Did you know it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month? 73% of Manchester ‘unaware’
MM took to the streets of Manchester to see how many of you knew it was Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Gorton Miss Plus Size hopeful aims to show big girls are beautiful in global pageant
Aspiring beauty queen talks to Mancunian Matters about her hopes on becoming an inspiration for other plus size women ahead of the Miss Plus Size International 2015 beauty pageant
Manchester’s NHS staff join nationwide strike as Unison vow to continue pay fight
The head of Unison has urged NHS staff to ‘keep on fighting’ after six different unions in Manchester took part in the first nationwide health service walkout for 32 years.
Ebola ‘hysteria’ blamed as Stockport school turns away African boy, 9, ‘like a leper’
An aid worker based in Africa accused parents at a Stockport Catholic primary school of treating her nine-year-old son ‘like a leper’ today after he was banned from joining classes over unfounded fears he had Ebola.
Getting Manchester ‘fit for 21st century’: City Council announce £27million leisure centre project
A £27million investment by Manchester City Council will bring three state-of-the-art leisure centres to Beswick, Hough End and Levenshulme.
Oldham MP claims teen cancer patients like Stephen Sutton are left feeling ‘fobbed off’ before diagnosis
The Labour MP echoed comments made by Stephen’s mother, Jane Sutton, who has spoken for the first time about her anger after her son’s cancer was misdiagnosed as constipation for five months
Food bank users fear ‘social stigma’, claims Manchester Uni study – but hand-outs could soon be ‘normalised’
People forced into turning to food banks to stave off starvation are often ‘embarrassed’ and deeply concerned about the social ‘stigma’ they face, experts from Manchester University have revealed.
‘He’s got me feline fine now’: How Bob the cat saved heroin addict from depths of despair
Author of A Street Cat Called Bob head to Manchester to tell awe-inspiring tale of one man and his cat.
Greater Manchester among England’s worst areas for tooth decay in tots – with fruit juice ‘biggest culprit’
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%
‘Utter contempt’: Unison boss slams Government as Manchester NHS staff get set for nationwide walkout
NHS workers will stage a four-hour strike on Monday October 13, confirmed Unison, in a row over pay.
Manchester youngsters warned of dangers of finding ‘thinspiration’ online as eating disorder cases soar
A senior health official has urged Manchester’s young people not to go it alone in a growing battle with mental health, dietary habits and social media control.