Getting Manchester ‘fit for 21st century’: City Council announce £27million leisure centre project
A £27million investment by Manchester City Council will bring three state-of-the-art leisure centres to Beswick, Hough End and Levenshulme.
Oldham MP claims teen cancer patients like Stephen Sutton are left feeling ‘fobbed off’ before diagnosis
The Labour MP echoed comments made by Stephen’s mother, Jane Sutton, who has spoken for the first time about her anger after her son’s cancer was misdiagnosed as constipation for five months
Food bank users fear ‘social stigma’, claims Manchester Uni study – but hand-outs could soon be ‘normalised’
People forced into turning to food banks to stave off starvation are often ‘embarrassed’ and deeply concerned about the social ‘stigma’ they face, experts from Manchester University have revealed.
‘He’s got me feline fine now’: How Bob the cat saved heroin addict from depths of despair
Author of A Street Cat Called Bob head to Manchester to tell awe-inspiring tale of one man and his cat.
Greater Manchester among England’s worst areas for tooth decay in tots – with fruit juice ‘biggest culprit’
Research from Public Health England – the first conducted for this age group – found that 25.6% of children in Manchester have evidence of decay, which is more than double the national average of just below 12%
‘Utter contempt’: Unison boss slams Government as Manchester NHS staff get set for nationwide walkout
NHS workers will stage a four-hour strike on Monday October 13, confirmed Unison, in a row over pay.
Manchester youngsters warned of dangers of finding ‘thinspiration’ online as eating disorder cases soar
A senior health official has urged Manchester’s young people not to go it alone in a growing battle with mental health, dietary habits and social media control.
Bane of booze: Manchester named UK’s worst area for alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease affects more people in Manchester than anywhere else in the UK, new figures show.
Greater Manchester care home owner condemns way NHS look after elderly as ‘impersonal and undignified’
Greater Manchester care home owner, and former NHS doctor, calls for more funding and radical change in the way the government look after our elderly
Oldham MP’s pledge to make town ‘dementia-friendly’ sees her tell own mum’s moving battle with disease
An Oldham MP shared the struggles of her dementia suffering mother, and encouraged the community to educate themselves on the debilitating disease at a Dementia Friends session.
Smoke without fire: Just how safe are e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes could reduce smoking-related deaths by 50,000 – despite a recent report calling for their regulation.