Wigan road death: Appeal to help trace family of woman ‘in her 90s’ hit by lorry
Authorities were called to Leigh Road around 11.45 am yesterday, following reports that a woman had been hit by a lorry.
Man dies after being pulled from Manchester canal at ‘drug dealing hotspot’
A man has lost his life after being pulled from a city centre canal in the early hours of this morning.
Tribute to young Wigan mum with ‘twinkle in her eye’ stabbed through neck
Joanne Harrison was attacked at a property on Cameron Place, Worsley Hall, on Sunday February 1, and taken to Wigan hospital where she sadly died.
‘Desperate dad’ threatens to rob elderly Oldham dog walkers to ‘feed his kids’
A desperate Oldham robber who threatened two female dog walkers to hand over their bags because he had ‘four kids to feed’ is being hunted by police.
Hunt for Salford arsonist who torched two family homes in one hour
An arsonist who set fire to two buildings in the space of an hour on Sunday morning is being hunted by Greater Manchester Police.
Bin the blade: Police urge Manchester ‘to do right thing’ during knife amnesty
Manchester must ‘bin the blade’ during GMP’s month-long knife surrender campaign, according to Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd.
Found: Ashton boy Braydon Fairhurst, 10, who went missing playing in snow
A boy of 10 who went missing while out throwing snowballs in Ashton last night has been found safe and well.
‘Targeted’ attack in Salford: Gun shots fired in ongoing Little Hulton ‘dispute’
Armed officers were called to Crescent Drive in Little Hulton to reports of a firearms discharge around 9.10pm on January 26.
CCTV: Gang ‘armed to the teeth’ with axe and samurai sword raid Middleton Co-op
This CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment Middleton shoppers faced a masked gang brandishing a meat cleaver, sledgehammer, axe and even a samurai sword in a raid on a security van.
Mother of murdered goth launches Manchester’s Hate Crime Awareness Week
Sophie Lancaster, 20, was kicked and stamped to death as she tried to stop her boyfriend from being attacked in a park in Lancashire, in 2007.
Shipman victim families betrayed by government, says GMP chief Tony Lloyd
Tony Lloyd, Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner, hit out at the government’s failure to implement promised changes in the wake of the Shipman murders during their ‘botched’ reorganisation of the NHS.