News published May 2020

Community at heart of star-studded Together In One Voice 'Sunday Special' broadcast

  • Saturday 30 May 2020
A smiling man holding a howling dog

Exclusive new star-studded footage to be broadcast Sunday 31 May 6:00 pm on MIF LIVE

Music stars and residents join together for mass doorstep singalong

  • Friday 29 May 2020
A family singing together outside their home

Thousands of residents from across the city-region threw open their windows and took to their doorsteps and balconies to join Together in One Voice, a joyous mass singalong on Thursday 28 May at 7.30pm, supported by a host of top musical talent.

Music stars come Together in support of Greater Manchester residents in mass doorstep sing-a-long

  • Tuesday 26 May 2020

Liam Gallagher, Take That, James, Emeli Sande, Mike Pickering, Tom Walker, The Courteeners, Denise Johnson, Aitch amongst stars supporting Together In One Voice

Foster carers wanted - think you've got what it takes?

  • Monday 25 May 2020

This year's Foster Care Fortnight might be nearly over but the year round search to find new foster carers to look after some of Manchester's most vulnerable children and young people is still very much on.

Greater Manchester residents invited to join mass sing-a-long from their doorsteps for ‘Together in One Voice'

  • Thursday 14 May 2020

On 28 May the streets of Greater Manchester will be full of song as residents join together to create one of the largest community led choirs in the world - broadcast live to audiences via YouTube.

Emergency Fund opens for Manchester’s unpaid carers

  • Tuesday 12 May 2020

A fund of £200,000 is being made available to carers in Manchester who need additional support as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Help Manchester mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day

  • Thursday 7 May 2020
A quote from Manchester City Council Deputy Leader Councillor Nigel Murphy

To mark 75 years since the end of The Second World War in Europe, people across Manchester will be asked to come together to raise a glass to celebrate peace in Europe.

From ABC to PPE - schools helping their local NHS and carers' community

  • Monday 4 May 2020
Hospital staff wearing visors in a hospital waiting room. One holds up a thank you sign

As well as staying open to look after the children of key-workers, and keeping in touch with the rest of their pupils through on-line classes and learning, schools have added another subject to the daily curriculum - making PPE.

Report sets out Manchester's road to recovery from coronavirus crisis

  • Friday 1 May 2020
Coronavirus, Covid-19, NHS, Public Health, Economic response

A report to Manchester City Council's Executive (which meets on Weds 6 May) sets out the next steps which will guide the city's recovery from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.

Covid-19: The Council's response so far

  • Friday 1 May 2020

The city-wide crisis response to the coronavirus outbreak has been detailed in a report going to the Council’s executive next week (Weds 6 May).

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