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

Partington is now starting a 12 month prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at Manchester Crown Court

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.

The burglary happened at her Heywood home in Millbank Court sometime between 6am and 12.45pm on June 25.

Sir Peter Fahy, boss of Britain’s third largest police force, posted on his Twitter account how he spent a few hours working alongside North Manchester police officers.

Officers responded to reports earlier today that a 4ft snake was seen slithering along the road in Meadow Bank.

Around 8.15pm, on June 13, two men driving a dark blue Ford Focus pulled up outside Coral bookmakers on Moston Lane, Manchester.

Aftab Alam, 53, of Mayford Road in Levenshulme, was today ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years after pleading guilty to the murder of Aisha Alam at Manchester Crown Court

A 19-year-old was shot in the stomach and a 20-year-old was shot in the buttocks as they sat in a car

Following on from the success of its first project last year, Crimestoppers have teamed up with Greater Manchester Police to launch the second phase of its campaign to tackle cannabis cultivation

Detectives arrested Leon Anthony Wong, 31, in Cheshire on Saturday in relation to the attack that led to 26-year-old Robert’s death at the Parklife Weekender Festival on Saturday June 7