Corrie stars shine bright at Wonderland Ball, hosted by Manchester charity Genesis, raising £80,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Manchester’s animal lovers have been delving into their pockets and have raised £4,800 for pet rehoming centres as part of a summer fundraising campaign.

A stunning online campaign has raised more than £1500 for a down-on-his-luck Stockport resident – after a stranger saw his plight on Panorama.

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder will be joining his band mates and a host of famous pals on stage at the Manchester Palace Hotel later this month to raise funds for his sick nephew.

Oldham’s roller derby team are gearing up and rolling their way towards Sweden to compete in a international tournament – which could see them crowned champions of Europe.

A Salford student nurse who spent his childhood in care has raised almost £2,000 for the NSPCC – after taking on a series of the most gruelling obstacle courses in the country.

North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) staff flew in to Piccadilly Gardens today in a bid to get donations soaring

Gary Lineker was on hand to help more than 200 runners complete a ‘fun run’ around Manchester airport – raising in excess of £7,000 for charity.

Manchester Dogs’ Home have started taking in stray dogs for the time since the fire that killed 60 dogs last Thursday.

Alongside worldwide donations, the British public have also actively taken goods and supplies to the charity shop accompanying the home

‘Kindness Kits’ are being rushed to schools across the city following the arrest of a 15-year-old boy who is being held on suspicion of setting the fire last night, which left more than 60 dogs dead