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Category: Law & Order

GM Mayor Tony Lloyd: Domestic abuse in all its forms will not be tolerated

From today (29 December), coercion, control, and psychological abuse of a partner will be a criminal offence, carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison....

Message from Greater Manchester Mayor and PCC Tony Lloyd

“Thanks to all our public services during the floods” The last twenty four hours have been both unexpected and unprecedented in the way Greater Manchester...

Seventy per cent of people support reduced drink-drive limit

Almost seventy per cent of people would like to see the legal drink-drive limit reduced across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to the same level of that implemented...

Watch: Did you get a drone this Christmas?

Check Out Manchester Airport’s Tips To Stay On The Right Side Of The Law Drones are becoming more and more popular and with Christmas just around the corner, they...

“you won’t catch me” offender locked up for Christmas

Police have caught a man who claimed police ‘wouldn’t catch him before Christmas.’ Greater Manchester Police issued a most wanted appeal on the Salford East...

Government commits to review pavement parking policy

A bill to strengthen and clarify the law on pavement parking has been withdrawn following a commitment from Government to undertake a policy review and convene a round...

One in four admit letting friends drive while over the limit

A new survey to mark National Road Safety Week (Nov 23-29) has found that a worrying 26% of car passengers in the North West have admitted to getting in a vehicle with a...

Watch how easy it is to be pickpocketed

With Christmas less than a month away, new research from Nationwide FlexPlus1 reveals Britain’s high streets are a pickpocketing paradise, with thieves pocketing £190...

Police buildings across Greater Manchester under review

A number of police buildings across Greater Manchester are under review to ensure they are being used in the best way to meet the needs of modern policing, Mayor and...

Commissioner calls on Chancellor to give policing a fair deal

Further cuts to policing will leave Greater Manchester Police unable to police major events, the region’s Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner has said. Tony Lloyd...