Manchester theatres at risk of being sold due to neglect and dereliction
The national advisory body for theatres has announced 31 theatres are at risk to close as shown in their annual
‘Young people unaware of dangers’: 95% of Manchester kids most at risk of sexual abuse run away from home
Worrying figures that show that 95% of children most at risk from sexual exploitation have gone missing from their homes at least once are being explored by Greater Manchester Police.
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
Most child abuse happens in their own home, warns Salford University report
Most child abuse and neglect takes place in the home, was new study by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Professor Andrew Rowland and Salford University
ChildLine joins forces with schools in £1million appeal to tackle abuse and neglect across Greater Manchester
Esther Rantzen CBE was joined by basketball legend John Amaechi OBE at the launch of a £1million appeal for ChildLine’s latest service which aims to join forces with 980 Greater Manchester schools
Ex-GMP officer, 63, jailed for child rape offences in ‘devastating’ eight-year reign of terror
A former GMP officer has been found guilty of historic rape and sex offences, after ‘physically and mentally’ controlling his young victim for eight years.
Battle song: Gig to fund rescue of London Road Fire Station from wrack and ruin
The Friends of London Road Fire Station have announced their latest concert to fund the fight to return the Grade II listed building to Mancunians after it was left to rot by current owners.
New Moston couple ‘failed’ baby daughter by leaving her unattended in bath before drowning tragedy, court told
A young Moston couple who left their baby to drown in the bath wept in the dock of a courtroom as they were accused of failing in the ‘most basic of parental responsibilities’ today.