‘I want to make a difference’: Salford student engineer to take part in Borneo project
A Salfordian is heading to Borneo as part of a university project to help residents in the impoverished Sabah region.
‘Empowering teens against extremism’: Manchester youth worker builds app to prevent kids being radicalised
With the rise of ISIS has come a growing fear of our young people being radicalised like Jihadi Jack but a Manchester businesswoman and equality and diversity campaigner might just have the answer with her new app Prevent.
‘We see a drastic change’: Tameside charity aims to get mental health patients active with coffee shop scheme
After giving up her job at the turn of the millennium, Janice Hogg has devoted her life to working with people with mental health issues in Tameside.
‘Barn owls make great pets’: Accrington animal charity with everything from reptiles to raccoons in funding plea
MagnaRep: Reptiles & Exotics, Rescue & Support started over eight years ago as a family idea but quickly turned into a reality when charity trustee and founder Nick Wilburn, 25, took on the project to rescue animals in need.
‘You feel like a freak because you’re not well’: Manchester writer on life with borderline personality disorder
Harriet Williamson is a freelance journalist is using her own traumatic experiences to raise awareness of borderline personality disorder
Salford photographer wants exhibition to counter media’s negative portrayal of Barton Moss anti-fracking protesters
A photographer, who documented the Salford protests against fracking that made headlines last year, has set up a crowdfunder in order to stage an exhibition called the Battle of Barton Moss at the People’s History Museum next year.
‘It gave us time to bond’: Parents of stillborn baby girl need your help to buy cold cot for Royal Oldham Hospital
The heartbroken parents of a baby who was stillborn have started a Crowdfunder to pay for a cold cot for the Royal Oldham Hospital.
‘I was only going to do it for a week’: Help Sale artists create a mosaic to celebrate local lollipop lady’s 45-year career
Sale graphic artists are trying to raise £3,000 to celebrate the 45-year career of local lollipop lady by creating a mosaic on the wall near her crossing.
Reform the airwaves! Manchester radio station crowd fund for new gear
Reform Radio is a shared digital arts platform, created by young music enthusiasts and working predominantly with 18-30 year olds who are not in employment, education or training.
Jessica’s Journey: Manchester tot who can’t walk needs YOUR help to take first steps to ‘where she needs to be’
This is the poetic plea of a brave Wythenshawe tot, Jessica Rooney, who cannot walk or talk and would love a walking frame to help her explore – and she needs your help to get it.
Wigan mourners crowdfund for funeral of rugby prodigy, 13, who drowned in quarry
Mourners in Wigan are coming together to help raise money in the memory of a 13-year-old rugby prodigy who tragically downed in a quarry.