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Students at Manchester Academy High School had the surprise of their lives when music legend Stormzy decided to launch the World Premiere of his new video in their classrooms. 

Stormzy welcomes students back to school at Manchester Academy

In this week's episode, we look at the moment Molly the Springer Spaniel is rescued from the sea after chasing a seagull and a community radio station in Cheshire is moving to it's own premises after becoming a big hit over lockdown

Home Front: Positive News from the North West

This week's round-up of some of the positive news stories from across the North West includes, the Blackpool Tower Circus back in front of a real audience, and a 7-week-old kitten recently named 'Yaris' is rescued from under the bonnet of a car!

Home Front: Positive news from the North West

The new gardens at RHS Bridgewater in Worsley

These are the 150-acre gardens in full bloom in Salford with no one to see them.

The 150-acre gardens transformed in Salford

In this week's Home Front, we're taking a look back at the best moments from the lockdown.

Home Front: Lockdown best bits

Charles Sullivan celebrates his 100th birthday

Charles Sullivan, who lives in a care home in Crewe, is celebrating his 100th birthday with a socially distanced celebration with staff and well-wishers.

World War Two veteran celebrates 100th birthday on Zoom

A cat that went missing from a Greater Manchester family while they were on holiday on the shores of Loch Lomond has been located 12 years later. Georgie spent October half-term with her owners at the Rowardennen campsite in 2008 before vanishing.

Cat found in Scotland 12 years after going missing from family in Rochdale

A baby girl has been born nearly three months premature as her mum crossed the River Mersey. Baby Opal was born in an ambulance on the Mersey Gateway Bridge, as her parents were en-route to hospital.

Victoria Grimes: Baby born on Mersey Gateway bridge

In this week's episode, there's not one but TWO virtual choirs to mark the end of an era and a fundraising page to help a WW2 veteran celebrate his 100th birthday reaches almost £3,000 thanks to Granada Reports viewers.

Home Front: Positivity in the community - episode 16

In this episode of Home Front, we meet to community who've built a 'Covid Rock Snake' and the hunt is on for a mystery artist in Salford who left a mural dedicated to the city's frontline workers on the steps of the Civic Centre.

Home Front: Positive news from your community - episode 15

In this episode, the North West Ambulance Service records a special version of the Foo Fighters track 'Times Like These'...and Spiderman is making his way around Stockport!

Home Front: Positive news from your community - episode 12

In this week's round-up of positive news, we meet a Cocker Spaniel cheering up office workers in Stretford and students have recorded a virtual version of Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' song.

Home Front: Positive news from your community - episode 11

A nine-year-old girl on the Isle of Man has received a Diana Award for her fundraising work on the island.

Nine-year-old receives Diana Award for work in the community

Children asked to donate for special lockdown time capsule 

Museum to record life under lockdown for children

A young couple are to get married after leap year proposal during visit to Blackpool

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