Police bust family-run drugs ‘empire’ orchestrated from inside prison cell
A family-run drugs ‘empire’ orchestrated from within a prison cell has been busted by Greater Manchester Police.
Drug wars: The Demon and his Harpurhey gang jailed after using spy gadgets to plan raid on rivals
Harpurhey body builder ‘The Demon’ jailed along with his drug gang for illegally tracking and robbing rival dealers
Rochdale try to keep the weed out of the grass with cannabis heat lamps
The heat lamps had been seized by Greater Manchester Police in drugs raids on cannabis farms and were donated by the force to help nurture the grass at the home of the League One club
Warehouse Project drug death: Four men who lied after friend died walk free
Tragic Nick Bonnie, 30, was found slumped in the courtyard of the Warehouse Project in Manchester after taking the party drug as well as MDMA and cocaine
Help get sex worker support van ‘lifeline’ back on streets, pleads Manchester charity
Manchester Action on Street Health need donations to get their sex worker support van back on the streets
The price of crime: See how much Manchester drug gang earned and then had to pay back… from jail
A Manchester crime network have been ordered to pay back more than £70,000 after police busted their drug ring.
Australia horror smash: Salford scientist tipped for Nobel prize killed instantly by drug-fuelled joyrider
Dr Sean Barrett, 36, had recently recovered from cancer and was an active fundraiser for Macmillan.
‘He’s got me feline fine now’: How Bob the cat saved heroin addict from depths of despair
Author of A Street Cat Called Bob head to Manchester to tell awe-inspiring tale of one man and his cat.
Nitrous oxide investigation: Three Bolton clubbers hospitalised after inhaling ‘laughing gas’
Two men and a woman were admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital after inhaling nitrous oxide and were said to be ‘recovering well’.
Manchester City’s Caballero and Boyata back defensive to keep children out of gangs
Manchester City stars Willy Caballero and Dedryck Boyata have swapped the football pitch for the classroom to raise awareness about the dangers of gang culture to children.
Drug deaths rise 20% in just ONE year – as North West named worst region for seventh year running
More people died from drug poisoning in the North West than any other region in England last year – the seventh consecutive time the region has topped the poll.