At a time when women’s rights seem to be increasingly under attack one Manchester restaurant is taking a stand for the rights of women and mothers by openly encouraging breastfeeding.

In the wake of the siege of Eastern Aleppo by pro Assad forces, and the continuing horror and strife across Syria, MM spoke with Syria Relief media executive Tasneem Albarazi.

England’s North West will be full of even more festive cheer this year after B&Q announced they were donating Christmas trees to Manchester good causes – as well as launching a selfie competition.

The programme is aimed at community football projects around the world that have been created to tackle issues affecting young people, including substance abuse, unemployment and disability inclusion.

Some of the UK’s finest music acts will play Manchester’s Sound Control this Sunday to help celebrate the life of a young Sale man diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Government figures show that the current number of 1,699 children without a permanent home at the moment is the highest the figure has been since 2008.

Dogs Trust Manchester have found homes for nearly 2,000 hounds since their birth two years ago, and you sense it’s only the start of something much, much bigger.

Renowned poet Lemn Sissay MBE has enough African spirit in him to encourage Retrak in completing their ultimate goal of a world without street children.

Tough Mudder. Three Peaks. And now Run in the Dark. Meet Richard Douglas, the man who swapped the bottle for trainers.

Kristian Hunt, Alan Aspden and Luke Walker – who all work for audio branding firm PHMG – took on the football-themed endurance test in aid of Manchester-based charity Once Upon a Smile.

Over 150 people swapped the warmth of their beds for the cold floors outside the Museum of Science and Industry.