‘They killed my brother and wanted me too’: Manchester refugee who fled Syria for defying ISIS ‘misses home’
Tucked away in unit seven of Longsight Business Park is non-profit organisation Rethink Rebuild.
‘Barn owls make great pets’: Accrington animal charity with everything from reptiles to raccoons in funding plea
MagnaRep: Reptiles & Exotics, Rescue & Support started over eight years ago as a family idea but quickly turned into a reality when charity trustee and founder Nick Wilburn, 25, took on the project to rescue animals in need.
Hair of the dog! Say goodbye to Dry January as ‘grassroots initiative’ gets people trying more beer in the New Year
One Manchester beer enthusiast knows the best way to cure your New Year hangover is hair of the dog so why not swap Dry January for Tryanuary…
‘There’s a hell of a lot of good around’: Manchester artist is spreading 2015’s happy news
Sad and frightening headlines have splashed the front pages of the newspapers in 2015, but a Manchester illustrator is hitting back with a paper celebrating the year’s most cheerful news stories.
‘Heavily stained bedding, rusty commodes and lack of nutrition’: Inspectors slam Manchester care home
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest report of Abbotsford Nursing Home rated the services provided as ‘inadequate’ in four out of five instances.
Christmas on top of the world? Manchester walker scales heights for charity
Misba Khan, a capital and charitable officer at North Manchester General Hospital, has decided to climb Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the children’s unit at the hospital.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A Christmas message from all of us at MM
MM staff would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and say a big thank you to all our readers for their support throughout 2015.
‘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.
Bolton primary school lauded for ‘robust’, ‘passionate’ and ‘successful’ improvements
A remarkable turnaround in the last two years has seen Bolton’s Castle Hill Primary School’s Ofsted report jump to an overall good rating from requiring improvement in all areas at the last inspection.
Manchester project CityVerve announced as winner of technology competition
The Manchester-based CityVerve project has been announced as the winner of a government-led technology competition, and plans to use the Internet of Things to revolutionise the city.
‘Either food, a present, or heating for some parents’: More Manchester families face Christmas ‘nightmare’
Manchester food banks are feeling the strain of increased demand as families struggle to feed their children over the Christmas holidays.