Help get sex worker support van ‘lifeline’ back on streets, pleads Manchester charity
Manchester Action on Street Health need donations to get their sex worker support van back on the streets
Lifeline for Manchester’s homeless as employment initiative gets them off streets and into jobs
Trio of charities form Employment Task Group and extend a helping hand to get Manchester’s homeless off the streets and into jobs with employment initiative
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party challenges idea of ‘mad’ to highlight mental health issues
An Alice in Wonderland themed tea party entertained commuters and shoppers in Rochdale whilst highlighting mental health misunderstandings on Friday.
Trans community offered free makeovers and changing rooms for Manchester Pride
Trans men and women are being offered free makeovers and even changing rooms over the Manchester Pride Big Weekend thanks to the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.
Spell for the Unwell: Salford woman conjures up ‘stop the tears’ charity – after ‘mystery’ near-death experience
A Salford woman has taken inspiration from her own battle against illness and her mother’s advice of ‘if you don’t life you’ll cry’, by conjuring up her own charity.
Robin Williams’ suicide tells us ‘we need to talk about mental health’, warns Manchester charity
In the wake of actor and funny man Robin Williams’ suicide, comedian Jason Manford and a leading Manchester mental health charity are determined to make sure no one suffers in silence.
Mental health initiative will give patients ‘treatment and prompt support’ at North Manchester General
Manchester’s mental health patients could soon be receiving better care and support as an expansion of a psychiatric liaison initiative has taken place at North Manchester General Hospital.
Head for heights: Sale mum set for 100km Pennine trek in aid of meningitis research after son survived disease
Christine Etheridge, a charity ambassador from Sale, will be scaling the heights of the Pennines as she takes on a daunting 100km walk to raise funds for meningitis research on its 25th anniversary.
Fighting for funds: Ricky Hatton takes on Manchester City Old Boys in charity match for tragic Linzi Ashton
Manchester City Old Boys will take on Victims Support VIPS led by avid Blues fan Ricky Hatton for a charity football match at Ewen Fields on Saturday – all in aid of domestic abuse charity Victim Support.
Performing arts can help homeless avoid crime and get ‘lives back on track’, says Manchester police boss
The Police and Crime Commissioner was speaking at Backstage? Me? at the Royal Exchange Theatre, which focused on homelessness and the remarkable influence of the theatre
Run, father, run! Flixton dad’s Manchester Marathon charity challenge for poorly Eva, 6
A Flixton father is running the Manchester marathon in aid of his six-year-old daughter who has cystic fibrosis.