2019 Winner Joe Smalley Stockport man risked his own safety to rescue a young woman from a terrifying armed attacker. Joe was about to go to bed in the evening, when he heard screaming from outside his home. He ran outside, and searched alleyways to find a young woman on the ground. As he went […]
Category: Manchester 2019 Winners
Lifetime Achievement
2019 Winner Neil Cliffe Has been fundraising and supporting cancer patients and their families for four decades, after beating the disease himself. After being diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 45 in 1981, Neil promised the surgeon who carried out his life-saving surgery, he would raise funds to buy an endoscope machine. He […]
Emergency Services
2019 Winner PC Mohammed Nadeem Police officer put his life at risk when he saved a man from a freezing, fast-flowing river. PC Mohammed Nadeem had only been in the job for nine months when he answered a radio call over concerns for a man near Hardy’s Gate Bridge, in Bury, last February. Arriving on […]
Special Recognition
2019 Winner Alex Johnson Founded Joining Jack and later Duchenne UK after her son was diagnosed with the disease, helping to raise awareness and millions of pounds for research into the condition. Alex’s son Jack was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 2011. The rare, degenerative muscle-wasting disease mainly affects boys, and leaves them needing […]
Special Recognition
2019 Winner Pauline Town Pub landlady looks after the homeless with packed lunches, practical support and advice to help them get off the streets. Pauline, who runs The Station in Ashton-under-Lyne, started her mission when a man called Ben knocked on the door of the pub in 2013. He had mental health issues, learning difficulties […]