Rochdale cancer campaigner’s plea to end the Tobacco death toll

A ROCHDALE cancer campaigner who smoked from the age of 11 and survived lung cancer is issuing a rallying cry for people to...

Tributes paid to former Trafford Councillor

Tributes have been paid to long-serving Trafford Council councillor Jane Baugh, who has died. Cllr Baugh was first elected in 1990 and represented Broadheath...

Can you help find missing John Harris 78, from Sale?

Can you help find a missing man who was last seen in Sale? John Harris, aged 78, was last seen in the Sale area of...

Graham Nash pays fitting tribute to his friend David Crosby who has died at...

Graham Nash has written a heartfelt tribute to his friend David Crosby who has died at the age of 81 Nash left Salford band the...

Salford academic runs 110-mile Pennine Way race in record time following devastating accident

University of Salford lecturer Tim Pigott completed the Montane Spine Challenger in just over 23 hours, smashing the existing record by 50 minutes. As a...

Manchester Property Management Partner cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats for Parkinson’s UK

A partner at property management and surveying firm Scanlans has raised nearly £2,500 for Parkinson’s UK by cycling the length of Britain. Tony Mancini completed...

Stockport charity helps deafblind students across England with special buddy dog

This week is Deafblind awareness week which brings understanding about those who experience sight and hearing problems.  Varying in each case, deafblind can mean...

Lemn Sissay honoured by the Queen

The University of Manchester Chancellor, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, has been awarded an OBE for services to Literature and Charity in the Queen's...

Manchester Professor wins prestigious chemical engineering medal

Professor Adisa Azapagic MBE has been presented with the Institution for Chemical Engineer’s (IChemE) most prestigious medal in recognition of her outstanding contributions in...

Hospital to honour nurses involved in historic birth of world’s first IVF baby

Two nurses who played pivotal roles in the birth of the first IVF baby, Louise Brown are to be commemorated in Oldham. Louise was the...