Four Greater Manchester districts feature in the UK’s top 20 job seeker sanction hot-spots – making it one of the most heavily penalised regions in the country.

Schools are being urged to combat high levels of physical and mental illness in young people and teachers by nominating themselves for a new national health and wellbeing initiative.

‘The Scribbler’, is the first project from London-based tech start-up Studio Audience Ltd to harness all the nostalgic stories people have about the cinema.

Like millions of teenagers across the country, former Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form student Nathan Cousins had to make the difficult decision on whether to persue a university education or to find a full time job.

Norman Cassidy, creator and beard enthusiast, has created a range of beard oils, balms, and moustache waxes for the hairier man.

The People’s History Museum commemorated the women’s suffrage movement last Saturday as part of International Women’s Day (IWD) – documenting the events before females were eventually granted the full right to an electoral vote in 1928.

For one go-getting Salford University graduate it is all early nights and a hectic training schedule at the moment as he plans to take on two marathons and one mega marathon in just three months to raise £35,000 for children in Malawi.

Manchester’s famous gay village is not in decline despite being noticeably quieter, according to former BBC Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith.

Thousands of smokers across the country are giving up the cigs for this year’s No Smoking Day, but what will one day of being smoke free achieve?

Ashton United and Curzon Ashton are both going for promotion to the Evostik Premier League this year, the first time in 17 seasons they’ve been competing in the same division.

A popular Deansgate watering hole has been awarded Pub Of The Year by Campaign For Real Ale.