Gas tanker blaze on M56 near Manchester forces motorway closure in both directions
A propane gas tanker has burst into flames on the M56 near Manchester, causing the motorway to be closed in both directions – drivers are urged to avoid the area.
‘Better future for all’: Small local firms get £99m fund to build Northern Powerhouse
A massive £99million in funding is to be provided to local firms across Cheshire and Warrington to help create jobs and boost skills.
Prized plant or pooch’s peril? Dogs Trust warn owners of dangers hiding in hedges
As the RHS Flower Show gets underway at Tatton Park this week, Dogs Trust is warning pet owners of the hidden dangers that could be lurking in their flower beds.
Police ‘predator’ who filmed up women’s skirts forced to sign sex offenders list
A callous former Greater Manchester Police officer has signed a five-year Sexual Offenders Prevention Order, after pleading guilty for possessing indecent videos on his computer and phone.
Child abuser with ‘metal cage’ on face hunted by police over historic Stockport sex crimes
The victim, who was 14 or 15-years-old at the time of the incident, was sexually abused at the swimming pool of Stockport Leisure Center and also in woodlands at Lyme Park in Cheshire, near Disley between 1996 and 1999.
CCTV: Thieves raid King Street jewellers with sledgehammer and smoke bomb
Dramatic CCTV footage of men armed with a long-handled sledgehammer robbing a jewellers in Manchester city centre has been released.
Tributes pour in for ‘beautiful’ Manchester dance grad killed overtaking in horror smash
A bubbly young actress, tipped for stardom after studying at The Manchester School of Acting, dies in a road smash while trying to overtake another car at an Alderley Edge accident blackspot
Manchester’s heroic women up for Cosmopolitan awards after ‘mammoth’ charity feats
Manchester’s Jo Armstead and Kirsty Howard have been nominated for The Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women Awards.
Man charged over ‘cold caller’ sexual assaults on two Wythenshawe women
A man has been charged following two sexual assaults that occurred in Wythenshawe last month.
Manchester Dogs’ Home begins accepting strays again – only six days after tragic fire
Manchester Dogs’ Home have started taking in stray dogs for the time since the fire that killed 60 dogs last Thursday.
Multi-vehicle smash near Lymm closes M6 after air ambulance dispatched
A serious accident involving multiple vehicles closed the M6 in both directions after an air ambulance was dispatched to the scene on Friday lunchtime.