Life

The women of Women’s Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) are united by a common past.

Music and written art has long been at the centre of Manchester’s illustrious heritage, producing many legendary figures.

When we think of areas of Greater Manchester associated with modern music, some wouldn’t feature highly on the list.

From accountancy to Zumba, gardening to piano lessons, a new Manchester-based organisation is encouraging people to be ‘wonderful’ by donating their time to charity.

Early morning’s seldom seen magic will be on show for all wide awake eyes in Manchester this weekend, with an exhibition that’s a chronicle for the future.

A seamstress, designer and shop owner is giving a ‘feeling of empowerment’ back to Mancunians by working with charities and taking her trade to various festivals this summer.

A campaign launched to fund a new book that teaches children about Islam and The 99 Names of Allah has reached its target, but the author has no intention of stopping now.

The true identity of Jack the Ripper may have been uncovered by an author who claims the killer was a renowned poet who grew up in Manchester.

It’s relaxing, it’s personal and ‘you can have a Chinese afterwards’, so why wouldn’t Mancunian families be opting for home births?

An autistic woman and her mother have created 61 postcards showing what it’s like to live with autism to help spread awareness about how to effectively communicate with autistic individuals.

As we approach 80 years since the start of the Spanish Civil War, MM takes a look at a local man who risked his life for democracy.