The 24-Hour Manchester run returned for its sixth year to help raise money to supply beds from ‘A Bed Every Night’ for the homeless. The Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness was 1/6 events across the country that have surpassed £100,000 in donations to provide 3.341 beds. Starting at Midday on Wednesday, the challenge began […]
The government have embarked on major reform to end year’s of neglect of the children’s social care support system – breaking the cycle of late intervention and helping keep families together wherever possible so that every child has the opportunity to thrive. At the age of 18, many care leaver’s are expected to instantly ‘Become […]
Jasmin Gadsden – 19th December 2024 24 Libraries across Manchester will open to those in need this winter to help confront the cost of living. Two years ago, the council launched ‘Warm Welcome Spaces’ which was designed to tackle cost of living through the winter months. Providing the public with access to libraries to use […]
Tonight, Salford hosts the annual televised fundraiser for Children in Need, with Vernon Kay joining the presenting line-up of Rochelle Humes, Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey and Lenny Rush. Children In Need is a charity fundraiser event, that supports over 1,500 local charities and projects in communities across the UK. They help children […]
The Manchester 24 Hour run against homelessness took place earlier this week, raising more than £47,000 for the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity scheme. The event started in 2019, and has been partnered with the charity to help raise money for the “A Bed Every Night” scheme, which aims to get homeless people off the streets […]
Brits are been warned that internet “heating your home hack” can cause more harm than good Energy expert Llewellyn Kinch, the CEO and co-founder of Make My House green, has debunked some of these myths, providing some helpful advice on how you can save money over the Christmas period. Programmable thermostats and smart home systems […]
A homeless man found unresponsive outside the Palace Theatre on Oxford Road has died. Around 6:40am this morning, Greater Manchester Police received a call regarding the welfare of a man on Whitworth Street. The gentleman was found unresponsive and was rushed to hospital where he later died. The man has not been named and no […]
The Bee Network plans to change the X50 bus route to link Salford Quays and Manchester city centre. The current service runs between the Trafford Centre and Manchester. The new change will include stops along Ordsall Lane and Salford Quays. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Salford City Council are aiming to improve public transport […]
A climate campaign group is urging the council to reallocate parking into green spaces and more cycling access to reduce Manchester’s traffic crisis. Sarah Wroe is a leading voice behind these initiatives. She said: “Manchester city centre is taken up by road, space and car parking, that’s over a third of the space in the city […]
The famous Manchester Christmas Markets are back for another year of festivities. With ever rising prices and consistently growing costs, the Christmas Markets may no longer be the best day out for families. In fact, on average, the Stockport Christmas markets offer food at around £2 less than the Manchester markets and hot chocolate is […]