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Manchester food banks are feeling the strain of increased demand as families struggle to feed their children over the Christmas holidays.

Barry Thompson, a Stockport-based insurance director, turns 60 in March, and to mark the day, he is launching ‘60 Dos with Barry’, with an event to mark each year.

Elderly and vulnerable people across Greater Manchester will be getting a Christmas miracle this year as the Snow Angels are out in force to keep pathways snow and ice free.

A Manchester children’s charity has launched a festive campaign to collect memories from people who have been helped by the charity in the past.

If you’re after an excuse to get out and get fit this festive season, Mancunian Matters and the Cancer Research UK Winter Run Series have just the ticket…

Churches across Greater Manchester are asking people to come together to bring a little light into the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, including victims of child sexual exploitation, this Christmas.

Manchester is famous the world over for being the leader in many areas, from pioneering musical talent to the industrial might of the Victorian age.

It sounds an odd way to raise money, but a children’s cancer charity has just launched a Shoecember campaign and wants people to wear two different shoes, then do a selfie to raise funds.

A new Bolton-based company has launched a range of slippers in time for Christmas – and Manchester Dogs’ Home are set to be the unlikely beneficiaries.

The heartbroken parents of a baby who was stillborn have started a Crowdfunder to pay for a cold cot for the Royal Oldham Hospital.