‘I want people to get off their backsides’: Bolton fundraiser to run 250 miles in a week
A jogger plans to run 250 miles across the country, including the London Marathon, to raise money for charity.
‘Great partnership’: Sale Sharks and AJ Bell welcome Wooden Spoon union
Sale Sharks fans will be able to cheer on Wooden Spoon as well as their team at the AJ Bell Stadium after the Manchester club announced it had awarded naming rights for its North Stand to the children’s charity of rugby.
‘I want to make a difference’: Salford student engineer to take part in Borneo project
A Salfordian is heading to Borneo as part of a university project to help residents in the impoverished Sabah region.
‘Like walking around all day with your sock slipping off’: Manchester blogger sheds light on living with anxiety
Anxiety and mental health conditions are often tricky to explain but Manchester blogger and model Laura Whitehurst describes it as ‘like walking around with your sock falling off.
World Cancer Day: Charity tells Manchester ‘transform lives of millions’ by donating
Cancer death rates have fallen by 11% in the North West, Cancer Research UK have revealed on World Cancer Day.
Dare you Beat the Bogle? Historic Manchester Uni stroll raising money for homeless
The longest-running sponsored charity event in the North West be celebrating a special milestone in March.
‘We see a drastic change’: Tameside charity aims to get mental health patients active with coffee shop scheme
After giving up her job at the turn of the millennium, Janice Hogg has devoted her life to working with people with mental health issues in Tameside.
‘If you do others will too’: Manchester initiative appeals for more city volunteers
Thinking about volunteering, or want to know more? Greater Manchester Inspire Week will be appealing to the public to start volunteering next week.
‘He’s something of his own, and always will be’: Rusholme club remember David Bowie with event for cancer charity
In light of David Bowie’s death, a popular nightclub in Rusholme is putting on a themed charity fundraising night in tribute to the late music icon.
‘Running in the winter is hugely enjoyable’: Top 10 tips for running in the cold
Exercising through the winter is never easy, which is why Christina Macdonald, editor-at-large of Women’s Running, has offered her top ten tips for running in the colder months.
‘Help give cancer the cold shoulder’: Manchester Winter Run bigger and better in 2016
Another Christmas has come and gone and we haven’t had a hint of snow.