Festive markets have become a symbol of Christmas around the world, and now you can visit Manchester’s from the comfort of your own home.

Mobile defibrillators will be carried on Manchester trams for the first time ever this evening as part of the safety measures being put in place for ‘Mad Friday’.

MM spoke to Nicola Savage, fundraising manager for Ronald McDonald House Charities, who is proud that the organisation provides an invaluable service at what can be an emotional time of the year.

The number of pleas for help made to North West councils by people on the brink of homelessness has almost doubled over the last five years.

A shopkeeper has expressed his devastation and shock after 190 Christmas trees were stolen from a Chorlton minimarket three weeks ago.

Elderly and vulnerable people across Greater Manchester will be getting a Christmas miracle this year as the Snow Angels are out in force to keep pathways snow and ice free.

Families facing homelessness in Salford and Trafford will have some cheer this Christmas, after staff at Salix Homes housing association have collected a ‘mountain of gifts’.

The installation is based inside the atrium at the Corn Exchange and features a series of comfortable benches, festive trees and, naturally, an abundance of sprigs of mistletoe.

A Manchester children’s charity has launched a festive campaign to collect memories from people who have been helped by the charity in the past.

Corrie Star Brooke Vincent gets a stunning Christmas party season makeover from Manchester’s intu Trafford Centre

Churches across Greater Manchester are asking people to come together to bring a little light into the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, including victims of child sexual exploitation, this Christmas.