Woman reunited with firefighters who rescued her from house fire – nearly 40 years...

A woman from Rochdale has thanked firefighters who rescued her and her sister from a house fire in 1978. 43-year-old Catherine Dearden met retired firefighters...

Angel Media spreads its wings with MediaCityUK move

Media sales, marketing, social media and PR consultancy, Angel Media, has expanded to offices at MediaCityUK to mark its sixth year of successful business.  Founded...

GMP officers to run New York Marathon to raise funds for fallen colleague’s charity

Six Greater Manchester Police officers will shortly be leaving for New York, to take part in the world famous marathon race to raise funds...

Local boy Harry wins opportunity of a lifetime at Man City!

Imagine if your all-time favourite football team presented you with rare opportunity to gain exclusive access to report on their home matchdays?  Well that’s exactly...

New Adelphi “gobsmacking” says actor Robert Powell

HONORARY Salford University graduate Robert Powell returned to the University of Salford to give advice to aspiring performers in the theatre named in his...

Victoria Wood’s Bren chosen for Bury statue

The Victoria Wood statue in Bury will be based on “Bren” from her tv sitcom dinnerladies.  In the on-line poll run by Bury Council, Bren...

Salford academic builds libraries for Ghanaian children

Children in Ghana have been given the chance read thanks to work by a University of Salford academic. English Literature lecturer Dr Mark Yates, who...

Generous Manchester businessman promises to cover first £1million costs first-of-a-kind charity platform

A new charity fundraising platform goes live this month – and 100% of donations will go directly to supported charities. The Wonderful Organisation has been...

Jean Alexander aka Hilda Ogden has died at the age of ninety

Tributes have been pouring in after the death of former Coronation Street Actor Jean Alexander who has died at the age of ninety. Jean played...

Duke and Duchess learn all about Manchester’s wonder material Graphene

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the University today (October 14) to learn more about world-leading graphene research and celebrate...