More Greater Mancheseter young people in hospital after self-harm than in rest of UK
Self-harm is putting significantly more young people in hospital in Greater Manchester than in the rest of the country, new figures reveal.
Breaking: Lorry engulfed in flames on M602 between Manchester and Salford
A lorry has set ablaze, sending clouds of smoke billowing across the Manchester-bound M602 motorway – it is not yet known whether the driver of the vehicle has managed to escape the fire.
Manchester kids and families in need to get help quicker thanks to council scheme
Help can’t come soon enough for some of Manchester’s disadvantaged children and families but it will come sooner thanks to a new council initiative to build a better, brighter future for those in need.
Benefit cuts will force more Manchester families to rely on food banks, warns study
The number of Manchester residents relying on food banks for their next meal is set to surge with the welfare cuts announced by George Osborne in the Tory’s 2015 Budget, according to new research.
Financial watchdog ‘cosying up’ to private firms cause for concern, says Manchester MP
Manchester Central Labour MP Lucy Powell has expressed concern at the number of employees from financial service companies being given ‘privileged access’ to the inner-workings of the Financial Conduct Authority.
Transfer news (with a twist): Ex Manchester City star latest signing for St Ann’s Hospice
Former Manchester City favourite Andy Hinchcliffe is coming out of retirement to join St Ann’s Hospice’s team of volunteers as their latest summer signing.
Elderly treated ‘by strangers’ and given wrong medication doses at Trafford care home
Patients at a Trafford care home have been left feeling unsafe as they are treated by ‘strangers’ and given incorrect doses of their medicine, a Care Quality Commission report reveals.
Police charge 10 men and three teens in third wave of major Oldham drugs raid
A series of major Oldham drug raids have seen 13 people, including three teenagers, charged with supply or conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine by Greater Manchester Police.
North Manchester hospital’s A&E patient waiting times set to plummet with new scheme
A&E waiting times could plummet at one of Manchester’s largest hospitals this week as a successful national initiative kicks into action there.
Jordon Begley inquest: GMP Taser shooting and restraint ‘contributed’ to ‘tragic’ death
An inquest into the ‘tragic’ death of Jordon Begley after he was Tasered by police has raised ‘serious issues’ about the officers’ conduct – GMP have extended their sympathies to his ‘devastated’ family.
GMP appeal: Brave man’s eye sockets fractured while defending partner in ‘savage’ Norther Quarter attack
A brave man has been left with two fractured eye sockets after trying to ‘defend the honour’ of his partner and her friend after a brute jumped into their taxi and hurled abuse at them outside Blackdog Ballroom in Northern Quarter