‘I’ve lost so many instruments while travelling homeless’: Meet Martins, the Latvian just hoping for a sax at Christmas
Bitter, dull and strange were the three words 21-year-old Martins Enik used to describe homelessness.
‘It will escalate’: Castlefield residents frightened by new homeless community
Residents of the Castlefield conservation area in Manchester city centre have expressed their concerns after the latest homeless commune sprung up this week under a bridge adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal.
Socks and newspapers as tampons… ‘Period pack’ initiatives to aid Manchester’s poor and homeless women
The founders of Greater Manchester’s ‘period pack’ initiatives will join forces to help the women on the streets and in poverty in the city who cannot afford sanitary products.
‘Too little, too late’: Council’s failure of homeless people branded ‘horrendous’ by Manchester activist
The closure of two temporary shelters has re-emphasized the vulnerability of Manchester’s homeless and sparked criticism of Manchester City Council’s services.
‘We create a community’: Manchester church helping city’s most vulnerable recover
A Manchester church is tackling the city’s social problems head-on to give new hope to its most vulnerable people.
Legal high use in Manchester to be researched after claims of ‘significant’ usage amongst homeless and vulnerable
Legal high use in Manchester is set to be officially researched for the first time, by Manchester Metropolitan University.
Dare you Beat the Bogle? Historic Manchester Uni stroll raising money for homeless
The longest-running sponsored charity event in the North West be celebrating a special milestone in March.
Salford training centre to ‘transform lives’ of young people from unstable homes
A £2million training centre with in-house accommodation is to be created in Salford for young people with unstable living arrangements.
‘You’re f***ing s**t’: MM reporter sleeps rough to reveal abuse and alienation of Manchester’s homeless
As families and friends prepare to feast and be merry, one of MM’s reporters spent a night on the streets of Manchester to experience the alienation and despair that will seem unimaginable to most of us this Christmas.
‘Truly devastating’: Charity in Christmas plea as North West homelessness doubles
The number of pleas for help made to North West councils by people on the brink of homelessness has almost doubled over the last five years.
‘Mountain of gifts’: Greater Manchester’s homeless families given Xmas cheer
Families facing homelessness in Salford and Trafford will have some cheer this Christmas, after staff at Salix Homes housing association have collected a ‘mountain of gifts’.