National charity Contact the Elderly, is looking for volunteers to host monthly tea parties across Chorlton, Didsbury, Withington, West Didsbury and Heaton Moor in a bid to help older people expand their often-limited social circle.

As part of national Volunteering Week, gardeners at St Ann’s Hospice have revealed how tending to the shrubs and buds at the Heald Green site helped them cope with the loss of their loved ones.

Sue Good, a retired head teacher from Didsbury, dedicates life to community

Year 11 students will take to Hampson Road garden in Hazelwood, Ashton-Under-Lyne