Morrisons and the NHS have joined forces to spread vital breast and testicular cancer awareness messaging.
The supermarket chain is working together with the nation’s health service to put advice on the labels of its Nutmeg branded underwear garments at 240 stores nationwide – including here in Greater Manchester – which urges people to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer.
As part of the first-of-its-kind partnership, the NHS guidance will first be displayed on the fabric labels of boxer shorts, next to where you’d expect to see the standard sizing and care information, and will be then be followed by appearing on the labels of crop tops in the coming months.
There’ll also be a QR code on the packaging and tags that links through to more detailed information on breast and testicular cancer on the NHS website.
We're partnering with @Morrisons to put vital cancer awareness messaging on underwear labels, encouraging people to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer.
Morrisons is the first UK supermarket to roll-out the new labels.
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The retailer‘s new partnership with the NHS is the latest move in what health professionals are calling a “significant drive to ensure people are aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer”.
National figures show that 91% of women survive for at least five years if diagnosed at an early stage of breast cancer, whereas this reduces to 39% when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, while nearly all men survive testicular cancer, if the cancer has spread, survival for five years or more can reduce to 65%.
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Morrisons and NHS partner to put ‘vital’ cancer awareness messages on underwear labels/ Credit: Morrisons
“This is the first time the whole of the NHS has worked with a national supermarket brand to put health messaging on clothing,” explained Dame Cally Palmer, the NHS England’s National Director for Cancer.
“The aim is to encourage thousands more people to be body aware, so they can spot new or unexplained changes that might be cancer symptoms early, and contact their GP practice for checks if concerned.”
Morrisons’ Corporate Affairs Director, David Scott, said the retailer is “proud to be leading the way” in offering the NHS “a new route to reach customers” with important messages about body awareness and the symptoms of breast and testicular cancer, adding: “The new care labels on our crop top bras and boxers urge people to get to know their bodies, so that they can more easily notice changes and to contact their GP practice sooner if something doesn’t feel right.
“In the majority of cases, it won’t be cancer, but where it is cancer, diagnosing it early means treatments are more likely to be successful and can ultimately save lives.”
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Six teenage boys arrested following stabbing of 13-year-old in Rochdale town centre
Emily Sergeant
Six teenage boys have been arrested following the stabbing of a 13-year-old in Rochdale town centre over the weekend.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) explained that officers were called out to reports of a ‘serious assault’ near the Riverside Shopping Centre in central Rochdale on Saturday (29 August), and when they arrived on the scene, they found that a 13-year-old boy had been stabbed.
The young boy currently remains in hospital receiving treatment, while a police investigation into the incident is open and ongoing.
Two teenage boys were first arrested on suspicion of assault and possession of a bladed article on the same day the incident occurred (29 August), but have since been released on bail.
Officers then made four further arrests yesterday (31 August), again all teenage boys who were arrested on suspicion of assault and possession of a bladed article, with enquires ongoing.
A Section 60 and 60AA ‘stop and search’ authority was introduced in Rochdale town centre following the recent incidents in area and following reports of youths carrying weapons in the locality, and this has now been extended to 3pm today (Tuesday 1 September).
“This was a serious and sustained attack that could have had far more tragic consequences,” explained Detective Superintendent, Richard Hunt .”Our team of experienced detectives is working around the clock to understand exactly what happened, identify all those involved, and secure the strongest possible evidence.
“We will relentlessly pursue every lead available to us and will leave no stone unturned in bringing all those responsible before the courts.
“Community safety remains our absolute priority, and we are committed to ensuring those who seek to bring violence onto our streets are held fully accountable for their actions.”
Can you help? Anyone who witnessed the incident, was in the town centre at the time, or has any mobile phone, CCTV, or dashcam footage, is urged to come forward and speak to police on 101, quoting log 2750 of 29/08/2026, or using the LiveChat function on the GMP website.
Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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High School Musical at Lowry, Salford – a night spent reliving our childhood | Review
Amy Williams
What a night spent reliving our childhood.
Now, I don’t want to exaggerate or seem biased, considering this is one of my favourite film trilogies of all time, but this could be the best stage show I’ve seen in a long while.
We all know how High School Musical goes, right? Set at East High, we follow Troy and Gabriella (the star basketball player, and the geeky new girl) who meet over New Year, and then become ‘star-crossed lovers’ when back at school as they’re part of two different ‘cliques’.
The duo mess with the ‘Status Quo’ when they audition for the school musical. But will they stick to what they know? Or become stars of the stage? I’m sure you know the ending.
High School Musical is currently on stage at Lowry, Salford / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)
From the costumes and the characters, to the memorable songs (there’s actually 52 songs in this production, including a mega mix at the end), they’ve kept right to the script of the films – and that’s exactly what we wanted to see.
Of course, the biggest throwback of them all is Kaycee Stroh – who originally featured as Martha Cox in the film trilogy – taking the role as Ms Darbus, and she was just as incredible as we expected her to be. And to see her do the iconic dance in the finale was unbelievable, 13-year-old Amy was screaming.
Also featuring Jason Donovan as Coach Bolton, Tobias Turley as Troy, Leonor Correia as Gabriella, Caitlin Tipping Sharpay, and Luke Bayer as Ryan, it was a proper impressive cast all round.
It’s a night to properly relive your mid-00s childhood / Credit: Matt Crockett (Supplied)
There was crowd interaction right from the off, as they taught the crowd a cheerleading routine to be included later in the show, plus for the finale, they had the lyrics on the big screen too so everyone could sing-along.
If we could go and see this show every single night, we would – it is absolutely brilliant.
Emily Sergeant -
21st August 2023 
