Self-harm spike in Manchester due to recession, says mental health expert
Self-harm rates are increasing in Manchester, shocking new statistics have revealed.
‘Anxiety is as serious as a broken leg’: Salford uni grad runs to raise cash for help she didn’t get
Jessica Smith talks to MM about her journey dealing with anxiety and her Great Manchester Run aspirations to raise money for Anxiety UK.
From inside the Dragons’ Den: Manchester photo booth duo reveal ‘hectic’ month
Since becoming the recipients of a £50,000 investment from business supremo Deborah Meaden in January, two Manchester brothers have seen interest in their innovative photo booths soar to new heights.
Moston drug dealer jailed after cocaine found stashed in his UNDERWEAR
A drug dealer who used his elderly mum’s car to deal cocaine around Manchester has been jailed after the substance was found stuffed in his underwear.
Review: The Duke of Burgundy @ Cornerhouse
Review of Peter Strickland’s The Duke of Burgundy at Manchester’s Cornerhouse.
Tameside factory worker’s leg amputated after horror injury – firms fined £50k
Two manufacturing firms have been ordered to pay nearly £50,000 in costs and fines after a Tameside factory worker was forced to have part of his left leg amputated.
YOU could be a blood cancer patient’s ONLY donor match, charity tells Mancunians
Only 1200 people in Manchester are signed up the blood stem cell donor register. In response to those statistics, Delete Blood Cancer UK have launched a new campaign to increase the numbers of donors.
Total washout: Traders’ fury as Manchester weather ‘ruins’ first Urban Food Fest
A new Manchester street food venture left traders with a sour taste in their mouths as miserable weather made the event a wash-out and forced them to take home ‘up to 90%’ of their stock.
The real deal or a pre-election ploy? Manchester’s verdict on promise of new rail fleet
The rail network in Manchester and the North of England is to be revitalised between now and 2020, according to new government plans.
Mancunian misery: Only London has more rough sleepers than Manchester
Government statistics have shown a worrying 79% increase in the number of rough sleepers in Manchester- which homes more rough sleepers than anywhere except London
OpenPolitics: ‘Wikipedia-like’ manifesto lets YOU decide the agenda
The OpenPolitics Project, a non-partisan experiment, attempts to cleave open the system and re-engage a frustrated public in democracy.