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
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
Manchester must work in unison to make lasting change for those with learning disabilities, claim Mencap
Mencap’s Stephen John says disability groups, charities and schools must work together
‘There’s still good in the world’: Dad of Manchester cerebral palsy sufferer, 6, praises £5,000 towards vital operation
Aidan Worth needs £25,000 for treatment
Oldham ‘Men in Sheds’ project set to combat loneliness in older males through therapeutic activities
The Men in Sheds Greenfield scheme is being run by Saddleworth and Lees Councils and Age UK Oldham
Girl, 12, with Down’s syndrome only fell off bike and wasn’t attacked by gang of girls, Bolton police say
A witness has come forward to say what happened
‘Punishing the poor’: Manchester anti-cuts protesters to march in honour of bedroom tax suicide victim
Stephanie Bottrill, 53, killed herself earlier this month