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18th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Website launched to help people to organise charity gigs for drug and alcohol treatmentA Manchester-based social enterprise is launching a website enabling people to put on gigs to raise money for the Turn Up for Recovery movement. The...
17th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Carol service at Manchester cathedral raises money for new LGBT centreA carol service was held by a charity to raise money for a new LGBT centre aiming to promote acceptance and inclusion. The Proud Trust...
17th December 2019 | By Zainab Tariq
Manchester becomes UK’s first city to use recycled Christmas lightsManchester is helping to save the environment by using bio-degradable and recycled lights this year to light up the city for Christmas. The LED lights...
17th December 2019 | By Leonie Backhaus
Huge popularity for Manchester’s first sustainable Christmas MarketMore than 2,000 people signed up for the first sustainable Christmas Market in the north that was held at Hatch with workshops selling out weeks...
13th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Charity ‘sleep walk’ across Manchester by UK’s leading homelessness charity brings huge turnoutFollowing the success of a charity walk in London earlier this month which raised £500,000, the homelessness charity Shelter hoped to repeat its success in...
13th December 2019 | By [email protected]
Manchester restaurant to offer free buffet for the homeless this ChristmasA restaurant in Manchester is offering homeless people in the city a free Christmas buffet. Jasmine Grill, located on Richmond street in Manchester’s gay village,...
13th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Man Met Mother Tongue, Other Tongue wins Queens Award for poetry projectManchester Metropolitan University has been awarded a Queens Award for its Mother Tongue, Other Tongue poetry project. The project, which encourages children to write and remember...
13th December 2019 | By Pete Murray
Behind the broken ‘Red Wall’ – the election aftermathThere was more weariness than celebration in the Manchester Conference Centre as the votes were tallied. Conservative candidates and activists saw historic triumphs in nearby seats...
13th December 2019 | By Sophie Cook
Angry allotment holders challenge council’s plans to allow building on green landAllotment owners are challenging Disley Parish Council after they gave approval for houses to be built on land used by allotment holders. Greystones allotment in Newtown,...
12th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Hospital meals charity wins Pride of Manchester award for work with children and parentsEmmie’s Kitchen, an organisation that strives to help parents caring for their children in hospital, has won the Pride of Manchester award at the 2019...
12th December 2019 | By Sophie Cook
Five-year-old girl wins trophy for helping her canine friends to stay hydrated on their walksA five-year-old girl has been helping dogs and their owners in Romiley by leaving them goodies on the canal for the past years. For her efforts, Megan was ...
12th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Manchester’s night walk raises thousands for the homelessA 10k walk round Manchester helped raise thousands of pounds for homeless people this Christmas. The night walk started and ended on Windmill Street and raised...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Denton man uses his martial arts training to fend off mugger in Stockport car parkA marital arts enthusiast used his self-defence skills to fend off an attacker during an attempted mugging. Philip Craven, 35, practices the gracie jiu-jitsu technique and had...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Tameside’s first distillery opened for business by self-employed Denton manBrewer Lee Chisnall has made a charity branded Willow Wood Hospice gin in Tameside’s first distillery. The Denton man worked in IT for 26 years...
12th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Thieves steal 70 Christmas trees and specialist equipment from shop in SaleMore than 70 Christmas trees were stolen from a shop in Sale in the run-up to Christmas. The thieves struck at 10.30pm and made three...
11th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Volunteer cooking Christmas meal for the homeless in Bury asking for donations from publicA volunteer charity worker is pledging to cook a Boxing Day meal for homeless people in Bury. Samara Barnes has been cooking meals for the...
11th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Somali charity worker named Volunteer of the Year at Be Proud awards 2019Ahmed Mohamud was taken by complete surprise when he was awarded at the Be Proud Awards in the Volunteer of the Year category. “Volunteering is...
11th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Liberal Democrats and Greens stress that this is ‘the climate election!’Extinction Rebellion have been engaging with election candidates and constituents about addressing climate change. At an election hustings in Chorlton, local candidates were invited but the...
10th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Pollution of rivers in Manchester is a common problem, says Environment AgencyThe pollution of rivers in Manchester is an annual occurrence, according to the Mersey Rivers Trust. Mike Duddy, senior project manager at Mersey Rivers Trust...
9th December 2019 | By karthiknair
BBC rolls out free digital resources to help improve communication among young childrenThe Tiny Happy People initiative seeks to bridge the communication gap among Greater Manchester pre-schoolers. The initiative, which was started by the Greater Manchester Combined...