VIDEO: Jail for Manchester bar thug who left mum with such severe facial injuries she can’t work again
Gareth David Kevin Ward 21, from Bowness Rd, Middleton, punched a woman, 52, so hard he fractured her cheek
Is it a cane? No, it’s a shotgun! James Bond-like weapon disguised as walking stick surrendered to GMP
The antique blaster, which is estimated at being manufactured in the late 1800s, has a 410 shotgun concealed within the casing
Lies, damned lies and statistics: Is Manchester’s crime rising or is police boss just scoring political points?
The majority of crimes are falling year on year, according to figures from the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) published on July 17.
Hammer horror: Bury dad battered around head by masked men as wife and kids slept upstairs
The brutal attack on the 35-year-old took place at 2.30am Monday July 21 on Gawthorpe Close in Bury.
One Direction fans urged to speak out over attempted post-gig abduction as police make arrest
The girls, who were apparently going to a One Direction concert at the Etihad Stadium on May 30, were followed down Fairfied Street by a man in a five-door silver Vauxhall Astra who kept stopping close to them.
GMP worker ‘so addicted’ to Nurofen she begged chemists not to sell them to her dies after Class A drug cocktail
Nikola Bradford, 36, became so hooked on taking the non-prescription tablets for her bad back she tried to kick her habit by urging local chemists not to sell them to her.
Body of elderly man found in River Irwell behind Salford casino not being treated as suspicious, police confirm
Police were received a call around 7pm on Wednesday after a body was spotted from the tow path near the A57 Regent Road, behind the Grosvenor Casino in Salford
Neighbourly support: Manchester domestic abuse victims offered lifeline in wake of legal aid cuts
Meet the Neighbours is the brainchild of family solicitor Laura Hitchen, from WTB Solicitors LLP,who specialises in cases involving domestic violence.
‘Give up the gun’: GMP begin two-week firearm amnesty to help clean up streets of ‘Gunchester’
Despite major falls in gun crime in the area, Greater Manchester Police have announced a two week weapons amnesty giving hoodlums a fortnight to surrender firearms and ammunition with no questions asked
Jailed: Crazed motorist who chased terrified driver through Manchester in mistaken belief it was his ex
Partington is now starting a 12 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court
‘Mindless’ vandals rampage across Prestwich – running over bonnets and trashing 30 cars
Two men were seen inflicting damage to over thirty vehicles after police were first alerted to the vandals jumping on a car in Lowther Road at about 6.30am on Saturday July 5.