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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Chris Slater

'Dear Stranger': The heartwarming notes being left around Manchester - and the story behind them

An author and writer who has left a series of uplifting and heartwarming notes around Manchester says he is trying to help others who may be feeling lonely or having a hard time.

Adopted Manc Jay Ventress has penned a dozen letters which he posted at different locations around the city centre. The handwritten notes all contain examples of random acts of kindness he has witnessed or positive messages penned by Jay.

One posted in Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter, which has been circulated on Twitter, says: "This morning I saw a stranger drop her wallet on the tram and somebody jumped off to chase after her to give it back.

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