'We'll conquer this, as sure as eggs is chickens': Manchester icon Dena Murphy's alternative Christmas speech
direct to your inboxShe has spent her life caring for others - from nursing patients at the first ever NHS hospital in the 1940s to helping rehabilitate ex-offenders today.Now Manchester grandma Dena Murphy, who has won a Pride of Britain Award for her work in the community, has delivered a Christmas speech to offer comfort to the people of Greater Manchester in these dark times.It has been a tough year for many during the pandemic, with thousands losing loved ones to Covid-19, and others facing financial hardship.Dena too has had to adjust.On a normal year she would be out every week helping ex-offenders learn gardening skills as chairman of NEPHRA Good Neighbours group.She would then feed around 50 members of the community with the fruits