Get off the couch and get fit! Ju Jitsu instructor offers free self-defence classes in Tameside
Ashton Atemi Ju Jitsu will hold the classes
Prosthetic or robotic? Unrealistic fake limbs deemed ‘eerie’ by public in Manchester uni study
The study is published in the Journal Perception
Coronation Street writers consult neurosurgeons to ensure Nick Tilsley’s brain injury is as real as possible
The soap recruits specialist to raise awareness of illnesses
Shave off: Manchester medics prepare for moustachioed month to launch Movember in aid of health awareness
Men will put their razors away for a month to grow moustaches
Stretford mum outraged after daughter contracts meningitis… despite being immunised aged four
Nationally, there has been a 95% decrease in cases of disease
Manchester residents die younger than rest of UK with bad diet, stress and obesity to blame
Rates are linked with obesity, alcohol and smoking
Warning: ‘Extremely contagious’ vomiting bug norovirus best fought with isolation, says Manchester GP
The virus affects up to one million people annually
Stockport teen amputee ‘overwhelmed’ by public generosity as club foot forces doctors to remove her leg
More than £6,000 has been raised for two prosthetic limbs
Success for Bolton residential home as improvements in care gain thumbs up only five months after poor inspection
Grange Lea Residential Home met standards in three out five care areas
HIV ‘apathy’ in Manchester: City’s battle against disease not being won as infection rates fail to fall
Liverpool John Moores University reveal worrying trends in Manchester’s HIV status
Piccadilly Pulse: Who bears prime responsibility for our ‘lonely’ elderly – the state or the family?
More than 800,000 people in England – most of them elderly – are chronically lonely