'I thought I'd write this to perhaps help others who may be struggling today and feeling alone'... the Manchester Arena bombing three years on

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A dad has put pen to paper to share his haunting memories of the Manchester Arena terror attack three years on. Steven Gilmore, 34, said he wanted to show others that it's okay to talk.

He admitted he tends to bottle things up - and 'shove it to the back of my head'. But Steven said he wanted to write down his experiences of the night - which he has shared with the Manchester Evening News - to help others.

It's a powerful and emotive read. But Steven, who lives with his family in Sharples, Bolton, said: "I wrote this from a personal point of view and if it helps anyone then it has done what I hoped it would. "At the moment there is not much Manchester can do to mark the anniversary because of the lockdown. "I thought I'd write this to