This Is Manchester Awards Live ‘2020’ is Now Open For Entries

This Is Manchester 2020 will celebrate our people, heroes, places, organisations, communities & culture. It will shine a deserved spotlight on those who embody...

New campaign launched as survey shows one in three don’t take up cervical cancer...

The Government is launching a new cervical cancerscreening campaign as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical screening. The...

Sugar tax comes into force today

Shoppers will find themselves paying between 18 and 24 pence more per litre for sugar drinks from this morning as the government’s anti obesity...

Tiny Happy people-Greater Manchester and BBC launch initiative to tackle pre-school language and communication...

Parents and professionals working with pre-schoolers will now benefit from free digital resources to support children’s development – thanks to an initiative launched by...

Deprived and ethic minority pedestrians three times more likely to be killed on Britain’s...

People from poorer communities are more likely to be killed or injured on Britain’s roads, with those from ethnic minority groups (excluding white minorities)...

Council leaders plea for fair funding to Chancellor

Manchester City Council leader Bev Craig has written to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of this month's Autumn Statement, Cllr setting out the financial...

Now you could grow a new tooth using stem cells

The new scientific breakthrough could see us being able to regrow broken or diseased teeth. Stem cells hold the key to wound healing, as they...

34 year old man arrested for attempted murder after Radcliffe stabbing

A 34 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and has been taken into custody ahead of being questioned by...

Shielding South Manchester mother and six year old publish picture book over lockdown

A south Manchester mother and daughter have published a lockdown story book which celebrates their diverse local community. Sally Penni, 41, and daughter Maddie, 6,...

Children reunited with firefighters who rescued them from Broughton house fire

A mum has thanked the fire crews who rescued her children from a devastating house fire two years ago. Natasha Wilde, her son Max Ohamara...