ChildLine ‘difference between life and death’ for children in Manchester this Christmas
Figures released today reveal 396 children contacted the city’s ChildLine call centre, during the Christmas season last year
Child poverty charity makes Christmas about more than survival for Manchester’s kids
Manchester charity Wood Street Mission is launching their 2014 Christmas appeal with the message ‘Christmas should be about more than survival’ in a bid to help more than 4,000 children and their families this festive season
Devastated family set up petition for enforced carbon monoxide detectors after Manchester student death
The family of an ex-Manchester university student who died from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning are urging the public to sign an e-petition to make CO detectors mandatory throughout England and Wales.
More than 900 children in North West will ‘wake up homeless’ on Christmas day
More than 900 children in the North West will wake up homeless on Christmas day this year, a charity has warned.
Bond for life: Manchester father hopes his tale inspires others to adopt
A Manchester father is encouraging others to adopt a child after his own inspiring story has created a bond that is ‘stronger than anything else I have known’.
Police bust family-run drugs ‘empire’ orchestrated from inside prison cell
A family-run drugs ‘empire’ orchestrated from within a prison cell has been busted by Greater Manchester Police.
Food for thought: Rochdale teens tackle homelessness with £4 a day initiative
Teenagers in Rochdale are attempting to raise awareness of homelessness – by suggesting people across Greater Manchester try to live on just £4 a day.
Shopping in the air: Trafford Centre teams up with The Snowman for Christmas
Manchester’s Trafford Centre will have shoppers walking in the air this Christmas with The Snowman and The Snowdog festive theme
Salford schoolboy found hanged was ‘not suicide’ rules coroner – despite note saying he was ‘fed up’
A 15-year-old Salford schoolboy may have accidentally hanged himself with his school bag while swinging in trees for a lark, despite being found with a note in his pocket which said he was ‘fed up’.
Manchester named cheating capital of UK as 55% of women saying they would travel 30 miles for affair
The city topped the table when it comes to the number of people who fancy a bit on the side, regardless of the ring on their finger, says new research from www.gleeden.com
Say goodbye to summer lovin’: September marriage split surge expected, say Manchester divorce lawyers
September is the most popular month for Manchester couples to split after summer loving comes to an end.