Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.
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The Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022 has been released - and features a host of incredible people from across Greater Manchester. There's a variety of amazing additions to the honours list this year, showcasing the very best the region has to officer.
In Wigan, Coun David Molyneux, leader of Wigan council, has been handed an MBE f or services to local government and to the community.
Speaking about the award, he said: “I am extremely proud, privileged and honoured to be included in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, especially in the year of the Platinum Jubilee. I feel that I am not just accepting it on behalf of myself because all of my public service through the years has been supported by my wonderful family, friends and colleagues.
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"I am proud to represent my home town and borough in accepting this honour.”
We spoke to some of the superstars featured on this year's honour's list to show off their outstanding work.
Here are their stories...
Helen Bedford-Gay, Sale - BEM
Helen isn’t your typical parent. As well as running around after her children, she also runs a charity with her husband Chris to help people like son Oliver, now 14, who was diagnosed with a rare and incurable condition called FOP - Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. The genetic condition is one of the rarest medical condition, affecting around one in a million people, causing the body to make extra bones in places where bone shouldn’t form, such as the muscles, tendons and ligaments.
When Oliver was just four-years-old, and Helen and Chris were still coming to terms with what their son’s condition would mean for his future, the pair registered FOP Friends as a charity, determined to help create a space where families
Suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Greater Manchester. The findings come as the number of cases of the disease climbs across the UK.
Tributes have been over the past week to a number of much loved people who have passed away in Greater Manchester.
It's one of the finest examples of Tudor construction in Britain. Reputedly haunted, it sits between a huge housing estate and industrial units in its own beautiful gardens. But to John Finley it was once home and its walls will always be part of the fabric of his family history.
House prices fluctuate all across Greater Manchester, with some areas known to be much less affordable than others. But despite the cost of a home being lower in some parts of the region, there are some striking homes on the market at the moment in every borough.
Stretford has been chosen as one of five towns to get a huge chunk of money toward improving its high street.
A cocaine-fuelled thug who killed an innocent grandad with a single punch was just one of the offenders jailed in our region last week.
The Queen has one of the largest property empires in Europe - with a portfolio worth billions of pounds. But among the castles, estates and palaces she also owns a few places you perhaps wouldn't expect.
House prices are at an all-time high, and coupled with the cost of living crisis, now is an increasingly difficult time to buy. First-time buyers looking to get on the property ladder are now facing an even bigger challenge as demand continues to outweigh supply, meaning that any homes that do become available are being snapped up quickly.
The top five noisiest areas in Wigan for the last three years have been revealed with hundreds of complaints being made by residents in the borough. The Atherton ward claimed the number one spot for noise complaints over between 2019 and 2022 with 70 in total.
A Greater Manchester Conservative MP believes Boris Johnson has a fight on his hands to survive as the Prime Minister following a vote of no confidence. Despite winning the poll last on Monday (June 6) the pressure has not been taken off the PM as over 40 per cent of Conservative MPs said they had lost confidence in him.
Nearly 36,000 older people in Greater Manchester are missing out on more than £1,700 a year in pension top-up payments, new figures reveal. Around £70 million is unclaimed across the city-region, with pensioners now being urged to check if they are eligible for the payment which 'could make all the difference'.
As the Jubilee weekend reaches its climax, the Met Office has warned that all boroughs across Greater Manchester could be hit by thunderstorms and bad weather for the whole day. A yellow thunderstorm weather warning has been issued for large parts of England, including the North West and Greater Manchester.
A loner who was bullied at school and went on to become a 'literal Nazi'; the 'Jekyll and Hyde' boyfriend who was 'kind and considerate' when sober, but abusive and controlling when he drank; and the 'sexual predator' with a 'clear and keen' interest in child abuse.
From a dad who murdered his 10-month-old daughter 'in a fit of rage' to a teenage driver who killed a mum-of-three after mounting a pavement - these are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in May.
The Jubilee bank holiday weekend is set to bring more high temperatures and plenty of sunshine. Highs of 17C are expected all across Greater Manchester today with very little rain to dampen spirits.
The Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend is expected to get off to a sunny start in Greater Manchester. Highs of 19C are forecast for the region today although some areas could see rain later on.
The Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022 has showcased some of the incredible public service work done across the country in a nod the Her Majesty's 70 years of service. In a fitting tribute to The Queen, this year's recipients have been given awards for outstanding contributions across all sectors, as usual, with a particular focus on those who have performed public service, work with the environment and sustainability and youth engagement.
The four-day Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations will be host to a wide range of events all marking the 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne.
All eyes will be on the skies as Greater Manchester prepares for a four-day bank holiday bonanza to mark the Queen's Jubilee weekend.
Two men, both under the age of 21, who killed their Uber driver after brutally attacking him in the street were among the criminals locked up in Manchester last week. Prison terms were also handed to a pub landlord who groomed and sexually assaulted underage girls, raping one as young as eight years old and holding a knife to her throat.