Ghost of Christmas Past: Manchester council urge you to recycle your festive firs
Manchester City Council are encouraging families to give their Christmas trees the send-off they deserve by recycling
‘Untrustworthy’ PM admits pay equality DOWN under Tories in Commons blunder – MP Abrahams not impressed
David Cameron made an embarrassing slip up on Prime Minister’s Question Time, proudly stating that pay inequality has gone up under the Tories when grilled by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams.
‘I never wanted to ski’: Anna Vincenti on swapping soccer for the slopes with the Winter Olympics in sight
Freestyle skier Anna Vincenti chats to MM about her future Winter Olympic hopes.
‘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.
‘Men are good bullsh***ers’: Female computer science undergrads outnumbered one to five at Manchester Uni
An FOI has revealed a huge gender divide within The University of Manchester’s School of Computer Science.
‘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.
‘You see a spark!’: Company in Manchester looks to joy of animals to combat loneliness
A local company is looking to tackle both social isolation and abandoned animals by answering one simple question: can the human-animal bond reduce loneliness?
‘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.
‘Crackers cause confusion’: Manchester Airport warn festive flyers of Christmas present security risk
In the run-up to what is predicted to be the busiest Christmas in recent years, Manchester Airport are giving festive advice to passengers about the content of their hand luggage – and a few winter fashion tips too.
Mobile defibrillators carried on Manchester trams for first time in Mad Friday safety op
Mobile defibrillators will be carried on Manchester trams for the first time ever this evening as part of the safety measures being put in place for ‘Mad Friday’.
‘It shatters lives’: More safe houses and ‘stronger safety net’ for Oldham domestic abuse victims with £70k grant
Oldham domestic abuse victims will soon have more places to escape to for refuge, help and support thanks to a £70,000 government grant to tackle the lack of safe houses in the area.