David Askew, 64, had gone out to tackle hoodies who had allegedly kicked down the garden gate of the house he shared with his elderly mum on Melandra Crescent, Hattersley.

Residents in Hattersley were inspired to help after mum Rose told friends how she could not afford a funeral for the 64-year-old, who collapsed and died while confronting yobs outside his home.

On Saturday hundreds of people will gather at the Silver Springs pub in Denton to raise money for charity.

The Labour party has announced its shortlist of candidates after James Purnell MP decided to leave parliament in May.

Nearly 1,300 supporters, many of them new to non-league, took advantage of Pace’s offer of free admission to Droylsden’s vital home promotion showdown with Eastwood.

In truth, this was a lacklustre affair with both sides having strikers missing due to injuries and goalscoring opportunities at a premium.

Indeed, The Bloods should be thankful for their early season performances, as the current run of just five points from a possible 24 smacks of relegation form, especially when considering that two of those points came at home to teams in the bottom three.

With keeper Michael Hale cup-tied Javier Sanchez returned in goal with Andrew Lundy back in the starting line-up.

"We knew that Droylsden pass the ball well, so we had to work extremely hard, and the lads did tremendous and deserve a lot of credit today," he said.

Warren Peyton and Michael Carr both limped off with muscle problems and keeper Dave Carnell was the victim of an X-rated challenge by Dan Broadbent that left him nursing a severely bruised ankle.

All the action in the game came in the last 30 minutes; before then it was as bad as it could get.

The home side took a sixth minute lead when Graham Kay stooped to head home Chris McDonagh’s cross.

The Fairfield High pupil made the trip to Hungary, where Britain finished third of the four competing teams.

The football club have donated well over 430 young trees to be planted around the course as part of their initiative in offsetting the carbon footprint caused by their Eastlands Stadium.

Rachael Wakefield has suffered from a rare lung condition since being a teenager and just last week told the Advertiser how time was running out.

Anja Barnacott, 19, died last year following a two-year battle with cancer Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Nathan McLean says the soldiers on the front line really appreciate the Red Friday campaign, which is spearheaded locally by his grandma Norma Johnson. It’s part of a movement encouraging people to wear something red every Friday to remember the servicemen and women out in the war zone.

Carolyne Underwood was looking forward to celebrating her 28th birthday until she opened her door and saw a pile of rubble on the road.

For decades the Irish National Institute and Social Club – with the Irish tricolour flying from its roof – has been a landmark in Ashton.

David Askew, who had learning disabilities, collapsed and died in the front garden of his house on Melandra Crescent, Hattersley.

David Askew, 64, who had learning difficulties, died outside the home he shared with his mother.

An investigation has been launched after Tracey Cowley discovered in the paper that Andrew Whalley, who ran over her son Mark, had successfully had his term cut by over a quarter.

Rachael Wakefield was taken into theatre just before 6pm and the operation ended at 5am, having gone “as well as can be expected”.

Public concern surrounding premature deaths, infections and failings in basic care has prompted two major probes into the hospital.

Kingsman Sean Dawson, 19, from Stalybridge, was killed in a suspected friendly-fire incident in Helmand province in Afghanistan last month.

Rachael Wakefield, 22, was struck down with a rare condition eight years ago but was only recently granted a place on the waiting list for a transplant operation.

Geoffrey Prestley Humphreys, 39, of Victoria Street, Hyde, was jailed for six years at Manchester Crown Court last March after he was found guilty of manslaughter.

Now traders and customers at the market hall are preparing to say goodbye to one of its most familiar faces – sweet stallholder Barry Gleave who died last month following a battle with cancer.

The final green light for the tram has now been given by the Department of Transport after plans were rubber stamped last summer. As a result, the council is hoping to make Ashton one of the best places to shop in Greater Manchester.

The victim was working in BP's Maynestone Service Station when three robbers ran in, jumping over the counter and holding an air pistol to his head.

The man, who was wearing a balaclava, threatened her and demanded money before making off with a bag of money.

Milton Pena, an orthopaedic specialist, leaked a dossier of shame to the M.E.N. in 2005 showing that vulnerable elderly and critically-ill patients at the hospital were left unattended for hours because there were not enough staff to look after them.

The two thugs, one armed with a handgun, burst into Coral bookmakers demanding money at around 6.30pm last Wednesday (March 3).

Children from Denton’s Russell Scott Primary School were among those dressed up as famous characters.

Police searched eight houses as part of the crackdown on drug dealers, carried out in response to tip-offs from the public.

The 42-year-old man and his girlfriend, aged 20, were found lying side by side on a bed in a terraced house in Ashton.

The protesting OAPs at Hurst Meadows in Ashton under Lyne decided not to budge from the lounge when it came to meal times.

The current affairs programme, titled ‘Trust Us, We’re An NHS Hospital,’ will look at how hospitals are run and whether it’s possible for them to go unnoticed if they are failing.

For when Ethan Gleave turned seven he had a special reason to celebrate after discovering the inoperable brain tumour he has been fighting for the last two years had almost disappeared.

Former music teacher Cllr John Sullivan’s composition ‘Joie-de-Vivre’ will be performed at a charity concert later this month.

Even the artist thought some of his work so bad that he gave unwanted drawings to his milkman to throw in the bin.

Staff at Hurst Meadows, a block of 40 sheltered accommodation flats, provide a three-course cooked meal for residents every day – a service which was welcomed until last year.

They used a crowbar to smash the back door of a house on Tatton Street in Stalybridge.

Kingsman George Newton, 21, successfully completed the 26-week long combat infantryman’s course at the Infantry Training Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire and won the best recruit prize.

Annie Marsden marked the milestone with a party at the town’s George Lawton Hall but instead of presents asked guests to make a donation to Mossley Methodist Church.

The investigations were announced last week after local MPs called for action and following mounting public pressure including a Facebook group and a petition launched by the Advertiser and Manchester Evening News.

The 70-year-old has received official recognition – and cash – for the work he has done to make his neighbourhood a safer place.

Jason Daniels, 27, of Mancunian Road, Haughton Green, and Philip Cavanagh, 34, of Worthington Road, Haughton Green, were at the heart of a conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

The pair were pronounced dead at the scene.  It is understood officers were called by relatives who had not seen the man and woman for a few days.

The unit, run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, opened in October but was given the MP's seal of approval during a special visit on Friday.

The Vauxhall Astra was set on fire in the car park of Thornley House Medical Centre, Thornley Street, Hyde, at around 9pm on Thursday.

It means residents will pay a minimum of 27p extra per week (band A property) up to a maximum of 50p (band E).

Mr Purnell, who was elected as MP in 2001, broke the news to his Labour party colleagues on Friday.

Now a retired physiotherapist is preparing to say goodbye to one of her closest colleagues – a real human skeleton.

Rudi Oppenheimer has first-hand experience of the Nazi regime during World War Two which saw the genocide of millions of Jews and others.

The couple were first introduced shortly after the war when Molly was aged just 16.

It will be Private Stuart McLean’s first tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Greater Manchester Police have named the most wanted offenders in each of its division as part of Operation Sabre and want the help of readers to take them off the streets.

Pc Jason Hanvey, 37, is one of four officers and a Greater Manchester Police employee on trial accused of assaulting and threatening two teenage girls.

Police raided homes across the borough on Friday hunting down criminals responsible for alcohol-fuelled assaults and those who were on the run.