If yew go down to the woods: Stockport carpenter crafts fallen trees into furniture
Matthew Simon, 59, from Marple Bridge, was inspired to start his company Black Cat Wood about ten years ago
MM’s top five… authors from Greater Manchester
Manchester has has produced some world renowned authors, who leave behind them a great literary legacy with classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Secret Garden and Confessions of an Opium Eater
All you need is love: Rise in Manchester’s LGBT adopters proves sexuality ‘not a factor’
LGBT parents in Manchester were behind nearly a quarter of the city’s adoption placements last year, according to the agency After Adoption.
Witness appeal: Moston woman on mobility scooter mowed down and killed
Witnesses are being asked to come forward to help trace a driver who killed a woman by knocking her off a mobility scooter during a road collision.
Manchester hospitals hope to reduce horrific symptoms of tinnitus with drug trial
Manchester resident Campbell Robertson, 73, has suffered from the condition for six years and only found out he had the condition, which he was unaware existed, after being diagnosed by a doctor.
GMP officer shot by Dale Cregan commemorated with baton relay across Britain
The PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund is organising an event with a difference, to celebrate the life of the 23-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer murdered by Dale Creegan.
Salford’s THIRD stabbing in just 24 hours prompts ‘major’ police investigation
A 29-year-old man is in a serious condition after being attacked with a machete in Salford – making it the third stabbing to have happened in the area in just 24 hours.
One man’s trash is a Didsbury man’s treasure: Meet the designer upcycling your litter
When you dispose of your empty wine bottles at the end of a boozy weekend, you may be unaware that somebody out there is waiting to get their hands on them as part of their day job.
Film starring Rochdale cerebral palsy sufferer nominated for national award
A film starring a Rochdale school pupil with cerebral palsy has been nominated for a national award sponsored by leading production companies.
Cheadle MP urges Cameron to ‘pay tribute to St Ann’s Hospice with greater funding’
Hospices like St Ann’s are in need of funding from the £6billion NHS budget devolved to the city, a Manchester MP has told Prime Minister David Cameron.
Jobseeker sanction hot-spots: FOUR Greater Manchester boroughs named in top 20
Four Greater Manchester districts feature in the UK’s top 20 job seeker sanction hot-spots – making it one of the most heavily penalised regions in the country.