Running back in time: Stockport NHS staff take on 10K to fund memory cafe’s ‘dementia pods’
Staff from the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will hit the streets this Sunday as they run The Big Stockport 10k to raise money for dementia care
Oldham MP’s pledge to make town ‘dementia-friendly’ sees her tell own mum’s moving battle with disease
An Oldham MP shared the struggles of her dementia suffering mother, and encouraged the community to educate themselves on the debilitating disease at a Dementia Friends session.
Dementia tax: 30,000 Greater Manchester families forced to ‘break bank’ over care costs
Manchester carers are being forced to pay ‘dementia tax’ as the tax they already pay to the NHS won’t cover the cost of care if they fall ill, say the Alzheimer’s Society.
Defeat Dementia: Manchester scientists to receive vital funding as North West research teams unite
Alzheimer’s Research UK plans to unite researchers from the University of Manchester with fellow scientists from the Universities of Liverpool and Lancaster as part of their £100million Defeat Dementia campaign
A day to remember: Dementia sufferer calls for others to join her journey on Manchester Memory Walk
Joy Watson, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease on her 55th birthday, was joined by her husband Tony and their two dogs Chloe and Artaud at Heaton Park to launch this year’s Alzheimer’s Society’s Manchester Memory Walk, which takes place on Saturday, September 27
DJ Dave Haslam teams up with MOSI to explore how musical hooks can help those with Alzheimer’s
Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam swapped nightclubs for Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry to launch #HookedOnMusic, a new online game which scientists hope will aid future research into Alzheimer’s.
One hill of a job: Bolton Mountain Rescue chief reveals team’s hidden role in finding missing persons
Bolton Mountain Rescue Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE tells MM about the unknown work done by the team.
Sale pensioner who raised £18,000 for Alzheimer’s charity reveals ‘heartbreak’ of losing wife to disease
Sale’s Fred Walker has been recognised by Halifax in the Giving Extra Awards