Salford Youth Zone wins £6.2m grant with work set to begin this year

Empower Youth Zones has been awarded a £6.2million Youth Investment Fund grant to build a new purpose-built youth centre in Salford. This critical funding means...

Programme launches to raise aspirations among under-represented communities of Greater Manchester

Fifty young people from under-represented communities across Greater Manchester are this week embarking on a new six-month programme run by University Academy 92 (UA92)...

Harvey steals Kay Burley’s Heart – 7-year-old is walking 40 miles to raise funds...

A seven-year-old boy from Manchester is on a mission to raise £10,000 for Alder Hey Children's Hospital and his cousin, who is currently being...

Green Island Festival 2023: Manchester festival with community at its core returns

Grassroots festival Green Island returns to Manchester for its third year, presenting a  three-part series of day festivals, with line-ups that place underground,  underrepresented,...

Crucial Support Resource Launched for People With Secondary Breast Cancer and Their Families Launched...

Make 2nds Count, a patient and family-focused charity dedicated to giving hope to women and men living with Secondary Breast Cancer, has launched a monthly...

Arches for artists – how a heritage asset is being transformed into a new...

Work has commenced to transform three heritage railway arches in the city centre into a talent development centre for artists. Situated between HOME’s main arts...

Oldham families to benefit from new Family Hubs

Thousands of parents, children, and young people are set to benefit from a multi-million-pound investment into ‘one-stop shops’ for families in Oldham. Family services will...

Manchester-based charity Prevent Breast Cancer teams up with female business leaders across the city.

Manchester-based charity, Prevent Breast Cancer, has joined forces with female business leaders across the city in a bid to raise awareness, as well as...

A new family-friendly escape room within Z-arts, Manchester’s arts centre for young people

Calling eager escapers, crafty code breakers and daring decipherers. Z-escape: The Library of Enchantment is a brand new (opening 1 April 2023) multi-themed escape room...

Glodwick to get funding for updated games area on Bolton Street

The multi-use games area (MUGA) on Bolton Street will be refurbished thanks to a successful bid to Oldham Council’s Local Investment Fund (LIF). The...