Manchester is a special place full of special people.

The bombing at the Ariana Grande concert and the attacks in London recently was truly shocking and disturbing and much has rightly been reported about it. It has also been heartwarming to see the wonderful spirit of so many fantastic people, the ones who helped and the many who continue to pay their respects nearly two weeks on from the Manchester tragedy.

I do believe that essentially the majority of us are caring and can produce amazing qualities when tested. If you visit St Anns Square in Manchester City centre it is hard not to be overwhelmed by the tributes and attendance levels. If you take flowers you will need to queue up behind hundreds of others wanting to be part of the healing.

There are some seriously misguided people out there but we should all take heart at the wonderful capacity that the great majority have for good and for helping our fellow man.