Paying GPs to spot dementia won’t tackle dismal diagnosis rates, warns health boss
Senior Manchester health official brands paying NHS doctors to diagnose dementia ‘politically motivated’ and says it ‘raises ehtical considerations’
Manchester’s ‘lost generation of cooks’ learn to eat healthy and Love Food Hate Waste
Greater Manchester’s ‘lost generation of cookers’ are being given a nudge back into the kitchen as part of the Love Food Hate Waste campaign
Floods ‘bring most misery to poor areas’ but Manchester experts vow to stem the tide
Manchester Metropolitan University expert is warning that poorer areas are often the most affected by flooding as Britain faces wettest winter in 30 years
Run, rabbit, run! £2.2m wildlife grant for Manchester to Liverpool nature corridors
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside are the winners of a £2.2million Heritage Lottery Fund grant for their Great Manchester Wetlands: A Carbon Landscape project
Ex-Wigan rugby star hanged himself just four days after fiancée called off wedding
A former Wigan Rugby League player who was planning to marry hanged himself just four days after his bride-to-be broke off their engagement, an inquest heard.
Devolution will boost Manchester’s healthcare, says senior doctor
Devolution to the region will deliver massive benefits to health and social care – including the diagnosis and treatment of dementia – according to a senior Manchester health official.
Heart disease deaths plunge across Greater Manchester… yet ‘fight far from over’
Avoidable deaths from cardiovascular disease has dropped across Greater Manchester, but the figures are still shockingly high, reveals the Office of National Satistics
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
Great Manchester Bake Off: Caketober whisks up most charity cash yet
Forever Manchester’s charity event Caketober rustles up egg-cellent donations thanks to Great British Bake Off but sets sights for the cherry on top next year
Ukip MEP for North West brands Manchester devolution plans a ‘disaster’
A leading Ukip politician has slammed plans announced earlier this week to give extra powers to Greater Manchester.
Make some NOISE: Festival gives Manchester artists chance in the limelight
NOISE Festival gives the opportunity to artists looking to make their big break.