Drug use, violence and living in poverty: All that 1,000 North West children want for Christmas is a safe home
Shelter is launching an emergency appeal
‘Can they score? They always score…’ Manchester United and Family Arts Festival collect match day memories
Manchester United team up with The Lowry to host arts festival
‘I will NEVER get over what he did to me’: Wythenshawe rapist jailed for sex offences against five-year-old victims
Christopher Newton of Woodhouse Park was sentenced to 13 years
Manchester United commit £1million to charity UNICEF as club extends 13-year partnership
United have raised in excess of £3million in their long-running partnership
Arthritis Week: Knuckle cracking? Elderly disease? Avoid exercise? Myths of condition busted
More than ten million people in the UK, including more than 15,000 children, are affected by arthritis
Mass sleep-out of Manchester businessmen to raise plight of 100,000 youths sleeping rough every night
It is the first time the annual Byte Night has taken place in Manchester
‘Let’s do it for the children!’ Bury nursery manager urges parents to quit smoking for Stoptober
Jo Crankshaw organised a mass quitting event
Children with Down’s Syndrome to get free theatre and arts workshops thanks to Hilton Deansgate donation
Almost £10,000 was donated to Stretford The Edge Theatre
Free school meals? Great! But we MUST tackle causes of child poverty now, demands Bolton foodbank
37% of children in Farnworth are living in poverty
Stamp it out: NSPCC launch new drive to stop child abuse in Greater Manchester before it even happens
Peter Wanless, the new NSPCC chief, has vowed to drastically decrease child abuse
Harpurhey charity ‘overwhelmed’ by support as renowned artist Jon Burgerman donates art for auction
The auction has been organised by the Manchester based company, 3 Door Digital