Burglary and robbery rates plummet in Bolton – but police warn residents to avoid being victims over Christmas
From 2009 there has been a decrease of 580 incidents
‘They have lost a son but so have I’: Mother of killer who slayed Manchester soldier Lee Rigby tells of heartbreak
Juliet Adebowale blamed the ‘evil ones’ of Islam
Police apologise for failings in sex abuse probe of ‘vulnerable’ Rochdale schoolgirl – five men to be sentenced
Freddie Kendakumana was initially arrested in 2008
Anita Cregan trial: Case involving Manchester killer’s mother halted after judge’s ‘family emergency’
Dale Cregan’s mother on trial for aiding and abetting
‘Their pay doesn’t stretch far anymore’: Union claims more needs to be done despite drop in Manchester jobseekers
Figures for the whole North West fell by 4.4%
Christmas shutdown: Rail services grind to a halt in Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria… hello replacement buses
Engineering work planned for Piccadilly and Victoria
Dukinfield body discovery: Man arrested on suspicion of murder
A 29-year-old man remains in police custody
Pretoria Pit remembered: Bolton MP urges community to honour 344 miners who died in disaster a century ago
MP Julie Hilling organised the memorial
‘Safe’ standing campaign: Manchester United Supporters’ Trust join calls for rail seating in English football grounds
Standing has been banned in top two divisions
Curry at Christmas: Old Trafford mosque offers alternative to turkey dinner for those living in poverty
Faizan-e-Islam mosque offers the alternative Christmas dinner each year
Greater Manchester Police car crashes and overturns in Rochdale – driver of BMW arrested
The incident happened on Manchester Road, Rochdale