Child abuse sufferer delivers moving speech during Action for Children’s ‘Byte Night’ sleep out in Manchester
Over 150 people swapped the warmth of their beds for the cold floors outside the Museum of Science and Industry.
‘A little boy took a load of fruit into school and made £50 selling smoothies’: Saddleworth mum on cloud nine after charity efforts
This weekend’s gruelling Oldham Half Marathon will feel long enough on its own for most of the 500 participants, but for mum-of-four Eva Royle from Saddleworth it represents the final stage of her remarkable ‘nine-in-nine’ challenge.
Two Sikhs, Three Peaks… Manchester Grammar School cousins take on Welsh mountains for refugee charity
Two Mancunian cousins will take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge in aid of refugees this October.
‘Raising awareness’: Prevent Breast Cancer frilled to set record for world’s largest tutu
Manchester is the home of the world’s largest tutu after charity Prevent Breast Cancer teamed up with Stagecoach to wrap a pink frilly frock around a bus.
Community groups urged to celebrate what’s great about their area by Big Lottery Fund
New research has revealed that more than half of people – 63% – said that they have never or cannot remember ever coming together to celebrate with their local neighbourhood.
Dress like a Manc or bathe in Vimto… Charity calls for week of Manchester-themed fundraising events in city
A charity is calling for people to throw Manc-themed fundraisers across the region over the next seven days.
‘Raw talent, world class facilities and coaches’: Lord Mayor places £20 bet to find Manchester’s Olympic stars
Outgoing Lord Mayor of Manchester, Paul Murphy OBE, is launching a new initiative to find 10 young Manchester athletes aspiring to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
‘I couldn’t be prouder’: Boxer who sparred with Anthony Crolla’s dad backs champ in first world title defence
‘World-class’ Anthony Crolla will beat Ismael Barroso by targeting his body, according to an old sparring partner of the Mancunian world champion’s dad.
Cheers Thatcher! Tameside homeless charity ‘ironically’ salutes former PM at 20th anniversary reunion
A Tameside homeless charity has ‘ironically’ thanked Margaret Thatcher on its 20th anniversary – for causing the homelessness it works to eradicate.
‘I knew I couldn’t stop’: Brave woman raises £8,000 for Manchester children’s charity with Kilimanjaro climb
A woman whose young nephew is suffering from leukaemia has raised over £8,000 for a Manchester charity by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
‘You disclose or kill yourself’: Manchester men bravely waive anonymity to face child sex abuse ‘epidemic’
A group of Manchester men who were sexually abused as children is aiming to shake-up how support is offered to male victims across the country.