The manager of a failing nursing home has said he ‘doesn’t have time’ to deal with CQC criticisms, despite the centre being placed in special measures.

A Blackley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after raping a female victim repeatedly in his car, while remarking, ‘how long do you think I will get for raping you?’

Blackley youngster Nathan Davis-Garbutt admits he will never forget his moment in the spotlight after getting the chance to run out as one of Land Rover’s Rugby World Cup 2015 official mascots.

The incident took place at around 5.30am last Tuesday (August 18) when a BMW 5 series was surrounded by a group while stopped at traffic lights at the junction of Cecil Road and Hill Lane.

Blackley youngster Nathan Davis-Garbutt admits he is counting down the days until the 2015 Rugby World Cup kicks off after being surprised by Land Rover with the news that he is an official mascot.

A Blackley teenager has been dragged into bushes and raped as she was walking home in broad daylight near a wooded area said to be popular with local dog walkers.

The safety of Manchester’s elderly is in question after a violent thief stole £260 from a 93-year-old woman, by forcing his way into her home.

GMP are appealing for information after a thief pressed a knife to the throat of a shopworker during a terrifying robbery in Blackley.

This CCTV footage shows the moment three brazen masked men used a homemade battering ram to smash down a front door in Blackley and terrorise the owners last week.

A 23-year-old sexual predator who posed as an undercover police officer so he could groom and assault a child has been sentenced.

Greater Manchester Police launch a hunt for a man who broke into the home of an elderly Blackley couple, while impersonating an officer, and threatened to stab them