Ex-Coronation Street star Tina O’ Brien campaigns for parents to donate coats for families in poverty
The ‘Little Coat Big Coat’ campaign was started by Wood Street Mission charity
‘Equality, Everywhere’: Manchester joins 34 countries for fight against homophobia in LGBT fundraiser
Artists and musicians will show their support for the LGBT community in Salford
Businessmen take on gruelling bike challenge to raise £1m and bring cancer care into Manchester homes
Road2Recovery hopes to raise £1million for The Christie
Thousands expected for Manchester Canal Festival at Piccadilly Basin as Rochdale Canal turns 200
The event will showcase artistic and musical talent with open air film screenings
Loving sister embarks on 10-mile ‘blind walk’ through Manchester after sister loses sight to deadly tumour
Lauren Powter set off on her journey with the help of CLIC Sargent and RNIB
Who will be first past the post? Manchester MPs race in Wigan 10K marathon for muscle dystrophy
Lisa Nandy and Andy Burnham will compete in the first Wigan marathon
Dad of murdered Manchester police officer Nicola Hughes continues her memory in charity golfing event
The event will support charities helping victims of crimes
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Airport worker dedicates 26 years helping 4,000 sick kids go on dream holidays
Stephen Sefton has dedicated the past 26 years to the charity ChildFlight
The writing’s on the wall: Manchester photography exhibition explores graffiti for Northern Quarter show
Ness Cohen hopes to dispel graffiti’s negative connotations
Around the world in ‘however many days it takes’: Three Tameside men cycle the globe for charity
Russell Selby, Mark Phillips and Jacob Mellor take on trip of a lifetime
Buy Art Fair returns to Manchester uniting more than 70 galleries – with cancer research cash in its sights
Buy Art Fair is the biggest art fair outside London