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Francis House: supporting children, with life-limiting conditions, …

“Francis House – where have you been all my life?” was the moving response by Sumaira Mahmood when she recollected how the lives of herself, her ill son Hasan, and Hasan’s twelve … See more

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Cruse Bereavement Care is helping people climb the mountain of …

WEBThe Covid death toll in the North West is already over 13,000. Leaving a far larger and steadily growing number of family and friends left behind grieving their loved …

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Helping musicians through the mental health crisis caused by Covid

WEBRachel wrote a book in 2017 called Mental Health in the Music Industry – all the proceeds of this book go back to music charities. In the book, Rachel talks of the 12 …

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42nd Street is helping children with poor mental health through …

WEB42nd St have been promoting good mental health in children for forty years. The Covid crisis and its toll on mental health means they have increasing commitments …

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City of Trees: tackling climate change and promoting sanity

WEBCity of Trees is one of England’s ten community forests, managed by a Manchester based environmental charity originally launched as Red Rose Forest in …

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Creative buying at Lush looks beyond the bottom line to reduce e …

WEBThe supply chain approach at Lush is described as ‘creative buying’, which looks beyond the bottom line, and integrates ethical considerations into the decision to …

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Food bank users challenge negative stereotypes peddled by …

WEBStereotypes challenged by the Trust include the fallacies that users are unable to budget, obtain free food or dog food to buy tattoos and cigarettes (used first by …

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‘Long term’ and ‘sustainable solutions’ are needed to tackle the

WEBThe progress made in housing rough sleepers during the pandemic is under threat as a post-pandemic Manchester approaches, with poverty and its attendant …

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‘It makes Manchester special’ – locals slam plans to

WEBPhil is one of hundreds of local residents who have gathered on Hough End playing fields on the 6 June to protest against Manchester City Council’s plans to build …

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'We need a reform of the prison system' – the Manchester charity

WEBBy helping ex-prisoners rebuild their lives and reestablish themselves in society, Manchester charity On The Out aims to break the stigma and reduce the …

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Late diagnosis of lung cancer in Manchester leading to …

WEBLung cancer kills 35,000 people every year in the UK. It is the biggest cause of cancer deaths accounting for a fifth (21%) of all UK deaths due to cancer. In lung …

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How a Manchester schoolgirl became a world leading ocean scientist

WEBJyotika at Broad Oak Primary School. It was in Manchester she developed a passion for space and its many mysteries. Observing the stars and the moon on her own …

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How austerity is killing legal aid and restricting access to justice

WEBA Freedom of Information request by The Meteor revealed the scale of the reduction in legal aid in Manchester. The table below reveals the dramatic drops in …

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One in 23 deaths in Greater Manchester is now linked to air pollution

WEBResearch from Centre for Cities has revealed that one in 23 (4.3%) deaths in Greater Manchester is linked to long-term exposure to air pollution. The only area in the …

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‘Justice not jail’ called for in conspiracy case of ten young black …

WEBFamily members and friends of ten young black men from Manchester found guilty of conspiracy to murder and GBH, were amongst the campaigners gathered in St …

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The Covid-19 crisis offers opportunities to create a better world

WEBPanelists: Laura Bannister – World Basic Income, Director.Laura is an economic justice campaigner, political activist and researcher. In various roles she has …

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Damning report reveals over a third of Wythenshawe’s children are

WEBIn Wythenshawe, 6.728 children are in poverty – defined as in families living on less than the median household income – with the highest concentration, 36 per cent …

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Police Taser use increase poses growing ‘threat to life’, report warns

WEBA significant increase in Taser usage by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) poses a growing “threat to life”, particularly against BAME groups and people with …

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Burnham slams ‘political cowardice’ behind social care plan

WEBAndy Burnham has accused the political system at Westminster of ‘political cowardice’ for its failure to solve the social care crisis, blaming both successive Labour …

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