Through the lens: Oldham photographer dreams of developing mobile phone camera hobby into full-time career
Karl Jones started snapping on mobile phone cameras
Christmas card competition with a twist: Stars strike a pose with their greetings for African children’s charity
Dame Helen Mirren, Darcey Bussell and Ellie Goulding join together
Goodbye Movember! Manchester’s ‘taches make last appearance after helping to raise £13million
Around 400million worldwide people helped raise £310million
‘We want the manager’: Blue Moon Podcast hope to end three-year wait to speak with Manchester City boss
City podcast miss out on award at last month’s awards
Crooks and villains march against Manchester Pride in ironic protest to win back ‘the heart of the village’
The protest will start at Sackville Gardens
Bolton charities get into festive spirit by helping most vulnerable ahead of town’s annual Christmas events
Bolton’s festive entertainment programme set forkick-off
Promoting the voice of the voiceless: Manchester poet Lemn Sissay launches art project for care leavers
The Salander Project is the creation of Sissay
Charity cheat: Stockport fundraiser jailed for stealing thousands intended to help disadvantaged children
Michael Garner has been jailed for 20 months
Christmas is cancelled! Manchester business scraps office festivities to donate gifts to needy children
Generous WWB Recruitment staff are donating gifts to Wood Street Mission
Bondage, handcuffs and naked men… only at XXXmas! Saucy event raises money for Manchester’s Christie
Manchester PA Network hosted the event
Rescue mission to typhoon-hit Philippines as Manchester charity teams up with UNICEF and Oxfam
Human Appeal has sent teams to Cebu and Bohol