Moston Lane redevelopment to get council go ahead

A new Moston Lane Development Framework is set to be agreed at a meeting of the Council’s executive (Weds 18 October) following positive feedback...

Stockport Acute Pain Service celebrates 30th anniversary

The service which provides specialist pain support, advice and relief at Stepping Hill Hospital has just celebrated 30 years of caring for patients. Since Stockport...

Children’s Mental Health Group celebrate at Stretford Mall

Families, friends, colleagues and supporters gathered at Stretford Mall recently to celebrate with Calm Connections, the community interest enterprise that provides support to families...

Lack of sleep lessens benefits of physical activity as you get older study finds

Regular physical activity may protect against cognitive decline as we get older, but this protective effect may be diminished for people who are not...

Jailed after sexually accosting 14 year old boy fishing on the Rochdale canal

A man has been jailed for four years after he engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy near to Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale. Stephen...

Number of deaths rises to 104, testing to rise to 25,000 a day, Costa...

The coronavirus death toll in the UK has reached 104 after NHS England said a further 33 people had died in England after testing positive. This...

Mayor’s plea to save Bury

THE MAYOR of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has intervened in the financial crisis affecting Bury FC, writing to the English Football League (EFL) requesting...

UK women facing widespread barriers to essential healthcare services

A survey of over 3,000 women in the UK shows many are struggling to access basic healthcare services including contraception, abortion care and menopause...

Man and women from Warrington held by police over Essex Lorry deaths

A 38-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman from Warrington have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and on suspicion of 39...

Impose heavier restrictions on disposable vapes to limit child use, urges MP’s

The Government should consider bringing restrictions on packaging and marketing of vapes in line with those that apply to tobacco products to tackle a...