Big Issue North pulled from the street again during third national lockdown
As England enters a third lockdown, Big Issue North vendors face a dire predicament: they are once again not permitted to sell the magazine.
The...
Oldham Council unveils plans for new ‘shop local’ gift card
The Oldham Gift Card is set to launch in May as both a digital and physical card. A prepaid Mastercard, recipients will be able...
The Skullfades Foundation launch UK’s first community barber shop to prevent homelessness
The Skullfades Foundation is launching its first charity funded community barber shop on Sunday October 20.
The pioneering business model will be staffed entirely by...
90-year-old green-fingered guru creates a Manchester Menu as part of her winter advice for...
Gardening guru and Great Granny Dena Murphy has boosted her social contribution to the city by devising a ‘Manchester Menu’ for older people to...
Oldham charity secures £50,000 in funding from the Movement for Good Awards
Oldham-based Mahdlo Youth Zone is one of ten charities to receive £50,000 as part of Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards.
The awards, set up by...
September sees the launch of Greater Manchester’s first annual Recoverist Month
Talking about chemsex, sober socialising and food issues are on the agenda during a new Greater Manchester annual awareness month with a creative take...
Deliveroo launches food donation collection service in Manchester to help households facing hunger this...
Ahead of Christmas, Deliveroo is launching ‘Collecteroo’, a mobile food collection service in partnership with the Trussell Trust and backed by Olympic boxing champion,...
Salboy backs Salford’s Youth Zone’
Salford’s new Youth Zone – SYZ – kicks off the new year with confirmation of its latest Founder Patron, Salboy.
Salboy has committed to a...
Seamstresses from independent Manchester furniture makers kick off 20-week care pack campaign for...
The team from Honey I’m Home, a bespoke furniture manufacturer based in Leigh has visited North Manchester General Hospital’s neonatal unit today giving out...
Second group of Young Change Makers announced to participate in innovative social change programme...
An initiative aimed at developing young people’s entrepreneurship and influence social change has announced its second cohort of change makers in the North West.
The...