Every day people are seen sleeping in doorways, at entrances to shopping complexes and begging for money from passers-by. Living this way is clearly distressing and not a pleasant way of life.

Perched atop Manchester Cathedral are ten beehives and the honey they produce helps some of the city’s unemployed get back into work – an initiative maintained by charity Volition.

The scheme intends to provide the homeless population with habitable accommodation at night to keep them safe from fatal temperatures which have already led to two recorded deaths in the previous weekend.

Around 55,000 women and 350 men are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in the UK according to statistics provided by Breast Cancer Now.

A turn-of-the-season September morning saw a group of people on Heaton Park surrounded by fluttering banners as Beat, a charity dedicated to helping people suffering from eating disorders, came to Manchester last month.

Charity Manchester Cares was honoured at the National Diversity Awards at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in September for their work creating community networks in Manchester.

A food bank is bouncing back following a callous theft – all thanks to the ‘spirit of Salford’.

Designers and artsy thrifters are being given the chance to upcycle and create dream wedding dresses for a worthwhile cause.

Coach Rick Hoskins has helped wheelchair racers transform from shy teenagers into Paralympic medallists – now he wants to keep on matching ambition with dedication.

Pupils from Castle Hill High School enjoyed a day to remember when they travelled to London to take part in the Lord’s Taverners National Table Cricket Finals.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has launched an appeal to secure a new scanning suite that will revolutionise brain surgery at the hospital.