New stats reveal two million children missed out on swimming due to pandemic
More than two million youngsters missed out on the chance to go swimming due to the coronavirus pandemic – resulting in almost a quarter...
Greater Manchester Campaigners say: Act now to end UK hunger
Campaigners from Greater Manchester are calling on the Government and all parties to act now to end UK hunger.
Greater Manchester Poverty Action invited activists...
1.3 million disabled workers trapped in insecure work in UK – and 430,000 want...
New research by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals 1.3 million disabled workers are trapped in severely insecure work in the UK –...
Government announces plans for ambitious reform for children and young people with special educational...
Better support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is at the heart of a new national plan to...
Cost-of-living crisis: new research lays bare the challenges facing gamblers
People who are gambling at harmful levels are ten times more likely than the general population to have used a warm bank in the...
Cash refusal threatens people’s ability to pay for food and medicine
Thousands of people have been prevented from paying with cash in recent months as the coronavirus pandemic further threatens the viability of Britain’s cash...
Rise in violence and sexual exploitation against children and young people ‘linked to County...
New research into the criminal exploitation of children has revealed an increase in self-harm and suicide attempts among children and young people admitted into...
Greater Manchester “ideally placed” to maximise the economic opportunities of ageing, finds new report
A new report launched by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) today finds that Greater Manchester is ideally...
Anti-Semitism incidents in UK fall from record high
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain last year fell by more than a quarter from a record high seen in 2021, but an...
International Women’s Day: Manchester welcomes back Walk for Women 2024
The annual Walk for Women will return to the streets of Manchester in celebration of strong and inspirational women for International Women’s Day.
The much-loved...