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
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Guide dog trainer Harry, 71, ‘changes the lives’ of blind and partially sighted
Harry Stringer trains Guide Dogs for the Blind
Volunteers to sleep rough and battle sub-zero temperatures to raise money for Manchester homeless centre
Last year the event raised more than £22,000
‘I hope the bastards get caught’: Terminally-ill fiancé of Chorlton cyclist speaks out against bike thieves
The bike was stolen ahead of The Christie charity cycle
The elephants march into town, hurrah! Statues stomp into Manchester for endangered animal awareness
The parade is the world’s largest art exhibition of elephants
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Hulme couple re-mortgage OWN home to fund ‘rewarding’ charity centre
Rainbow Christian Centre opened in 2003