Oldham charities and politicians show their support for International Day of the Girl, a UN campaign against gender equality and abuse of girls wordlwide

Research from Public Health England – the first conducted for this age group – found that 25.6% of children in Manchester have evidence of decay, which is more than double the national average of just below 12%

A Salford student nurse who spent his childhood in care has raised almost £2,000 for the NSPCC – after taking on a series of the most gruelling obstacle courses in the country.

A Stalybridge college welfare officer and young person’s football coach – who downloaded thousands of indecent images of children and was caught as part of a world-wide investigation – has been sentenced to a 12 months in prison.

Infant slings and baby carriers are rising in popularity across western culture – and baby-wearing experts are advising parents to do their research before they embrace the indigenous parenting tradition.

With the Baby & Toddler show on its way to the North West this week, we here at MM has compiled a list of the top things parents miss once they have children.

Coming back to make this new journey for parents a little less daunting is The Baby and Toddler Show which will be returning to Manchester for the second time this year on September 26-28.

Manchester City stars Willy Caballero and Dedryck Boyata have swapped the football pitch for the classroom to raise awareness about the dangers of gang culture to children.

An alarming number of children have been left at risk by Manchester City Council’s child protection services, which have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ in a damning Ofsted report.

Locally, nationally and worldwide, the older and (not necessarily) wiser have been offering their #TipsForYear7s.

An electrician and married father of two has died after being electrocuted whilst repairing a kitchen cooker at a primary school in Oldham.