At around 2am on August 21, one or two offenders approached the man on Bradshawgate, Bolton, punched him and left him with serious head injuries after he fell and banged his head on the ground.

A 34-year-old man has been left with serious injuries after being stabbed three times, including once in the buttocks, while walking home from a night out in Salford.

Less than 100 young people have fallen foul of the law in the borough in 2013/14, with Wigan Council’s restorative justice service playing a part in pushing the figures down