‘Appalling’: As disability hate crime DOUBLES Oldham MP Abrahams issues warning
Hate crimes directed towards people with disabilities have doubled in Manchester in the past two years, a Freedom of Information Act has revealed.
‘They think these people are their friends’: Manchester puts spotlight on ‘mate crime’
“Unfortunately the ‘nature of the beast’ seems to be that many of us – me included – are all too often very poor at managing relationships of all kinds. We often find ourselves being taken advantage of.”
‘Laughter is a great way to engage people’: Comedian to get Manchester adopting through ‘positivity’ and ‘hope’
If you were looking for information on adoption and fostering, you’d be forgiven for not thinking that your local comedy club was the best place to start
‘Failings in many areas’: Patients ‘not protected from avoidable risk’ at unsafe Wythenshawe care home
A residential care home in Wythenshawe has been slammed for being unsafe and potentially dangerous by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
‘So many suffer in silence’: Manchester theatre group hopes to get anxiety patients dancing back to health
A dance and physical theatre group has found a creative way of approaching mental health issues by reaching out to sufferers with dance workshops and a short film.
World Cancer Day: Charity tells Manchester ‘transform lives of millions’ by donating
Cancer death rates have fallen by 11% in the North West, Cancer Research UK have revealed on World Cancer Day.
‘Long way to go’: Manchester charity not content despite jump in electric vehicle use
There is plenty more work to be done for electric vehicles to have an impact on climate change, despite use of them surging across Greater Manchester, Friends of the Earth have said.
‘Justice is served’: Man who raped Manchester woman in her own bed 32 years ago jailed due to DNA advances
A man who raped a Manchester woman in her own bed after breaking into her home 32 years ago has been sent to prison.
‘This must stop’: Police issue CCTV image of car used in Salford family shooting
The car believed to have been used by two men who shot a mother and her child on their doorstep in Salford is being searched for by police.
Dare you Beat the Bogle? Historic Manchester Uni stroll raising money for homeless
The longest-running sponsored charity event in the North West be celebrating a special milestone in March.
‘The Shoreditch of the North’: Manchester start-up growth boom here for the long haul
Traditionally few would argue that London has been the centre of the UK for all things business, and many commenters continue to berate the unfair advantages handed to companies based within the capital.