The victim, who is believed to be 67-years-old, had suffered a very serious head injury and has been taken to hospital where he is described as being in a life-threatening condition.

A 92-year-old man has been left extremely shaken after confronting a burglar in his home last week – with police yet to catch the intruder.

A stash of heroin and crack cocaine – worth up to £7,000 – and a significant amount of cash has been uncovered in an early morning raid in Oldham.

The heartbroken family of a ‘cheeky chappie’ murdered in a brawl in Denton are one step closer to justice as three teens, the youngest just 15, have been charged and one arrested.

The incident occurred outside the Tesco Extra on Park Road at around 6am on Saturday, March 14 when a 33-year-old woman was approached by a man as she stood outside the shop.

Benjamin Jon Edge, 25, fell from the roof of a metal structure he was helping to dismantle in Ramsbottom last December.

Once again – for the second week running – Network Rail have called off their national strikes that were set to affect hundreds of thousands of commuters across the country.

A sexual assault on a 35-year-old woman at the weekend inside the Brewdog pub on Peter Street has prompted a city-wide hunt for a suspect.

GMP are to appear on our TV screens this weekend in a new three-part documentary which aims to reach out to victims of rape and sexual abuse.

Death threats sent to new Oldham Athletic manager Darren Kelly have resulted in the arrest of three men.

A cyclist has died after a collision with a car, which left him with fatal injuries, in Wigan yesterday.