Complaints against Greater Manchester Police jump 20% in one year
Complaints filed against Greater Manchester Police have risen by almost 20% in one year, according to new statistics from the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Bin the blade: Police urge Manchester ‘to do right thing’ during knife amnesty
Manchester must ‘bin the blade’ during GMP’s month-long knife surrender campaign, according to Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd.
Shipman victim families betrayed by government, says GMP chief Tony Lloyd
Tony Lloyd, Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner, hit out at the government’s failure to implement promised changes in the wake of the Shipman murders during their ‘botched’ reorganisation of the NHS.
Manchester street store gives homeless back ‘faith, dignity and power to make choices’
Manchester’s homeless were invited to the opening of the UK’s first every Street Store in the Northern Quarter last weekend
Manchester has a chance to fight prejudice this World AIDS Day, says police chief
Tony Lloyd has urged Greater Manchester to show solidarity this World AIDS Day against discrimination, prejudice and hatred aimed at HIV sufferers.
Lesbian and bi victims offered sexual violence lifeline in ‘how to get help’ guide
Lesbian and bisexual women who have been victims of sexual violence can now receive free help and advice through an online guide.
Revealed: Sex attacks on Manchester’s young boys hit 14-year high with 70% surge
Sex attacks on young boys hit 14 year high in Greater Manchester
No thanks Neville, but maybe Maxine: Who should be mayor of Manchester?
Chancellor George Osborne has recently announced that Greater Manchester is to have an elected mayor, two years after the city had voted against having one.
Mental health petition: More kids will DIE if government don’t ‘step up’, claims heartbroken Hyde mum
A heartbroken Hyde mother whose 17-year-old daughter took her own life last year has called on the government to ‘step up’ and tackle mental health issues, warning ‘if they don’t change the law soon then inevitably it’s going to happen again’.
Manchester devolution: Mayor and Oyster-style travel for city, says Osborne
Greater Manchester is set to have a directly elected mayor who will preside over regional issues, George Osborne has announced.
Child sexual exploitation becoming ‘the norm’ in Manchester, warns report
Child exploitation in Manchester ‘real and ongoing problem’ with victims too often blamed by police, report warns