New programme to reduce excessive drInking is launched across Greater Manchester
A pioneering programme ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’ has been launched today to combat the growing number of people who are drinking excessive amounts...
Manchester based Oddfellows Society produce a guide to friendship
With recognition growing of the problem of loneliness in the UK, the Oddfellows Friendly Society, who are based on Deansgate, has produced a new...
New survey of millenniums reveals a Depressed childhood
One quarter of girls and one in 10 boys are depressed by the age of 14 according to new research out today.
The study published...
University of Manchester to mark the NHS’s 70th Birthday with films and exhibition
The University of Manchester will create the first shared social history of the National Health Service, marking the institution’s 70th anniversary, thanks to £785k...
#HIVHasChanged
A survey commissioned by ViiV Healthcare, showed that nine out of ten adults surveyed in Greater Manchester have heard of HIV , however it also...
First patient treatment just 12 months away at UK’s first NHS high energy proton...
It is just 12 months to the first patient treatment at the UK’s first NHS high energy proton beam therapy centre at The Christie...
42nd Street leads new youth mental health project in Greater Manchester thanks to funding...
A new £100,000 investment is supporting Manchester-based mental health charity 42nd Street to equip local community groups with the skills and confidence to support...
HIV Has Changed Campaign
The HIV Has Changed campaign launches today, in Manchester and About Manchester is please to support the event. Join us at 2pm today if...
Greater Manchester Charity Expresses Concerns Over Myanmar
Othman Moqbel, Chief Executive of Human Appeal, a humanitarian aid charity based in Greater Manchester has expressed his concerns about the current situation facing...
Guy Garvey makes a Big Change for Manchester’s Homeless
Guy Garvey, lead singer of Elbow, has collaborated with Manchester Homelessness Partnership to help raise public awareness of their Big Change initiative.
Big Change is...