The Department of Health is aiming to increase the number of organ donations across England as there is currently a shortage of donors. The government plans to change the existing organ donation system to make it ‘opt-out’ rather than ‘opt-in’, and wants to find out what people think of how the...

An initiative of the Jewish Representative Council has seen the Jewish community help transport vulnerable and isolated people to parties across the region during the festive period. David Lewis again led the effort, organising transport for St John’s & St Mark’s Church in Bury and St Joseph’s Church in Ramsbottom....

PRESS RELEASE – 3rd December 2017 Jewish Representative Council Seeks New Image Clive Moss-Barclay, Publicity Officer, announced that the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region is seeking to modernise its image as it approaches its Centenary Anniversary in 2019. Clive was speaking to an audience of representatives of...

Bereaved Palestinian and Israeli tell Manchester interfaith audience of their hopes for peace More than 130 people in Manchester last night heard two bereaved parents – one Israeli and one Palestinian – speak about their hopes for peace and reconciliation. Robi Damelin and Bassam Aramin, of the Parents Circle –...