Rochdale shopworker traumatised after she was held at gunpoint by robber
A terrified 61-year-old shopworker was held at gunpoint while an armed robber stole cash and cigarettes from a store in Rochdale in the early hours of Monday morning.
Selfless Wigan man struck with hammer after attempt to save couple from raiders
Officers in Wigan are appealing to help find three men who a young couple’s home and struck their neighbour on the head with a hammer when he tried to come to their aid.
Brave Rochdale man stabbed in leg while protecting wife from masked raiders
A brave Rochdale man was stabbed in the leg while he tried to protect his home from three masked men.
‘Savage’: Police appeal for witnesses to racist attack that left Bolton man unconscious
A Bolton man was knocked unconscious and left with a broken nose and damaged eyes in a racially motivated attack involving two groups of men.
Salford paedo jailed after memory card containing ‘vile’ child images found on bus
A Salford man who took photos of children playing outside his home has been jailed after a memory card he left on a bus was traced back to his home address.
Salford pub machete attack: Two held on suspicion of brutal attempted murder
Two arrests for murder have been made after last weekend’s brutal machete attack outside a Salford pub left a 28-year-old man for dead.
GMP officer shot by Dale Cregan commemorated with baton relay across Britain
The PC Nicola Hughes Memorial Fund is organising an event with a difference, to celebrate the life of the 23-year-old Greater Manchester Police officer murdered by Dale Creegan.
‘Five years fighting injustice’: Anti-EDL rally back in Bolton to protest police ‘fascism’
Five years on anti-EDL protestors will return to Victoria Square, Bolton tomorrow to create awareness about the way police responded to their anti-fascist protest.
Rochdale teen repeatedly punched in the face by thug who asked ‘what would you do if I nicked your phone?’
A Rochdale teen was left ‘shaken’ after being punched several times in the face during an attempted phone robbery.
Hunt for Salford McDonald’s machete thief: Police release key CCTV images
The images show a man who police wish to speak to in connection with the incdent at the counter moments before a McDonald’s worker was threatened with a large machete in Pendlebury on Wednesday January 7.
Man charged over flowers stolen from tragic teen Jack Essex’s Canal Street memorial
A man has been charged for stealing flowers that were laid to commemorate the tragic Portland Street death of Manchester teen Jack Essex.