Mental image: Manchester artist turns tragic brother’s battle with schizophrenia and suicide into illustrative art
A Manchester-based cross-media scriptwriter is looking to reveal the realities of schizophrenia in tribute to her tragic brother.
Fighting fire: Manchester mother and daughter warn of deadly loose clothing burns risk after lucky escape
A Manchester woman is helping to spread life-saving messages about the dangers of fire after her daughter was burned by a dress fire earlier this year.
HS2 latest: Osborne and Cameron reveal dream of ‘Northern Powerhouse’… with Manchester at the centre
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne stopped by Manchester Victoria train station and the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) following the announcement of a proposed HS3 high-speed railway line to connect northern cities from Liverpool to Hull.
FCC10: Rochdale’s Martin Stapleton takes time out from Bellator to treat MMA fans to impressive victory
Martial arts fans witnessed a spectacle of technique and heart as one of the UK’s biggest amateur MMA events put on a show to remember for its landmark tenth event.
You’re hired! Coronation Street star Kym Marsh selects Wythenshawe student as celebrity agency apprentice
Kym Marsh has selected a Wythenshawe student to be an apprentice at star-studded agency VIP Appearances
Charity behind Big Issue plot free school to help Cheetham Hill’s children ‘fulfill their dreams’
The Big Issue’s parent company The Big Life Group is to set up a free school in the Cheetham Hill area.
Parklife attack: Man, 31, arrested in connection with death of Robert Hart
Robert Hart, 26, from Macclesfield, suffered fatal head injuries after being attacked as he danced with his girlfriend, Gemma Parry, at the Parklife Weekender in Heaton Park on June 7
Taxi and minicab law changes could threaten passenger safety, warns Denton MP
The proposed reforms will enable people without a minicab license to drive one when it is ‘off duty’, end annual license checks and allow minicab operators to subcontract bookings to firms in other areas
Ticket terror? Police security around Metrolink stops sees fare dodgers run scared as fines drop by 35%
A Freedom of Information request from the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) revealed that in 2010-11 the number of fares issued stood at 226, with five fewer in 2011-12
Manchester’s elderly warned as figures reveal one in three over-65s have serious fall EVERY year
It is currently Age UK’s National Falls Awareness Week and the charity is providing information which aims to help those at risk reduce the chance of taking a tumble
Piccadilly Pulse: Should unemployed youths be forced to take training courses to get jobseeker’s allowance?
Young, unemployed people should have their benefits stopped if they refuse training to learn key skills, according to Labour Leader Ed Miliband.