Community reporters from the UK’s first older people’s led newsroom has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The team of volunteers which run the Greater Manchester-based news platform Talking About My Generation create [Read More]
Young reporters are putting public figures in the spotlight thanks to a new partnership with the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) – starting with the Deputy Mayor of Manchester. The youngsters from age seven up to [Read More]
Manchester Credit Union held an awareness campaign to start a conversation with members of the public about their financial wellbeing. The campaign, called ‘How’s Your Balance?’, saw staff of Manchester Credit Union (MCU) and their [Read More]
People across Manchester are being urged to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life as there are less than two weeks left until the big weekend. The charity’s much-loved events are returning to the [Read More]
The second in the Radical Thinking for Radical Times series of discussions organised by Queen Bee Coaching will offer ideas and inspiration during isolation later this month. The online talks support women leaders as they [Read More]
Children from across Greater Manchester are hoping to bring a sprinkling of cheer during this season of goodwill to the city’s homeless and low-income families with an inter-school festival of song fundraiser at Manchester Cathedral [Read More]
A total of 632 knives were handed into Greater Manchester Police in an amnesty during September. Ten amnesty bins put out around Greater Manchester for members of the public to anonymously deposit knives. Officers also [Read More]
A new scheme, intended to enrich the lives of 16-18-year olds, will operate in the Greater Manchester area from September. The two-year pilot scheme, known as the Our Pass travel card, was launched by Andy [Read More]
Campaigners from across Greater Manchester want to change the record on what people think of growing older in the region. People aged 50 and over have teamed up for a new campaign – Talking About My [Read More]
More than 400 people across Greater Manchester – from family members to professional carers – attended a training course to improve how they communicate with people with dementia. The Empowered Conversation communications training course – [Read More]
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