More than £1 million awarded to region’s domestic abuse charities
Greater Manchester has secured more than £1 million to support victims of domestic abuse and tackle the behaviour of perpetrators.
Piccadilly Pulse: Should former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott have been awarded a knighthood?
After courting controversy over Brexit, former Prime Minister Theresa May has once again managed to divide public opinion and give way to a heated debate by adding Geoffrey Boycott to her resignation honours list.
Domestic violence almost triples across Greater Manchester since 2013
The monthly average across the region in 2013 was 1334 incidents, a figure which rose to 3106 in 2018.
Deputy mayor welcomes new legislation to help protect victims of domestic abuse
Beverly Hughes, the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime said the move was a ‘postive step’ towards better protection and support for victims.
‘Protecting victims a priority’: GMP arrest 80 in Valentine’s domestic abuse crackdown
In a massive domestic abuse crackdown Greater Manchester Police have made 80 arrests in a two-day sweep of the region ahead of Valentine’s weekend.
‘You could be any one of these victims’: Manchester actress uses real domestic violence stories for play
Manchester actress Jo Fisher has created a new play exploring the complexity of domestic violence through the eyes of survivors and perpetrators from Salford.
‘It shatters lives’: More safe houses and ‘stronger safety net’ for Oldham domestic abuse victims with £70k grant
Oldham domestic abuse victims will soon have more places to escape to for refuge, help and support thanks to a £70,000 government grant to tackle the lack of safe houses in the area.
‘Mountain of gifts’: Greater Manchester’s homeless families given Xmas cheer
Families facing homelessness in Salford and Trafford will have some cheer this Christmas, after staff at Salix Homes housing association have collected a ‘mountain of gifts’.
GMP officers blasted for saying domestic abuse case was ‘like Jeremy Kyle’ days before man killed
Darren Orrett, 32, died after being stabbed in the neck by his ex-girlfriend, Dawn Barr, at her house in Cheadle on November 20 2012.
Spurned Oldham lover jailed for battering ex to death then pretending to be her in texts
A jealous lover who ‘catastrophically’ battered his former partner to death before sending text messages pretending to be from her has been jailed for life today.
Domestic abuse occurs every EIGHT minutes in Greater Manchester, GMP stats show
Domestic violence occurs every eight and a half minutes in Greater Manchester, according to new figures released by Greater Manchester Police.