marie Curie Cancer Care
Macmillan Cancer Relief
Christie's Hospital
The Kirsty Howard Appeal
Royal National Institute for the Deaf

Recent Programme and/or news highlights:

Feb
Galaxy and the Brits will give away 2 pairs of tickets to the Brit Awards - listeners have to register their vote for Best British Single to be entered into the competition. Galaxy will then select entrants from the votes and ask them to play a game on-air to win the tickets.  

March
Love Music Love Mondays - Galaxy have a prize per week to send one lucky listener to see an A-list artist somewhere in the world. This will run each Monday in March.  

Other areas with impact to localness:

Global Academy (click here for full details)
From Europe's largest commercial radio company comes the Global Academy - your chance to get valuable experience in the radio and entertainment industry.

The Global Academy provides a structured and tangible program that offers an unprecedented opportunity to get experience in radio. We offer real placements, real experience and real personal development.

The Station's Playlist:

For a full version of the current playlist simply click here. For further enquiries regarding the Galaxy playlists please contact:

Programme Controller – James Brownlow - 0161 279 0300
Playlist Contact - Brent Tobin - 0113 213 0105

Station format:

To view a copy of the station format click here.

How to complain:

Any complaints made are logged onto the system on submission with details being passed onto the relevant department. We aim to deal with complaints immediately and will respond to acknowledge receipt of the compaint as soon as it is received by the relevant department. If under any circumstances a solution to the compaint cannot be agreed, a further compaint can be made with OFCOM. For advertising complaints , if we cannot find a solution the complaint can be taken up with the ASA.

1. Submit your complaint direct to Galaxy.

Online: click here

Post: Galaxy Manchester, 5th Floor, The Triangle, Hanging Ditch, Manchester, M4 3TR

Tel: 0161 279 0300

2. If the matter can not be resolved you can submit your complaint through Ofcom. Visit http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ for more information.