Bolton Evening News (Free subscription) | 03/31/2008
BOLTON Wanderers goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi has donated a pair of signed gloves to raise money for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in memory of two brothers.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
CHARITY champ Kath Smith, who once persuaded Sir Cliff Richard to donate his trousers to an auction for Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, has died aged 93.
Bolton Evening News (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
THOUSANDS of scooter riders will travel to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on Saturday, March 8, for the 22nd and final Ginger's Easter Egg Run.
National Secular Society (Free subscription) | 02/29/2008
A hospital porter from Salford, sacked after a row over a prayer room crucifix, is to appeal. Joseph Protano, 54, a Roman Catholic, worked at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital for two years where he regularly attended the hospital prayer room.
National Secular Society (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
A hospital porter has been sacked after a row over a crucifix being covered up in a prayer room. Joseph Protano, 54, was suspended four days after the incident last month at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury, Lancashire. He has now been dismissed for gross misconduct, but intends to appeal.
Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Worker sacked : "A hospital porter was “devastated” last night after he was sacked following a row with a Muslim doctor over a crucifix. Joseph Protano, a devout Roman Catholic, was a regular visitor to a prayer room open to all faiths at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. But Mr Protono, 54, became increasingly angry to find that a crucifix and a statue of the Virgin Mary were regularly being...
Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Roman Catholic Joseph Protano, 54, was offended when he entered Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's prayer room to find the crucifix and Virgin Mary statue covered up. When he asked the three Muslims - two patients and a doctor - using the prayer room at the time to remove the cover and place an painting of the Virgin Mary face up, an argument broke out.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
SPICE Girl Geri Halliwell spent an hour chatting to 14-year-old stabbing victim Jessica Knight at her hospital bedside. Jess (below) was knifed up to 30 times in Chorley, Lancs, on Monday and has since been in intensive care at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
BOXER Ricky Hatton has a new cause to fight for. The Hattersley-born star has become a patron of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital's Five Stars Appeal.
Manchester Online (Free subscription) | 10/27/2007
MORE than 30 people have been hit by a highly contagious stomach bug at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
TheFA.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007
ENGLAND: Gary Neville paid a surprise visit to youngsters in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
