Legal high use in Manchester to be researched after claims of ‘significant’ usage amongst homeless and vulnerable
Legal high use in Manchester is set to be officially researched for the first time, by Manchester Metropolitan University.
Manchester teens hold bad house party to show dangers of anti-social behaviour
Legal highs, loud music, booze and dodgy barbecues are just some of the anti-social behaviours Manchester sixth form students aimed to prevent by staging a bad house party.
‘People are putting their lives at risk’: GMP launch major crackdown on legal highs
More than 150 officers across Greater Manchester Police will visit more than 100 premises to ensure that they are abiding by the law, as well as visiting areas associated with the use of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), to check young people are safe and well.
Parklife festival goers praised for ‘good nature’ despite 55 arrests in two days
A total of 55 arrests were made over the two days at this year’s Parklife Weekender Festival that took place at Heaton Park.
‘Legal high’ shops hit by police raid in North Manchester
A network of shops selling ‘legal highs’ and psychoactive substances have today been raided by GMP in North Manchester.
Tell us where the legal highs are: GMP map Manchester ‘dealers’ after Lincoln ban
Manchester could possibly be following Lincoln’s lead to ban ‘legal highs’ after GMP announced they were locating shops that are selling the substances across the city.
‘Legal high’ crackdown: Police seize 3,000 substances after Stockport kids hospitalised
Officers from Greater Manchester Police and Stockport Council’s Trading Standards have teamed up with Public Health to crack down on the sale of deadly substances in the area.
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’.