Food for thought: Rochdale teens tackle homelessness with £4 a day initiative
Teenagers in Rochdale are attempting to raise awareness of homelessness – by suggesting people across Greater Manchester try to live on just £4 a day.
NHS strikes: Manchester backs nurses in pay walkout
Nurses, midwives and ambulance staff staged the walkout over the Government’s decision not to go ahead with the planned 1% pay-rise
Celebrity chef Simon Rogan admits: Manchester ‘not good enough’ for Michelin star
Simon’s restaurant – The French – looked set to win a coveted Michelin star when the latest guide was published last month, only to be snubbed for the prestigious award
Bobbies on the tweet: GMP use Twitter to reveal every call received over 24 hours
Greater Manchester Police take to Twitter to show public what 24 hours on the force is like
The invisible struggle: Manchester students dispel myths behind mental health
Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis and OCD were all conditions students at the Royal Northern College of Music discussed on World Mental Health Day.
WWII heroes who braved ‘world’s worst journey’ to aid Russia honoured in Manchester
A special ceremony at Manchester Town Hall will see around 70 veterans awarded with the prestigious Ushakov Medal – one of the highest honours the Russian Federation can bestow
Stepping Hill’s specialist status petition gathers pace as hospital gets £17m revamp
Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital announces £17million revamp and significant progress of push to gain specialist status as part of Hazel Grove’s prospective Lib Dem MP Lisa Smart
Manchester agrees with Twitter backlash as 72% say Great British Bake Off final decision was half baked
The 60-year-old Lincolnshire grandmother beat Stockport lad Luis Troyano and favourite Richard Burr to claim the title
Astronomers look into heart of exploding star for first time, Manchester Uni reveals
Led by Michigan State and the University of Manchester, astronomers used radio telescopes from across Europe and America to pinpoint the locations where a stellar explosion, called a nova, occurred
Oldham teen found frozen to death in alley: GMP officer tells inquest ‘more should have been done’ in search
Leon Cudworth, 15, had promised his father he would home by midnight when he said he was going out for the evening – but it is thought he didn’t come back until 2am
Manchester Cathedral to host charity sleepover to raise money for the homeless
Manchester Booth Centre hopes to highlight some of the hardships that homeless people have to face every day