Women across Greater Manchester are being encouraged to sit in the saddle and pedal their way on a five-mile bike-themed treasure hunt aimed at getting more females into cycling.

Linus Lind almost doubled his target and could yet treble it, having seen nearly 26,000 Swedish krona (£2,250 approx) flood in: a staggering rate of almost £1 per kilometre cycled.

A pedal-pushing pub manager will to cycle to all of Manchester’s 124 Joseph Holt pubs collecting scratch cards to raise money for the new Christie cancer centre later this month.

With an initial target of 10,000 Swedish krona (around £870) for his 1,600-mile journey from Uppsala to Manchester in aid of Doctors Without Borders, FC United of Manchester fan Linus Lind is approaching 20,000 krona.

The challenging 65-mile route starts in Wythenshawe Park, through Knutsford to Nantwich and then heads back through Middlewich to the Finish

Linus Lind is cycling over 1,600 miles to FC United of Manchester’s home ground in a bid to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders.

A Wigan girl suffering with brain damage has inspired her family to take on the Three Peaks challenge to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Braving wasps and breakdowns, 31-year-old Linus Lind had hoped for around 10,000 Swedish krona (£850 approximately) to give to Doctors Without Borders for his trip from home to FC United’s Broadhurst Park ground.

With around 50 miles of his 1,600-mile pilgrimage to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders/MSF ticked off, Linus Lind is updating MM on his epic journey.

A little girl who battled a rare form of cancer is the inspiration behind a charity bike ride from Manchester to Blackpool.

As the Tour de France overlaps with the Commonwealth Games this week, a Manchester law firm is putting the city’s cycling safety knowledge to the test.