The ice hockey hunks at Manchester Phoenix could be getting their kit off for a charity calendar to help those in the community battling physical or emotional difficulties – but only if they can raise £5,000.

Sam Mundy 28, from Hazel Grove and fiance Andy Kent 29 – both vets, together with friend Helen Gemmell have been raising money through various running events throughout 2014.

Oldham Council have admitted that it may be forced to close all but one of their youth centres if plans to make handover services to charity provision go ahead

While Manchester’s city centre appears to be undergoing constant regeneration, in areas walking distance from the city centre, such as Moss Side and Hulme, nearly half of children live in poverty

Corrie stars shine bright at Wonderland Ball, hosted by Manchester charity Genesis, raising £80,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Manchester’s animal lovers have been delving into their pockets and have raised £4,800 for pet rehoming centres as part of a summer fundraising campaign.

The Christie’s event will be held at the Trafford Centre’s main stage, in The Orient, between 10am-10pm where any brave souls will be challenged to do the ‘Firewalk with a Twist’ – an eight foot toe-twisting walk across 10,000 toy bricks.

The club’s Community Ambassador will walk 50 miles from his Merseyside hometown of Huyton to the ground via Anfield, Goodison Park and the Trotters’ former home Burnden Park

A brave cancer patient, who spent months enduring harsh chemotherapy, had something to smile about when he was ‘magicked’ away to Disneyland.

Teenagers in Rochdale are attempting to raise awareness of homelessness – by suggesting people across Greater Manchester try to live on just £4 a day.

Richard Millington, 31, was challenged by the Guinness Book of World Records to cover 25,000 metres of continuous snowboarding but Richard destroyed that target covering an unprecedented 46,200m