Glad to be gay! Musician and LGBT activist to lead festival at People’s History Museum
Musician and activist Tom Robinson will be leading a day of celebration at The National Festival of LGBT History in Manchester on Saturday.
Northern Powerhouse: Growing long-haul flights key to unlocking China potential, say Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport have unveiled plans for a £1bn transformation they say will help drive the creation of the Northern Powerhouse.
‘I’ll be back in March’: Man Utd’s Schweinsteiger defiant over Euro 2016 prospects
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger hopes to be back running within five days, able to kick a ball again in ten, and back playing by the end of March.
‘My mummy’s passed out on the motorway!’: Young sisters given Public Bravery Award after emotional 999 call
Two Lancashire girls have been awarded the Public Bravery Award after calling 999 when their mum had a seizure on the motorway last November.
‘Protecting their community’: Trafford students fight back with home watch scheme
Trafford school children are taking a stand against crime and antisocial behaviour as part of a junior neighbourhood watch scheme.
‘Opening doors’: Manchester Olympian Rebekah Wilson eyes English rugby 7s role
After becoming disillusioned with life in a bobsleigh, Manchester Olympian Rebekah ‘Bex’ Wilson is rediscovering her love for sport on the rugby pitch.
‘A right, not a privilege’: NHS students ‘entitled’ to bursary, declare Manchester activists
Manchester campaigners took to the streets to march against cuts to NHS Bursaries, which could leave healthcare students with as much as £60,000 of debt.
Crufts 2016: Didsbury dog lover, 8, excited at being in line for prestigious award
A Didsbury dog lover is in line for a prestigious award at Crufts 2016 after being nominated for the Shaun McAlpine Outstanding Young Person of the Year award.
CCTV: Manchester pervert wanted for ‘terrifying’ series of city centre sexual assaults
A Manchester pervert has been targeting young women in a series of late-night sexual assaults in the city centre – police are appealing for information.
Review: Love Me Tinder @ Kinofilm festival, Manchester
Love Me Tinder is a melancholy tale of love and loneliness in a time when traditional routes to love are breaking down and solitude is accepted as the norm by many.
‘Wonderful’: Bolton nursery jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ in just four months
A Bolton preschool has turned itself around in record time, jumping from an Ofsted rating of ‘Inadequate’ to ‘Good’ in just four months.